Mussoorie, May 20 -- The world-renowned English author-and recipient of the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awards-Ruskin Bond, who has become synonymous with Mussoorie, turned 93 on Tuesday. This year, his birthday was celebrated with great simplicity amidst his family at his residence in Dehradun. Due to health-related reasons, he was unable to travel to Mussoorie this time-an absence that undoubtedly caused a tinge of disappointment among his thousands of admirers. The mere mention of Ruskin Bond's name instantly brings to life in people's minds the mist of Mussoorie, the rains, the cedar forests, the old lanes, and the inherent simplicity of the mountains. Through his writing, he not only carved a distinct identity for Mussoorie on the lit...