Environmental Concerns in Ruskin Bond's Short Stories

The book expresses serious concern for deforestation, gradual extinction of wild life and utilization of natural resources described by Bond in his short stories. Only humans are responsible for such a dismal scenario as conservation of environment has hitherto been a neglected aspect of life. Humans have been destroying trees and other natural resources for selfish purposes. If the destruction or exploitation of natural resources persists in such a way, the world will soon become barren and the whole environment will be spoiled. Consequently, human beings will have to suffer boundless miseries. Efforts have been made by several organizations to save environment in the world. Stories have been the instruments for social reforms from the time immemorial. Ruskin Bond attempts in his stories to convincingly convey the message of conservation of environment and wild life. The author of the book aims at studying Ruskin Bond¿s short stories in the light of Ecocriticism.