Ruskin Bond Age, Wiki and Bio

Ruskin Bond

Quick Info

ProfessionAuthor
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth19/05/1934
Age90 years
BirthplaceKasauli, Punjab States Agency, British India

Physical Stats & More

Height160 cm
Weight90 kg
Eye ColorBlue
Hair ColorWhite

Personal Life

HometownDehradun, Uttarakhand
SchoolBishop Cotton School, Shimla
College/UniversityNot Known

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsNot Known
Wife/SpouseN/A
Children
SonNot Known
DaughterNot Known

Family

FatherAubrey Clarke (British Air Force personnel), Hari (step-father)
MotherEdith Clarke
Siblings
BrotherWilliam
SisterEllen
ChildrenHe lost one of his children a few years ago

Career

DebutWriting (Book): The Room on the Roof (1956)

Favourites

Favourite Authors/Poets
  • William Wordsworth
  • Henry David Thoreau
  • Anton Chekov
  • Ernest Bates
  • Emily Bronte
  • Graham Greene
Favourite Books
  • Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
  • Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Favourite DestinationPuducherry

Some Lesser Known Facts

When Bond was 4, his mother Ellen married Hari, a Punjabi Hindu who had been married once before.
Due to frequent moves, Bond spent his early years in Vijayanagar, Jamnagar, Shimla, and Dehradun.
At school, Bond was known as an 'all-rounder'.
He penned his first short story, 'Untouchable', at the age of 16.
Bond relocated to the Channel Islands, U.K. for further studies and wrote his debut novel, "The Room on the Roof," based on his own experiences as an orphaned boy.