There is nothing more satisfying than reading a book while sipping a hot cup of tea.
Ruskin Bond is one of my favourite writers. In this collection, he selects his own favourite stories over the years. The selection begins with an extract from his first published book, Room on the Roof, which was a prescribed text for my sister, Nitu didi, and which was my introduction to Bond. This was in … Continue reading First Read of 2021: A Gathering of Friends by Ruskin Bond
Last year, I made a list of 13 books that I thought were ideal Halloween reading. One of the books mentioned was Ruskin Bond's A Face in the Dark and Other Hauntings. After doing that post, I felt like reading the book once again and so when I saw it on the library shelf, I … Continue reading Readings in May
There was a time when India was a mass of Princely kingdoms who spent their time warring with each other, patronising the arts, looking (or not-looking) after their subjects, and doing other things that Royals are supposed to do.In Maharani, Ruskin Bond narrates the story of an aging former queen Neena or H.H as the … Continue reading Royalty in India: Maharani, and Almond Eyes Lotus Feet
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