Begin Your Journey With Time Stops At Shamli And Other Stories Articulated By Ruskin Bond Offered As Electronic Format

I have read few of stories in it already, before in The Coral Tree, it still seemed fun to read, My most favorite was of course Time Stops At Shamli, I adore that story, Ruskin Bond always make a good setting of the story with rain, forests and wind, The story was somehow like that of Pyjamas Are Forgiving, the way the protagonist meets his lost beloved in the only confined hotel of small town of Shamli, Slowly the familiarity with characters is gained and play vibrates with love, longing, nostalgia, rain and all, So much emotion was crafted to it, There were couple of other stories too which some if it were horror, I liked the vibe Ruskin Bond wands in his stories, too surreal and yet heartily connected, It's always so soothing to read Bond ! Time Stops At Shamli by Ruskin Bond is a collection ofshort stories, Each story different, each story refreshigly nostalgic and each story that stirs your heart and gives you something to think about in just aboutpages,

I've been wondering how do I review this book, A book that has been read and liked and already reviewed by many, What could I write that others have not written After much thought, I felt I'll just pen down what it feels like to read a book by Ruskin Bond for the first time.
And Time Stops At Shamli for that one,

Ruskin Bond's writing transports you to a different place, Sometimes you are walking up the stairs with a red rose to meet a queen, sometimes you are sitting next to a truck driver manoeuvring a sharp turn on a hilly road, sometimes you are riding in a Tonga unaware you'll be meeting a lost love or swinging and dancing in a place with just one station, sometimes you are looking at the most beautiful person who is looked down by others, sometimes you are making friends in the most unfavorable conditions, sometimes you even see a leopard in the dark of the tunnel and are sure will look for that one lamp on the passing station while traveling by train, sometimes you are on the mission to find your lost money and clapping in joy when you find them only to realise you've lost them again, sometimes you are meeting an old teacher after decades and realise he never taught you the subject you thought he taught, sometimes you are riding a bicycle withkids who give you shivers, sometimes you are looking in the mirror and can see a reflection of a girl behind you in broad daylight, sometimes you are skeptical about drinking even a glass of water given by your husband, sometimes you are taking a tiger on a walk and sometimes you are so lost in the stories that you forget you don't stay in mountains but along a coast and there are no cool winds outside but you have to switch on your fan, you forget that no matter how cozy the book makes you feel you have to keep the hot cup of tea aside and get back to work.
The skin cannot change the eyes the eyes are the true reflection of a mans age and sensibilities even a blind man has hidden eyes,

Time stops at Shamli and other stories is a collection ofshort stories, written by Ruskin Bond depicting about the timelessness of the small town and its people.


He wrote in the light of his own experiences and the impressions he found about things and people he came across, are reflected in his works, He takes up serious themes for his stories but they are not dull, because he makes them interesting to attract the common reader like in the story Most beautiful, he takes care of a deformed child and gives him so much love that builds a beautiful friendship of them two.
Only love and compassion for different sects of society will help in the long survival of world, We the world are one big family and it is up to us how we need to live in this family,

He is known as a children writer but he has written a variety of works in different genres of literature, Stories such as of love and romance, Ghost stories, funny and comic, some thrilling takes all forms a part this book,

The title story i, e. , Time stops at Shamli is set in a small town Shamli, similar to Deoli but the author spends a day or a two here on at this place and tries to make sense as to what is all happening.

The story starts with mystery and adventure when Bond reaches this place through a train and finds only one waiting room, some stray dogs and a bench on that train station.
When he decides to explore and stay a night at Shamli, he steps into the deserted vibes of the town, the strange care taker Daya Ram, his encounters with a lovely young girl named Kiran, then Mr.
Lin and then a fiery showdown with his longlost love, Sushila,
Through Sushila, Ruskin Bond highlights the harsh truth about married life, It is not love but restraints imposed by society, We find hints in the story that the town is disappearing gradually, maybe its all a dream that Bond is living in the night train or maybe the dysfunctional characters were as real as him.
One should not try to make a sense of it as it is the moments that matter, not the destination,
Set in the autumn hills, whispering breezes all along, this tale of loveliness will take you places and you will always yearn to return to Shamli in your lifetime to find your true self.
In the end, we are all ships that pass in the night,

One tale that I especially liked was The most potent medicine of All which is a tale of love and sacrifice, That short story completely blew me away by love as the greatest healer of history,
Ruskin Bond's stories are an outcome of his, own experiences and therefore he represents his age, The room of many colours, The funeral represents his childhood,

Also light hearted tales which will breathe an air of freshness in all of you are also included such as Hanging at the Mango tope, Going Home, Masterji, Dead Mans gift and He said it with Arsenic.
All of these tales are served with Bonds wit and humor and his excellent capability of ending a story well,

His stories of the middle period reflect his wide experience of life related to the middle class people, He also discusses social problems and offers solutions related to them, His later stories are more mature and perfect, He adorns his stories With Symbols and Images borrowed from The World of Nature, Enjoy his work because through this he will achieve what he has set out to achieve,
A few more gems from the beloved Ruskin Bond, . .
My favourite story in this collection is Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright,
Before I read this story if anybody asked me to summarize Ruskin Bond's works I would say that the author writes very insightful stories about different human characters and nature.

However in this story, the author drives home a very important point that man is a part and parcel of nature, and not a counterpart of nature,
The story toggles seamlessly between a tiger and the village people, Though a third person narrative, it very well captures the thoughts and circumstances of both tiger and man,
Other few well written stories Times stops at Shamli, A tiger in the house, The tunnel, Most Beautiful, . .
One of my favourite Short stories are here! Thing is, when you read Ruskin Bond, you want to kick yourself, You glance in disdain at the artificial walls surrounding you, and your heart yearns to be amidst the lofty mountains, in the lush forests, as free as the gurgling streams, that have so prominently found a place in Bond's tales.
Ruskin Bond, in my opinion, is a master storyteller when it comes to children's stories and describing the beauty of nature, This book is one of his best products, at least, A large part of my childhood writing skills have matured owing to the simple yet spellbinding narratives of this man, I have been guilty of judging Ruskin Bond by his short stories, which did not appeal to me very much, However, Time Stops at Shamli, his novella completely changed my outlook upon him, The writing style, the characters, everything has a beautiful aura about it and a reader must read such beautiful stories, Like most of the people, I found this beautiful book in my school library, I took it because it was tiny and seemed like a light story but it was heavier than I expected it to be, It made me fall in love with Ruskin Bond and after this I read alot of his books, though, this one stays my favourite, Absolutely Love how he writes about nature and takes you to doon along with him, I've seen doon with his eyes and stories, lovely book. This one comes a breath of fresh mountain air as someone meets his love after a long

exile only to witness how much she has changed and how much she still loved him.
The 'Time stops' not only in Shamli but also at every page for the readers who witness a surge of emotions within them of love, passion, togetherness and bond, The deepest woes give you the best feelings for it's the only reason the saddest tales are closest to the hearts,
Sometimes while reading or writing we lose ourselves to the complexity of that writing but we forget the essence of it i, e. simplicity, Ruskin Bond reminds me of that, One more Ruskin Bond collection with most of the stories making me falling in love with them, A few were average and one or two plain boring, Time Stops at Shamli the title story is the jewel in the crown, Next best comes Most Beautiful and He said it with Arsenic, Now an ardent admirer of Bond, . Our Trees grow in Dehra is beckoning me now but after a break so that I can savour the stories more, . .