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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.
ISBN: 9788187649533
Pages: 264
Avg Reading Time: 9 hrs
Age: 11-18
Country of Origin: India
The Train to Tanjore
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Devika Rangachari
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- Description: Tanjore, 1942 There are few excitements in Thambi’s quiet life. There is the new hotel, disapproved of by elders, which lures him with the aroma of sambar with onions. There are visits to the library to read the newspaper, and once in a while, a new movie at the Rajaram Electric Theatre. More disagreeably, there are fortnightly visits from his uncle to lay down the law. When Gandhiji announces the Quit India movement, Tanjore is torn apart by protests. The train station-the lifeline of the town-is vandalized. Mysterious leaflets are circulated, containing news that newspapers do not publish. And inspired by the idea of a free India and his own dreams of being an engineer, Thambi must find the courage to do what he believes is right-even when it endangers all he holds dear. The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.
The Boys Who Created Malgudi: R.K. Narayan and R.K. Laxman
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Lavanya Karthik
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- Description: Narayan loved words, while Doodu loved to draw. This is the story of how two brothers created the immortal town of Malgudi. A delightfully illustrated short biography that will inspire young readers.
The Happiness Train
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Nandini Nayar
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- Description: Suraj and Radha never know when the colourful ‘Happiness Train’ will chug into their village, offering them a whole new world of fun and enchantment! ‘Trains and tracks are evil,’ says Amma, ‘they carry people away.’ But this train’s musical whistle, the gorgeous pictures on the coaches, and its promise of faraway, exciting lands – all make Suraj eager to leave his humdrum life and set out on adventures. One day, ignoring Radha’s warnings, he secretly boards the train. Soon Suraj realizes that he and the other runaway boys – Murali, Chhotu and Asad – are being carted away on a dangerous mission. With no hope of escaping, they are close to giving up, when help arrives unexpectedly. Is there a mysterious person on board who can rescue them? How is a raja connected with the train? Has Radha forgotten all about Suraj? And does he finally get what he is looking for? Find out in this unusual story about family, friends, and discovering new routes to happiness and home.
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।
Varsha Kahan Hai
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J. Bharatdass
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- Description: वर्षा न होने से कैसी कठिन स्थिति होती है यह इस कहानी में रोचकता के साथ आया है। पानी के बिना जीव-जंतु बेहाल हैं। इस स्थिति में सभी यही सोचते हैं कि वर्षा कहाँ है? बाद में वर्षा होने पर सभी स्थितियाँ बदल जाती हैं। बच्चे, बड़े, बूढ़े सब हर्षोल्लास में जीवन को गति देते हैं और जीव-जंतुओं के साथ यह भाव व्यक्त करते हैं—‘अरे वाह! सचमुच बरसने लगा अब पानी!’ यह उल्लास भी जिजीविषा पैदा करता है। रोचक चित्रों का होना इस किताब की पठनीयता को बढ़ा देता है।
The Boy Who Built a Secret Garden: Nek Chand
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Lavanya Karthik
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- Description: Before Nek Chand built his iconic garden, he was a boy with a dream—of home.
A Chera Adventure
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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!
Chamanlal Ke Paiyjame
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Anil Singh +1
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- Description: इस पुस्तक में एक समुदाय की रोजमर्रा की जिंदगी से जुड़ी 6 कहानियां हैं, जिनमें बंदरों का एक झुंड भी शामिल है। बच्चों के साथ कहानियाँ उन्हें गहन अवलोकन और दयालु दृष्टिकोण प्रदान करती हैं। कहानियाँ बच्चों को अपने जीवन और अनुभवों के बारे में लिखने के लिए भी प्रेरित करेंगी। हमारे देश के बेहतरीन चित्रकारों में से एक तपोशी घोषाल ने संवेदनशीलता के साथ पात्रों का निर्माण किया है। किताब के कवर को देखें, दर्जी असली लग रहा है, जैसे कि आप महसूस कर सकते हैं कि वह सिलाई में कितनी मेहनत कर रहा है। हमारे दैनिक जीवन के ऐसे चित्रण बच्चों के भावनात्मक अनुभव को बढ़ाते हैं। यह उन्हें अपने आस-पास के जीवन के प्रति चौकस और जागरूक बनाता है।
Chand Ka Gussa Badal Pe Utra
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Urmi Krishna
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That Year at Manikoil
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Aditi Krishnakumar
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- Description: Madras, 1944 While World War II rages in Europe and the Japanese army draws closer to India, Raji and her sisters are sent off with their mother to stay in Manikoil, her mother’s family village. But with her brother now a soldier in the British Indian Army and refugees fleeing from Malaya, Burma and other eastern countries back to India, Manikoil is no longer the peaceful haven it once was. And while there is hope of Independence in the air, Raji is uncertain whether it will come to pass-and what it will truly mean for her and her family. The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence. The series complements school textbooks about the independence movement. As the stories are told from a child’s point of view, these stories bring the facts of the independence movement to vivid life in settings all over the country—and inspire each reader to engage with the idea of India.
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.
Sun Mere Bete Pyare
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Dinesh Kumar Jangid 'Sarang'
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Aag Ka Dweep
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Abrar Mohsin +1
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- Description: ‘आग का द्वीप’ होमर कृत ‘इलियड’ और ‘ओडिसी’ का बाल रूप है। अपने स्वरूप में यह पहल रोचक है। विश्वप्रसिद्ध रचनाओं की बच्चों तक पहुँच को रेखांकित करती ये रचनाएँ पाठकों को दिलचस्प लगेंगी। ‘आग का द्वीप’ अपने कथानक में बच्चों को एक रोमांचक घटना की अनुभूति कराती है, जो आज भी बाल-पाठकों को अवबोध के स्तर पर चकित करेंगी।
Mujhe Sikhati Meri Nani (Balgeet)
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Bhavna Shekhar
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Piu Aur Patangu
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Sorit Gupto
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A Conspiracy in Calcutta
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Lesley D. Biswas
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- Description: Calcutta, 1928 As the student protests gather momentum all across Calcutta, and police atrocities grow, ten-year-old Bithi wants to join in the struggle for freedom. But living in a society where her best friend is to be married and just the fact that she is going to school is regarded with disapproval, how can Bithi play a substantial part? How can she fight those who are dearest to her? Discouraged but not daunted, Bithi schemes and plots and lies and is drawn into unexpected danger-all for the sake of fighting injustice in all its forms. The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence. The series complements school textbooks about the independence movement. As the stories are told from a child’s point of view, these stories bring the facts of the independence movement to vivid life in settings all over the country—and inspire each reader to engage with the idea of India.
Incident on the Kalka Mail
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Satyajit Ray
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- Description: A prosperous gentleman employs Feluda to recover his blue briefcase, which has got switched with another passenger’s on the Kalka Mail. What starts out as an innocuous case soon becomes one of Feluda’s most thrilling adventures. Feluda, Topshe and Jatayu set off for Simla in search of the briefcase, but there are unexpected twists and turns all the way. The hair-raising climax that unfolds on the snowy slopes of Simla throws light on a mystery that is devilishly complex.
School Chalen Hum
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Hemant ‘Snehi’
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- Description: निश्चय ही परिवार बालक की प्रथम पाठशाला होती है और माँ उसकी प्रथम शिक्षक। बच्चों को अच्छे संस्कार देने का दायित्व सबसे पहले तो माता-पिता को ही वहन करना होता है। लेकिन औपचारिक शिक्षा का अपना महत्त्व है। आज के इस प्रतिस्पर्धापूर्ण विश्व में तो औपचारिक शिक्षा का महत्त्व और भी बढ़ता जा रहा है। दुर्भाग्यवश हमारे देश में ऐसे बच्चों की संख्या बहुत अधिक है, जो स्कूल का मुँह भी नहीं देख पाते। बेटियों की स्थिति तो और भी बदतर है। बहुत से माता-पिता तो बेटियों को बेटों के समान शिक्षा के सुअवसर प्रदान करना निरर्थक समझते हैं। बेटा हो या बेटी, उन्हें स्कूल जाने की सुविधा प्रदान करना तो समाज का दायित्व है ही, उन्हें स्कूल जाने के लिए प्रेरित करना भी हमारी जिम्मेदारी है। लेकिन बच्चों को स्कूल पहुँचाकर ही हमारा दायित्व पूरा नहीं हो जाता। हमें देखना होगा कि बच्चे सुशिक्षित होने के साथ-साथ सुसंस्कारित भी हों और देश एवं समाज के प्रति अपने दायित्वों को समझें। अपने अधिकारों के प्रति सजग हों, लेकिन अपने कर्तव्यों की उपेक्षा कदापि न करें। यह एक सर्वमान्य तथ्य है कि उपदेशात्मक ढंग से गद्य में कही गई किसी बात के मुकाबले गीतात्मक ढंग से कही गई कोई बात बच्चों को सहज ही समझ में आ जाती है। प्रस्तुत पुस्तक इसी दिशा में एक प्रयास है। बच्चों को शिक्षा देकर और समाज-राष्ट्र की प्रगति में सहभागी बनाने हेतु सार्थक पुस्तक।
The Girl Who Was a Forest: Janaki Ammal
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Lavanya Karthik
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- Description: Janaki dreams of a secret world, far from the rigid rules of her town. This is the story of how nature shows her the way to it. A delightfully illustrated short biography that will inspire young readers.
Chachi Ka Faisala
- Author Name:
Veerendra Tanwar
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- Description: Chachi Ka Faisala
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