After being part of school curriculums for decades, stories of legendary author Ruskin Bond will now come alive in a nature-themed school in Vadodara — the first franchise of the Ruskin Bond International School (RBIS) in the country. An initiative of the writer’s adopted grandson, Siddharth Bond, the school is set to open on Sunday, October 26.

The brand was launched in January this year in Mussoorie to mark the author’s 91st birthday. The first franchise in Vadodara is in partnership with Advocate Kunal Sharma as well as President of Chhatra Sansad and Chartered Accountant-educationist Utpal Shah. The school aims to impart education based on the principles of “Nature, Nurture and Nourish”, intertwining Bond’s stories with modern learning.

The fact that Bond spent the first six years of

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