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Ruskin Bond celebrates his 75th birthday Mussoorie:
Ruskin Bond, a stalwart of children's literature, celebrated his 75th birthday
with children here on Tuesday. The famed writer who wrote more than hundred short
stories, essays, novels in his writing career of forty years, chose a bookstore
to celebrate his platinum birthday. School children from various schools have
presented Bond with flower bouquet and many other gifts. In return, Bond blessed
them with autographs. School children were delighted on being a part of the birthday
function of Bond, who has written more than thirty books for children. "We felt
very nice. We have gathered here to celebrate Ruskin Sir's birthday," said Himani,
a student. On the occasion, Bond also revealed about his upcoming book. "I am
writing "Diary of the School Master". Its is a funny book, " said Bond, whose
stories are predominantly set in Garhwal. Born in 1934, Bond is known for writing
simple, calm, humourous and satirical stuff. His most famous books include "A
Flight of Pigeons", "Delhi Is Not Far" and "Vagrants in the Valley". Whereas his
acclaimed short stories collection include "Time Stops at Shamli", "Night Train
at Deoli" and "Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra". Besides this, Bond has also edited
two anthologies, "The Penguin Book of Indian Ghost Stories", and "The Penguin
Book of Indian Railway Stories". Bond was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 for his
contribution to children's literature. -May
20, 2009
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