Tall and sturdy, their leaves gently rustling in the wind, trees form the backbone of life on Earth.
They never discriminate between life forms while shielding them from the heat or showering them
with their bounty. But these providers of life have always been taken for granted, chopped down
or burnt to ashes to accommodate the march of modernity.
In this book, Ruskin Bond gives a humane touch to these gentle giants, from the legendary
willows, who do more than ‘weep’, to the godlike deodars, who are forever trying to reach the
heavens to live up to their name.
Through captivating quotations and classic illustrations, The Trees of Dehra will remind you that
endangering these silent chroniclers of the past will endanger the future of our planet too. ABOUT THE AUTHOR - RUSKIN BOND is known for his signature simplistic and witty writing style. He is the author of
several bestselling short stories, novellas, collections, essays and children’s books; and has contributed
a number of poems and articles to various magazines and anthologies. At the age of twenty-three,
he won the prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for his first novel, The Room on the Roof. He
was also the recipient of the Padma Shri in 1999, Lifetime Achievement Award by the Delhi
Government in 2012 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014.
Born in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar, Shimla, New Delhi and Dehradun. Apart from
three years in the UK, he has spent all his life in India, and now lives in Landour, Mussoorie,
with his adopted family.
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