Kevein Books and Reviews

Mother Hill by Ruskin Bond is a short story covered in the book ‘White Clouds, Green Mountains’. In this story, semi-biography kind of, the writer recollects the time he spent in the mountains. He has been living there for over twenty five years. A lot has changed in the hills over these years. Here, he particularly speaks about the relationship a writer possibly can share with the mountains. In his opinions, humans have tried all the possible ways, like building dams, controlling streams, deforestation, etc. to get rid of the mountains and its allied beauty. Well, but every time, the forest on the mountains is dwindling away. Humans cannot get rid of the mountains; they are here for to stay. He also speaks about the difficult situations overpowering the simple lives of the hill people. Because of population and misuse of the hill places, nowadays writers have begun to live in the plains. And once there was a time when people were less, fewer tourists flocked, and cars ...