MEANING OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY WITH REFERENCE TO LITERARY WORKS OF RUSKIN BOND

<p>Ruskin Bond is taken into account to be a<br>pioneer of children's literature in India.<br>Since Bond liked his boyhood considerably,<br>all his children's stories, whether<br>autobiographical or semiautobiographical, express his looking for a<br>happy childhood. In this context, the study<br>of child psychology becomes much more<br>relevant and important.<br>Child psychology is indeed a very deep and<br>interesting subject to study. The children<br>are the most creative beings and most<br>natural in their thinking. They live in their<br>own 'dreamy' world of their own. They<br>fantasize and spin stories on their own –<br>creating a beautiful, enchanting world of<br>their dreams. Bond is one of the most<br>prolific writers who has written abundantly<br>on children. He is one of the celebrated<br>writers writing for children. The author<br>has studied the stories of Ruskin Bond<br>concerning child psychology. Ruskin Bond<br>(born 19 May 1934) is an Indian author of<br>British descent. He lives together with his<br>adopted family in Landour, in Mussoorie,<br>India. The Indian Council for Child<br>Education has recognized its role in the<br>growth of children's literature in India. He<br>was felicitated with the prestigious Sahitya<br>Academy Award in 1992 for his book 'Our<br>Trees Still Grow in Dehra'. He was<br>awarded the reputed Padma Shri in 1999<br>and Padma Bhushan in 2014.<br>Ruskin Bond was born on 19 May 1934<br>during a hospital, to Edith Clarke and<br>Aubrey Bond, in Kasauli. His siblings were<br>Ellen and William. Ruskin's father was<br>with the Royal Air Force from 1939 till<br>1944. When Bond was eight years old, his<br>mother separated from his father and<br>married a Punjabi Hindu, Hari.<br>Unfortunately, Ruskin lost his father at the<br>tender age of ten which left a permanent<br>vacuum in his life. His sister Ellen lived in<br>Ludhiana until she died in 2014.</p>