Time Stops at Shamli

by Ruskin Bond

Time Stops at Shamli (collection of more than 20 stories from India by award-winning writer Ruskin Bond creator of the popular books like Room on the Roof The Beauty of All My Days and many more)

300 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2022

About the author

Ruskin Bond is an Indian author of British descent. He is considered to be an icon among Indian writers and children's authors and a top novelist. He wrote his first novel, The Room on the Roof, when he was seventeen which won John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written several novellas, over 500 short stories, as well as various essays and poems, all of which have established him as one of the best-loved and most admired chroniclers of contemporary India. In 1992 he received the Sahitya Akademi award for English writing, for his short stories collection, "Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra", by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters in India. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 for contributions to children's literature. He now lives with his adopted family in Landour near Mussoorie.

Reviews

[Shubhodiya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Such a lovely compilation of stories from our favourite childhood author! I'm sure most of us have read some of these stories in school. It's definitely a nostalgic hit! Ranji and Suraj have been my fictional friends since I could read. Pick this book up if you're short on time but yearning to read a story that feels like summer vacation. From ghost stories to hypothetically autobiographic tales, this book has it all.

[ಲೋಹಿತ್ (Lohith) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've never been to Himalaya,or near to any hill states, whenever i get the thought of visiting there i just pick up a Ruskin's book and read,his detailing of the cities,towns and the atmosphere of that world is just mesmarising..
And the stories that set over the hills decades ago gives a picture of the time..

[Prathamesh Borse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some of the most beautiful stories I have ever read. Not intending to judge them on the basis of character depths and plot thicknesses, that's a different lens and discussion altogether; but very very few stories till now have made me imagine distant lands and calm afternoons and lonely evenings and hopeful nights as vividly as Ruskin's. The fact that most of the protagonists are kids work so well, even for adults. It's one single universe and all the Ruskin's stories are taking place in it, irrespective of the time frame, and all those are so beautifully isolated from the rest of the world. The agonies are charming, the dreams are seductive, the pains are homely and the joys are child-like. It's a simple, thinly laid out world but conveys richer emotions so effortlessly. I felt like I am lost in an afternoon in the mountains and there are callings from home but I want to spend some more time here since there is a Ruskin bond story at every single spot which I want to sit and read.

[Akanksha Tripathi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sometimes it's good to make that random decision and explore an unexplored place maybe you find someone dear to you or some place you were longing for.
This is a very beautiful story where Mr. Bond took that decision of getting off at a very quiet railway station "Shamli" and there he had experiences to remember.

[Ishrat Nigar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Time Stops at Shamli by Ruskin Bond is a beautiful collection of short stories that capture the charm of small-town India and the quiet depth of human emotions. Each story feels peaceful and real, filled with love, memory, and simplicity. Bond’s words slow time itself — reminding us to notice the little things, to feel the silence between moments, and to find beauty in everyday life.

[Dave Paiva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Refreshing read . Stories reminded me of childhood summer holidays at my Nana's . Nostalgic and soothing

[Shikha Jain · Rating 4 out of 5]

To me, Ruskin Bond's short stories around the simple hillside and small town life act as a easy escapade when you can't physically visit the hills or hometown following your impulses and longing.

[Srivarsha · Rating 4 out of 5]

ruskin bond have heard a lot and now read some of his short stories , interesting with some lines here and there ,wouldnt say loved it but i liked his writing

[Aleena · Rating 3 out of 5]

this bro wrote "he did it with arsenic"