Old Mountains, New Echoes

by Ruskin Bond

‘When I open the window at night, there is almost always something to listen to—the mellow whistle of a pygmy owlet, or the sharp cry of a barking deer. Sometimes, if I am lucky, I will see the moon coming up over the next mountain, and two distant deodars in perfect silhouette.’
Whether we are a native or simply a frequent traveller to the mountains, each one of us has some endearing memories attached to the hills. The ancient mountains keep offering new echoes of laughter, merriment and memories to each passerby.
The collection of stories in Old Mountains, New Echoes highlights the joy of life in the mountains in a variety of ways. Whether it is the adventures and scenic sights of the hill stations, or the mysterious and alluring charm of the mountain forests—the stories in this collection have it all. Immerse your imagination in the charming and endearing world of Ruskin Bond’s prose.

Kindle Edition

Published March 15, 2024

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

[Farzana Virani · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ruskin Bond 's phenomenal writing makes you ache for the mountains and his beautiful depictions of nostalgia on each page makes you teary eyes.