Rediff reader Pooja Rakesh from Kochi, Kerala tells us why Ruskin Bond is her favourite author.
Bond himself started writing at the age of 17.
The Sahitya Akademi awardee asserted that he had no intention of writing for films as he was quite content with writing books.
The banyan tree and the green chilli; the crow and the beetle; the rose and the mango; the informality and good humour of its people... Beloved author Ruskin Bond continues Rediff.com's special series on India's treasures, and tells Archana Masih that India's wealth lies in its simple splendours.
Ahead of World Book Day, Mumbai-based banker and blogger Roma Dhamija picks her favourite books.
Author Ruskin Bond never attended college, and educated himself in second hand bookshops. Amrita Bose chats with the author about his school days, writing and his love for India.
'I am a very personal writer. I write direct to the reader. I don't hold back,' says India's most loved writer, Ruskin Bond.
Who better than India's beloved storyteller to teach you how to spin a yarn?
Jawaharlal Nehru was a man of the people and of many gifts and achievements, says veteran author Ruskin Bond in his new book, and describes Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a man of humble beginnings, whose political acumen and yogic willpower have brought him to the top.
'I like the thought that I am competing successfully with writers much younger than me,' says Ruskin Bond.
Dylan is not really a writer and awarding the prize to him in the literature category is a "great insult to all the writers who have already received the award and also to those who rightly deserve it", the author said.
On his 84th birthday, the much loved author shares his latest thoughts.
For all its preoccupation with blindness, the only people Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan deems blind is the audience to think they cannot see what poppycock unfolds, sighs Sukanya Verma.
Jaipur Literature Festival 2011 Diary: Day One
When in Landour, discovers Supriya Newar, one of the most important things to do and that too in large measures, is to do nothing at all.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has removed all references to the Mughals and Delhi Sultanate from its class 7 textbooks. The new textbooks, released this week, have been designed in line with the new National Education Policy (NEP) and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCFSE) 2023, which emphasize incorporating Indian traditions, philosophies, knowledge systems, and local context into school education. The textbooks now include new chapters on ancient Indian dynasties, sacred geography, and government initiatives like Make in India and Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao. The revamp has been met with criticism from opposition parties who equate it with "saffronisation."
'You have to separate the concept of India as a nation State which is very young and the Upanishadic wisdom which is timeless.'
Rediff readers write about their favourite books and authors.
'With his passing, Indian cinema has lost its most undaunted voice, a voice of unsettling truths, a window to history, a school of filmmaking.'
When your song crosses two million views on YouTube, what do you do? You sing!
The love for the festival of colours is not restricted to just songs and moments in the movies. The various hues of colours are used in film titles for dramatic effect too.
Noted scientist R A Mashelkar and yoga guru B K S Iyengar were on Saturday chosen for this year's Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour in India, while cine star Kamala Haasan, author Ruskin Bond and late former chief justice J S Verma were selected for the Padma Bhushan.
Run by a former cricketer and son of India's military heroes, Mike's Forest Retreat is an ode to all that we hold dear.
A quick take with Kalyani Chawla Vice President of Christian Dior
A quick take with Kalyani Chawla Vice President of Christian Dior
A look at Priyanka Chopra's seven husbands in 7 Khoon Maaf.
Neil Nitin Mukesh talks about his upcoming film 7 Khoon Maaf, and much more.
Filmmaker Vishal Bharadwaj ruled out rumours that actor Aamir Khan was in the cast of his forthcoming film Mr Mehta and Mrs Singh
Pankaj Kapur discusses his latest, The Blue Umbrella.
'If he was unwell in May, he gave no indication of it at all. Tom was his usual cheerful, helpful, kind and generous self.'
Author Ruskin Bond came out of hibernation to watch his first film, The Blue Umbrella, in a theatre after 25 years.
Shreya Sharma talks about her role as Biniya in The Blue Umbrella.
Chirag Juvekar, a Class IX student of IES Modern English School, has won a national contest for science fiction.
His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great performances is an art form to admire, appreciate and explore. Aseem Chhabra remembers Shyam Benegal, who passed into the ages on Monday evening.
Bollywood loves number games. And not just the rat race kind. There's a slew of movies with numbers in their title.
As Shyam Benegal turns 89 on December 14, Subhash K Jha takes a look at 10 of his best films and tells you where you can watch them.
Before Kuttey's release, co-produced and co-penned by VB, Sukanya Verma takes a look back at the filmmaker's unique body of work.
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