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To be able to laugh and to be merciful are the only things that make man better than the beast.
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Birth: | 19th May, 1934 |
Nationality: | Indian |
Profession: | Author, Poet, Writer |
Ruskin Bond is an Indian author of British descent. The Indian Council for Child Education recognised his pioneering role in the growth of children's literature in India, and awarded him the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra, given by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Literature. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and Padma Bhushan in 2014. He now lives with his adopted family in Landour, near Mussoorie.
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