Ruskin Bond's Looking for The Rainbow: My Years with Daddy: An account of Adventures and Misadventures in the Life of Ruskin Bond

Abstract

One of India's most adored authors, Ruskin Bond is well known for his touching prose and heartfelt tales. His autobiography, Searching for the Rainbow: My Years with Daddy, details his life's journey from early childhood through adolescence and his triumphs and setbacks. Ruskin Bond gives readers a look into his lovely upbringing in the little Indian town of Dehradun towards the beginning of the book. He talks about his father's time in the Indian Air Force and the effects his absence during World War II had on the family. Yet at this point, Ruskin Bond fell in love with reading and writing. Ruskin Bond was an inquisitive, daring child who frequently got himself into trouble. Throughout the book, he describes a number of instances where he was busted for stealing mangoes, engaged in altercations with other boys, and even got lost in the woods. Despite his naughty personality, his father constantly supported him and urged him to be loyal to himself.