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Detailed explanation-1: -A Flight of Pigeons is a novella by Indian author Ruskin Bond .

Detailed explanation-2: -Set in Shahjahanpur during the revolt of 1857, A Flight of Pigeons is Ruskin Bond’s classic novella about the twists of fate, history and the human heart.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Ruskin Bond.

Detailed explanation-4: -The story begins with the death of Ruth’s father in front of her own eyes and the burning of their house. They take shelter in Lala Ramjilal’s house for few weeks after which they were forcefully taken away by a Pathan leader named Javed Khan to his own house after having spared their lives.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1977/78 film-maker Shyam Benegal wrote to Ruskin Bond about the latter’s novella ‘A Flight of Pigeons’ that had been recommended to him by Ismat Chugtai. And by 1979, Benegal had made ‘Junoon’, based on the book, starring Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Jennifer Kendal and Naseeruddin Shah.