ruskin bond is an indian author of british descent. he lives with his adopted family in landour, mussoorie, india. the indian council for child education has recognised his role in the growth of children's literature in india. he was awarded the sahitya academy award in 1992 for "our trees still grow in dehra", a novel in english. he was awarded the padma shri in 1999 and the padma bhushan in 2014.