Ruskin Bond

RUSKIN BOND

THE BLUE UMBRELLA

RUSKIN BOND

● Born on 19 may 1934, is an Indian author of British descent. ● Is considered an icon among Indian writers and children's authors and a top novelist. ● Received Sahitya Akademi award in 1992. ● Awarded Padmashree in 1999 for contribution to children's literature. ● His first novel, "The room on the roof", was written when he was seventeen and published when he was twenty one. ● Most of his writings are influenced from the social life in the hill stations at the foot hills of Himalayas, where he spent his childhood.

AUTHOR RUSKIN BOND

THE BLUE UMBRELLA BY RUSKIN BOND

1. My favourite character in the book is BINYA, because of her kind heartedness and forgiving attitude as she willingly gave her most treasured possession, the blue umbrella to Ram Bharosa who longed for it since he saw the pretty thing with Binya, despite the fact that he even tried to steal it from her. 2. Summary of the book: As soon as Binya saw the beautiful blue silk umbrella she wanted to own it for which she willingly gave her lucky leopard's claw pendant in exchange. No one in the village had such a pretty umbrella and Binya took the umbrella with her everywhere. Gradually it faded to pale blue and was patched in several places but there were still many who envied Binya's treasured possession.

THE BLUE UMBRELLA BY RUSKIN BOND

And the most envious of them all was old Ram Bharosa the shopkeeper who even tried to have it stolen but when the villagers came to know about his misdeed they turned against him. His life became miserable because of lonliness and the ruinous condition of his shop. But little Binya couldn't help feeling that she was in some way reponsible for the misery of Ram Bharosa. She willigly gave the umbrella to Ram Bharosa and brought happiness in his life. 3. I liked the end of the story the most when Binya gifted the blue umbrella to Ram Bharosa and brought back the smile on his face and happiness in his life.And to show his gratitude Ram Bharosa gifted her a silver pendant with a bear's claw and a silver chain.

THANK YOU NAVYA MAHESHWARI IV-M, A.I.S. NOIDA