India, In My Heart

by Ruskin Bond

‘Anyone who has tried to drag me away from India has always met with stout resistance.’

India has been Ruskin Bond’s home, muse and greatest love for over eight decades. India, In My Heart, brings together stories, essays and poems inspired by the hills of Landour, the mighty Ganga, bustling towns, quiet villages and the people who have filled his life with warmth and wonder.

Funny, nostalgic and deeply heartfelt, these pieces celebrate the beauty found in everyday moments, chance encounters and memorable journeys. Together, they form a love letter to a country that has inspired one of India’s most cherished storytellers. So pack your curiosity and journey with Ruskin Bond through the India he knows and loves best.

165 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 5, 2026

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

[Sia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh.. it's a beautiful book.
This one is my very first Ruskin Bond book and I loved it.

At first the pacing feels slow.
The best thing about the book is that Ruskin Bond shared some of his own experience along with fictional stories.
It's one of those light reads when you just want to go with the vibe.
I really liked how Ruskin wrote the India that feels beautiful with its small villages, train station, rivers, and those calm moments.

I would rate the book a 3.9.