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Written by one of the foremost Urdu writers on Ladakh, the northern-most region of India affected by war and tourism.
Capturing Ladakh with images and people, this book makes for interesting reading.
ISBN: 9788187649168
Pages: 176
Avg Reading Time: 6 hrs
Age: 11-18
Country of Origin: India
A Chera Adventure
- Author Name:
Preetha Leela Chockalingam
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- Description: Curious and spirited, Sharadha loves living life in her ancestral tharavadu. The grand ol’ house, Vishwasam, is right in the heart of her beloved Marayur, in the Chera kingdom. The house is also the centre of activities as Devaki Amma, her grandmother, is a healer for the King no less! Life is good in the sleepy village! But her inquisitiveness takes Sharadha on an unintended adventure. Trying to investigate a secret, she chances upon a mysterious trader and ends up in the bustling city of Mahodayapuram. And it’s not just any city but the busy multicultural melting pot of the Cheraman Perumal Empire! As she traverses the metropolis, Sharadha gets pulled into the magical colours, languages, religions, and the vibrancy of the city. She now realizes how complex the Capital is from her small village life-full of intrigue and political scandals. But as a sudden war with the ambitious and powerful Chola Dynasty looms on the horizon, Sharadha pines to get back to her old quiet life in Marayur. Will she ever be able to see her beloved Vishwasam again? Can she use the wisdom taught by her grandmother to save the others and herself? Peek into an account of what life was like during the final years of the Chera Dynasty of the eleventh century Kerala!
Bal Nibandh
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Neelu Kandhari
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- Description: इस पुस्तक में बच्चों से संबंधित निबंध दिए गए हैं। इसमें सामान्य निबंध हैं, जैसे—तितली, चिड़िया, 26 जनवरी, मेरी पुस्तक आदि। भाषा-शैली सहज और सरल है, जो बच्चों को ध्यान में रखकर लिखी गई है।
The Life and Times of Pratapa Mudaliar
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Meenakshi Tygarajan
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- Description: Katha presents the first Tamil novel, originally published more than 125 year ago. “The book has … rare merits and its popularity has been so great that the first edition ran out in a few months.” — The Hindu
The Curse Of The Goddess
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Satyajit Ray
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- Description: A deserted temple. The death of a patriarch. An escaped tiger. An incident near the desolate Chhinnamasta temple on the rocky riverbank of Rajrappa leads to the death of Mahesh Chowdhury, the head of a Hazaribagh family. Adding to the mystery are a set of coded diaries, a valuable stamp collection that is missing and a tiger that is roaming the streets of Hazaribagh. One of Feluda’s most intriguing adventures, this shows the master sleuth at his best.
Ek Bate Baarah
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Sanju Jain +1
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- Description: मैं नदी के आत्मीय की तरह नदी के पास जाता था।उसकी पीठ पर हाथ रखना चाहता था। नदी की पीठ पर हाथ रखने की जगह मेरे हाथ मेरी पीठ पर पहुँच जाते थे। तब मुझे पता चलता था कि मेरी पीठ के बीचोंबीच एक नदी का निशान है। हर व्यक्ति की पीठ के बीचोंबीच एक नदी का निशान है। नाधी से ही तो हमारी रीढ़ बनी है। पर नदी ने इतनी ज़रूरी बात पीठ पीछे क्यों कही?
The Bird With The Golden Wings
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Smt. Sudha Murty
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- Description: A poor little girl is rewarded with lovely gifts when she feeds a hungry bird all the rice she has. What happens when the girls greedy, nosy neighbour hears the story and tries to get better gifts for herself? Why did the once sweet sea water turn salty? How did the learned teacher forget his lessons only to be aided by the school cook? And how did the king hide his horrible donkey ears from the people of his kingdom? For answers to all this and more, delve right into another fabulous collection of stories by Sudha Murty.
Magic Drum and Other Favourite Stories
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Smt. Sudha Murty
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- Description: A princess who thinks she was a bird, a coconut that cost a thousand rupees and a shepherd with a bag of words kings and misers, princes and paupers, wise men and foolish boys, the funniest and oddest men and women come alive in this sparkling new collection of stories. The clever princess will only marry the man who can ask her a question she cannot answer the orphan boy outwits his greedy uncles with a bag of ash and an old couple in distress is saved by a magic drum. Sudha Murty's grandparents told her some of these stories when she was a child others she heard from her friends from around the world. These delightful and timeless folk tales have been her favourites for years and she has recounted them many times over to the young people in her life. With this collection, they will be enjoyed by many more readers, of all ages.
Chacha Ki Chamatkari Pagari
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J. Bharatdass
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- Description: परिवार के वरिष्ठ सदस्य के रूप में जो लोग होते हैं, बच्चों की आत्मीयता उनसे ज्यादा होती है। बच्चे मन के सच्चे होते हैं। ‘चाचा की चमत्कारी पगड़ी’ भी बच्चों के मनोविनोद की ही द्योतक हो गई है। यह पुस्तक पारिवारिक जीवन में एक चाचा और उनके साथ मिले छोटे बच्चों की सुरुचिपूर्ण कहानी बयान करती है। इस पुस्तक में शांति दवे का रेखांकन पुस्तक को और उपयोगी बना देता है।
The Price of Our Silence
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Hanadi Falki
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- Description: Is silence ever the answer? How would you react when you know that one of your best friends is lying to you? Who would you trust? Working on top Hollywood projects in the 3D stereoscopy industry is not as rewarding as zuby thought. Along with mounting work pressure and an arranged marriage to escape from, Ruby is forced to either speak up or accept her fate silently. The hidden truths and half lies from her best friends, Adi and Tanya, only make matters worse. Will Adi owe up to his dark secret? Will Tanya accept the reality finally? With a professional background from 3D stereoscopy industry, hanadi falki has brought to life an engaging account of the lives of these youngsters in the price of our silence as they face to the industry's dark secrets of exploitation, favouritism and company politics.
Mitti Ki Gaadi
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Priyamvad
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- Description: मिट्टी की गाड़ी प्रियंवद की लघु कहानियों का संग्रह है। मिट्टी की गाड़ी को 2018 में फेडरेशन ऑफ इंडियन पब्लिशर्स, नई दिल्ली द्वारा 11-17 वर्ष की आयु वर्ग में उत्कृष्टता प्रमाणपत्र प्राप्त हुआ।
Mujhe Sikhati Meri Nani (Balgeet)
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Bhavna Shekhar
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- Description: Awating description for this book
Pudumaippitan
- Author Name:
Lakshmi Holmstrom
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- Description: Pudumaippittan is a collection of Pudumaippittan's work in some of his best known stories, which give some indication of his broad range of content and form. These also include some of the short, stark poetic pieces dating from his earliest work A critical essay and overview of the author is given at the end of this book.
Ghudsawar
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Udyan Vajpeyi +1
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- Description: घोड़ा आवाज़ से भी तेज दौड़ता था राजकुमार ने पुकार सुनी तो अपना घोड़ा महल की ओर मोड़ दिया। और पूरी ताक़त से चिल्लाया, "माँ मैं आ रहा हूँ।" इसके पहले की उसका जवाब रानी तक पहुँच पाता वह रानी के सामने पहुँच चुका था। हमारे देखने में हमारी कल्पना भी शामिल होती है रात का आकाश, नक्षत्रों से खचाखच भरा आकाश थोड़ा सा ख़ुद है और थोड़ा सा हमारी कल्पना के कारण हैं।
Sabka Bhala, Apna Bhala
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Urmi Krishna
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The Diary of a Space Traveller & Other Stories
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Satyajit Ray
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- Description: It all began with the fall of a meteorite and the crater it made. In its centre was a red notebook, sticking out of the ground—the first (or was it really the last?) of Professor Shonku’s diaries. Professor Trilokeshwar Shonku, eccentric genius and scientist, disappeared without a trace after he shot off into space in a rocket from his backyard in Giridih, accompanied by his loyal but not-too-intelligent servant Prahlad, his cat Newton, and Bidhushekhar, his robot with an attitude. What has become of the professor? Has he decided to stay on in Mars, his original destination? Or has he found his way to some other planet and is living there with strange companions? His last diary tells an incredible story . . . Other diaries unearthed from his abandoned laboratory reveal stranger and even more exciting adventures involving a ferocious sadhu, a revengeful mummy and a mad scientist in Norway who turns famous men into six-inch statues. Exciting, imaginative and funny, the stories in this collection capture the sheer magic of Ray’s lucid language, elegant style, graphic descriptions and absurd humour. The indomitable Professor Shonku has returned, to win himself over a whole new band of followers!
Akbar and Birbal
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Wonder House
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- Description: An enchanting collection of the beloved tales of Emperor Akbar and his witty advisor, Birbal. The tales showcase Birbal's wit, intelligence, and charm as he solves complex problems and navigates the mysteries. Timeless Tales of Wisdom and Wit! Beautiful and vibrant illustrations Explores themes of loyalty and friendship Imparts valuable lessons on wisdom, justice, and cleverness Suitable for all ages Introduces glorious heritage of India
Brahm Raksash Ka Nai
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Rajesh Joshi
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- Description: ‘ब्रह्मराक्षस का नाई’ पाँच दृश्यों वाला राजेश जोशी का एक बाल नाटक है। यह नाटक कुछ रोचक बाल अनुभवों को पठनीय और दृश्य-श्रव्य माध्यम के अनुकूल बनाता है। इस नाटक के संवाद कौतूहल जगाने वाले हैं। कह सकते हैं कि ‘ब्रह्मराक्षस का नाई’ बाल नाटक में एक आधुनिक विषयवस्तु को दिखाते हुए कल्पनाओं की उड़ान भरी गई है। इसमें एक गायक दल भी है जो पात्रों के संवादों को अपनी विलक्षणता के साथ यादगार बनाता है।
The Girl Who Played with Numbers: Shakuntala Devi
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Lavanya Karthik
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- Description: Before Shankuntala Devi was world-renowned as the human computer, she was a girl to whom numbers were her friends and playmates.
Pandvani ki Khushbu
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Mahavir Agarwal
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- Description: Pandvani ki Khushbu
Mor Bagh Ki Maina
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Naiyer Masud +1
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- Description: Work is on in full swing at the Royal Peacock Garden to install a Wondrous Cage that will house forty talking hill mynas. Soon, the Cage and its lively, twittering occupants are entrusted to Kale Khanís care. But he steals a myna for his little motherless daughter, who has long been asking him for one. What lies in store for Kale Khan ... and the beautiful historic city of Lucknow?
