A timeless selection of writings from India's best-loved author

Dreams-what are they made of? One spoon of hope, a scoop of passion and a drizzle of fantasy!It i...

And the land stretched out before me, and the years fell awayAnd I was a boy againAnd the friends...

'No one heard the stealthy padding of a panther approaching thedoor, pushing it wider open. But s...

Once I saw her, leaning over the balcony railing. I stopped the taxi and waved to her. She waved ...

It was a small island in the middle of a big river, and just large enough for Sita and her grandp...

For over six decades now, Ruskin Bond has been entertaining and touching the lives of countless r...

'The Umbrella was like a flower, a great blue flower that had sprung up on the dry brown hillside...

'There is no greater desert or wilderness than to be without true friends.' In this beautiful col...

'Mist fills the Himalayan valleys, and monsoon rain sweeps across the hills. Sometimes, during th...

¿ 'What is the first rule of love, and what the last?'¿ 'How can love or friendship b...

In The Umbrella, Ruskin Bond's short and humorous novella, Binya acquires a beautiful blue umbrel...