• Jwala Prasad Ray

Many years ago, a well-intentioned critic observed that my stories were not, technically speaking, short stories, as they were plot-less, lacking in formal structure. In those days everything - play, film, and short story - had to have a "plot", even if life itself was totally devoid of one. My critic did, however, concede that my stories were really character sketches, or portraits of people he had known, and in this he was right. This paper analyses the above comments made by Ruskin Bond about his short stories and goes on to prove that there is indeed a formal structure that is specific to his works and also that the plots of his stories are as interesting as any other masterpieces in this genre. In this attempt, the paper highlights the elements of nostalgia and its significance as a recurrent theme in Ruskin Bond’s stories.

autobiography, nostalgia, sentiments, periodicals, prestigious awards, representation, Ruskin Bond etc.

"The Recollections of Childhood’s Sentimentality in the stories of Ruskin Bond.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no.350-354, September-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2009351.pdf

"The Recollections of Childhood’s Sentimentality in the stories of Ruskin Bond.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no. pp350-354, September-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2009351.pdf