He is Landour's most famous resident at whose door tourists often arrive unannounced, and at unearthly hours. Some even at 6.30 in the morning.

For a writer whose stories have been loved by three generation of Indian readers, adulation comes aplenty, even at the cost of the privacy that he cherishes enormously.

Rediff.com's Archana Masih meets Ruskin Bond and falls in love. Enjoy!