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This heart-warming story has an underlying spirit of resilience and love. The book indeed feels like the dried rose petals that Deidi, Amiya’s grandmother, preserved within the pages of a book. The story of Deidi flows gently through the book, shared over a cup of noon chai. The book is a reminder that a story is waiting to be told and a book waiting to be written by each of us if only we care to look, listen and write.
The book addresses the real and palpable fear of a riot with much sensitivity and subtlety. This is a must read in today’s predicament of uncertainty, violence and injustice that enter the lives of children, directly or indirectly, in the garb of social media. The role of the adult in unpacking this book for children is vital. The book offers great scope to begin a dialogue about fear, anxiety and what lies within experiences.
This is an enchanting, true-to-life saga of a large, extended Muslim family in modern day North India. Eight-year-old Bena, the apple of everybody’s eye, is a most endearing, generous, and courageous character. Bena experiences riots, death, family feuds and abuse during her visit to the old family home one summer and deals with it all, most uniquely, as only children can.
Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame
This is an unputdownable book of a strong young girl finding her voice and feet in the complex changing world of 1857. What choices are available to her? What choices will she make? These questions call out to the reader as they leaf through the book. This brilliantly nuanced piece of writing challenges the single, lop-sided narrative of people and events around the mutiny immortalised in the annals of history.
The Blue Horse and Other Amazing Animals from Indian History
A refreshing narration of the life of popular historical characters by their animal friends. It is a well-researched text, a book of history which overcomes the heavy perception of the subject. Divided into short sections, it makes way for an easy read. If you are an animal lover, this book is for you. If you are not, you will still enjoy it and might begin to like animals and history.
The Teenage Diary of Abbakka- The Warrior Queen of South India
This is a gripping diary of the Princess of Tulunadu, a region rich in history. Descriptive entries give readers a peek into the lives of the Princess and the Queen of Ullal, a coastal town that resisted Portuguese trade for generations. Courage, valour, diplomacy, love and compassion come together in the story that examines what it means to be a good ruler at a time of changing economy and political crisis.
‘एक कहानी’ सात सम्मोहक कहानियों का विरल संग्रह है।यहाँ बचपन के अनुभव और स्मृतियाँ कल्पना का मेल पाकर विलक्षण कथा-रूपों में बदल जाती हैं।इन कहानियों का जादुई और अतीन्द्रिय लोक हमारी कल्पना-शक्ति को उद्दीप्त करता है और सब कुछ को पुन: नये नये तरीक़े से देखने को बाध्य करता है।भाषा का ऐसा खेल और अप्रत्याशित संयोजन विस्मित करता हुआ हमें वस्तुओं के अंदरूनी जगत में ले जाता है।यहाँ लोक कथाओं- सी सादगी और बनक है और विज्ञान कथाओं का रोमांचक रहस्य-बोध ;लेकिन अपनी दृष्टि और भाषा-व्यवहार में बिल्कुल अनूठा,अप्रमेय।
इस किताब की कहानियाँ बेहद नएपन से आम जीवन के सामाजिक, साहित्यिक, सांगीतिक, मानवीय, शैक्षिक और पर्यावरण से जुड़े गहरे सरोकारों को अपने में शामिल करती जाती है। जिनमें बच्चों के स्वभाव और चाहते हैं , उनकी उदासी और दोस्ती है । और भी बहुत कुछ है जो आज के साहित्य में अपेक्षित है । कहानियाँ जितने अनूठे विषयों पर हैं, कही भी उसी अनूठेपन से गई है । बेहद सधी हुई ताज़ातरीन भाषा, विचारों व भावों के अनुरूप हैं । कहानियों को विस्तार और गहराई देने का ज़िम्मा लेते चित्र बेमिसाल हैं।
