Rusty And I: Up-close With Ruskin Bond

Rusty and I is a tangible expression of the highest admiration for the great literary gifts and rare humanism of Ruskin Bond. At one time, Bond was pilloried and tomahawked by some critics who thought him fit only to be published in weekend supplements as his style of writing, according to them, was 'simplistic.'


Swapan K. Banerjee - listed twice in the Dictionary of International Biography (a biographical record of contemporary achievement), Cambridge, England- realised his calling for the first time when Ruskin Bond sent his interviews, among other write-ups done by him, to Boston University's Special Collection Library. Since then, true to his calling, he has interviewed several well-known writers and artistes, many of whom have been published in major dailies.