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Ruskin Bond

89 years old Children's Author born on

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Profession
Children's Author
Age
89 years old
Zodiac
Taurus
Born in
India
About
An Indian writer known especially for his works of children's literature, he published the short story collection, Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra, which received the 1992 Sahitya Akademi Award. Some of his works, including The Flight of Pigeons and The Room on the Roof, were adapted into films and television series.
Family
His father died of malaria in 1944, at which point Bond went to live with his grandmother in Dehradun, India. For the rest of his childhood, he was raised by his mother and stepfather.

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