What to see on our Grand India Road Tour (GIRT) ?

ks_bluechip

Do you mean you know him personally? ... and can give me an intro to meet him when I am there? [if I tell my son this, he will ask me to go tomorrow ]

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SitaParityaga

Good luck on your trip, KS. Sounds absolutely wonderful....but tell me, who is Ruskin Bond?

Aishah

Also weekly he goes to Cambridge Book Store for book signing and meeting people - in The Mall, Kulri Bazaar end!

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ks_bluechip

Hi Sita

You changed your Avatar recently ? ..Thanks for your good wishes ..

Ruskin Bond? are you serious?? ... I did a search on Google for Ruskin Bond and got 311,000 pages! ... anyway do check below link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruskin_Bond

ks_bluechip

If my son can't wait till I go to Mussorie next year ... Maybe I can order with Cambridge Book Store to courier me a selection of his Autographed Books? Do you have Tel no or Email for that store ? ... If you don't have, I can search that on google ... KS

Aishah

No, sorry - I checked my signed copies I bought from there - has shop stamp but no phone no. Shop is called Cambridge Book Depot,
Mall Road, Mussoorie

Dilliwala

If accosting him on the road and talking to him a few times, and greeting him while passing a few other times counts as knowing him, then the answer is yes. Anybody can walk up to him and chat him up, he's that affable and decent. He only dislikes being visited without warning at home, espesh during his nap-time (no, not a personal revelation - read this in an interview of his). Which is why I suggest an introductory letter in advance, espesh since your purpose is more in-depth and not the usual fawn-and-autograph type. And Aishah's idea is also good, though he won't be that regular in winter. I think the once-weekly is also more a summer thing.

Well that includes all Ruskins and all Bonds as well.
But even "Ruskin Bond" brings up 56000 pages. Enough to get started on, heheh.

Dilliwala

I think that's in person and not pre-autographed, right?

ksb, if u're meeting him, u'll get all the autographs u want.

rtandon

Hi, I had the opportunity to see him at his residence. He is an utmost simple person and a delight to chat. Of course I did not face any problems / difficulties to get his time, though I also did not have any contact info to make a schedule. His house is just a very simple and ordinary Indian's house. This happened in 2004.

I did not get the autographs, but I did shoot a couple of pics, right in his study room.

Aishah

Dilliwalla - Yes, in person. He is very friendly, a real gentleman, and what impressed me was the amount of time and advice he gives to children.

ks_bluechip

Dilliwala .... Right you are .... noted quotes are important

deeps79

KS sir, good luck for the road trip and i hope u get a dslr before starting the trip

Just as a suggestion, Please check the Outlook traveller Oct edition, in which they have listed the 50 places/monuments etc thast should be there in Unesco heritage list.....a lot can be visited in your trip apart from existing ones......

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ks_bluechip

Thanks will see Out look traveller ... also DSLR will; buy soon ... see email / PM, I sent you... KS

Aishah

Sorry but my curiosity is getting the better of me - what is a DSLR, Deeps79???

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