Dust on the Mountain

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A highly moving and evocative story about a young mountain boy who leaves his idyllic village to work at a dusty commercial quarry, only to discover the true value of home and nature.

Author Name	Ruskin Bond
ISBN	9780143334040
Year of Publication	2016
Pages	72
Language	English
Binding	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin

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ISBN: 9780143334040
Year Of Publication: 2016
Pages : 72
Language : English
Binding : Paperback
Publisher: Penguin

Overveiw

The book confronts the conflict between environmental preservation and economic survival in modern India. It details the rapid, destructive expansion of commercial mining in the Himalayan foothills, examining how industrial greed chokes the pristine mountain air and uproots the simple lifestyles of local agrarian families

Meet the Author

Ruskin Bond is one of India's most iconic and celebrated writers of children's literature. Born in Kasauli in 1934, he has dedicated over seventy years to writing hundreds of short stories, essays, and novels deeply inspired by his life in the Garhwal Himalayas. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992, the Padma Shri in 1999, and the Padma Bhushan in 2014 for his monumental contributions to mainstream Indian literature in English

Book Summary

The story follows Bisnu, a brave young boy from a beautiful, serene village in the Himalayan hills. When the local winter crops fail, Bisnu realizes his family desperately needs money to survive the difficult times ahead. To support them, he leaves his idyllic home and journeys down to the bustling town of Mussoorie to find work

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