Time Stops at Shamli (Paperback)  | Released: 30 Aug 1990

Residents of nondescript villages and towns, RuskinBond’s characters are remarkable for their quiet heroism,courage and grace, and age-old values of honestyand fidelity. They lead lives that are touched by naturalbeauty as well as suffering—the loss of a loved parent,unfulfilled dreams, natural calamities, ghostly visitations,a respected teacher turned crooked, strangers whomake a nuisance of themselves—which only reinforcestheir abiding faith in God, family and neighbour. Told inBond’s distinctive style, these stories are a magnificentevocation of an India that may be fast disappearing. About the AuthorRuskin Bond is one of India’s best-loved writers, who has written over 500 short stories, essays and novellas, and more than forty books for children. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992, the Padma Shri in 1999 and Padma Bhushan in 2014.