short summary of room on the roof by ruskin bond
The Room on the Roof Rusty, a seventeen-year old Anglo-Indian boy, is orphaned and has to live with Mr. Harrison in the European area of Dehradun. Being unhappy with Mr. Harrison's stern behaviour and constant efforts of turning him into an Englishman, Rusty runs away from his home. He meets a group of Indian kids (Somi, Ranbir and Suri) and is enchanted by the Indian customs, festivals and foods (golgappa and patties). Soon he realizes that life on his own is not going to be as easy as he had perceived. Somi gets Rusty a job at Mr.Kapoor's house , to teach a boy - Kishen in the neighbourhood and in return he is given a room of their attic for shelter. Later he develops a liking for Meena, Kishenâ€™s mother. But because of a trip she dies.After a period of grief then Rusty and Kishen live together happily .
A Room with a View A Room with a View is a 1908 novel by English writer E. M. Forster, about a young woman in the restrained culture of Edwardian era England. Set in Italy and England, the story is both a romance and a critique of English society at the beginning of the 20th century. Merchant Ivory produced an award-winning film adaptation in 1985.