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| Author | : Sunila Gupte |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 139 |
| Release | : 2013-06-15 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 8184756615 |
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2570 BCE, Bagasra Village, Harappa, India Twelve-year-old Avani is a happy-go-lucky, adventurous Harappan girl, who loves to play with her friends Tavishi, Delshad and Ambar. The wedding of the Village Elder’s daughter Ketika brings fresh excitement into their lives. However, something sinister is afoot, as Avani realizes when she overhears a mysterious conversation between two men. Other incidents, like a bizarre robbery and a fire at the grain storeroom, add to the tension. Do these unconnected events point to a bigger plan? How is the monk from far-off China linked to all this? Will Avani and her friends’ quick thinking unmask this plan, and save the honour of Bagasra village and Harappa?
| Author | : Sunila Gupte |
| Publisher | : Puffin |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2012-11 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780143332091 |
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2570 BCE, Bagasra Village, Harappa, India Twelve-year-old Avani is a happy-go-lucky, adventurous Harappan girl, who loves to play with her friends Tavishi, Delshad and Ambar. The wedding of the Village Elder's daughter Ketika brings fresh excitement into their lives. However, something sinister is afoot, as Avani realizes when she overhears a mysterious conversation between two men. Other incidents, like a bizarre robbery and a fire at the grain storeroom, add to the tension.
| Author | : Anu Kumar |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 154 |
| Release | : 2013-06-15 |
| Genre | : Literary Collections |
| ISBN | : 8184756631 |
Download A Chola Adventure Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
990 CE, Tanjore, India Twelve-year-old Raji is growing up during the reign of Rajaraja Chola in south India. Raji is a girl of spirit---brave, bright and bold. She is also a dancer, a warrior and a sculptor who models kingdoms in stone. Raji, however is not happy: she misses her family. Her mother is in exile and her father has left home in grief. On a dark night as a storm rages, Raji rescues a Chinese sailor at sea. This sets off a chain of events with unforeseen consequences. A Shiva statue goes missing, a prince disappears and there is a murder inside a temple. As Raji and her friends, the prince Rajendra Chola and his cousin, Ananta, try to help the Chinese mariner, they realize that he may have some of the answers Raji has been looking for. Will the Criminals be brought to justice? Will Raji's family be reunited once again? Will peace be restored to the mighty Chola Kingdom?
| Author | : Subhadra Sen Gupta |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 121 |
| Release | : 2013-06-15 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 8184756623 |
Download A Mauryan Adventure Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
3rd Century BCE, Pataliputra, India Madhura lives in the legendary city of Pataliputra during the reign of King Ashoka of the Maurayan dynasty. She works in the palace as the maid and companion of Princess Sanghamitra. Madhura does not like it at all! Life is so boring. She dreams of travelling across the land like her brother Kartik, who is a trader and growing up to become a soldier, fighting with swords and riding horses. Madhura's dream suddenly come true as she travels with Kartik from Pataliputra to Ujjaini in a caravan. On the way mysterious things begin to happen. Who is that fat man giving out packets full of gold and silver coins to Kartik? Why are they stopping at Vidisha to meet a Buddhist monk? Kartik is up to something and Madhura has to find out the truth. Read this fascinating account of Madhura's life, and discover what it was like to grow up in the past!
| Author | : Preetha Leela Chockalingam |
| Publisher | : Penguin Random House India Private Limited |
| Total Pages | : 167 |
| Release | : 2022-09-12 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9354927203 |
Download A Chera Adventure (Girls of India Series) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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!
| Author | : Reena Ittyerah Puri |
| Publisher | : Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 64 |
| Release | : 1971-04-01 |
| Genre | : Archaeology |
| ISBN | : 818482937X |
Download The Indus Valley Adventure Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Vijay and Durga have no idea what they are in for when they accompany their amateur archaeologist grandfather to the excavation site of the Indus Valley civilization. Quite annoyed that they have to spend their holidays in a dusty dump they are hardly prepared for the amazing adventure that takes them back 3390 years to a world that they have only read about in their history books. An adventure that involves a clay whistle, a boy called Vala and his pet goat. Amar Chitra Katha presents a very special story that brings to life one of the most ancient civilizations of the world.
| Author | : Sebastian Junger |
| Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
| Total Pages | : 436 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1426205465 |
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These stories rocket readers across the roof of the world on the new high-speed railway in Tibet, describe the tension between Indian farmers and the sacred elephants besieging their villages, and introduce them to a shaman whom some believe can cure the most serious depressions.
| Author | : Sunila Gupte |
| Publisher | : Random House India |
| Total Pages | : 170 |
| Release | : 2011-12-02 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 8184002688 |
Download The Adventure of the Missing Dancing Girl Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The year is 2500 BC: four high-spirited girls and boys—Kartik, Xerxes, Namami, and Kaveri—have set off from their home in Anantpur for the auspicious Surya Mela in Lothal, a port town in Meluhha (Bharat). But on the way a daring robbery takes place—sacred treasures are stolen from Mohenjo-daro’s temple, including the famous dancing girl statue—and soon, they are caught up in its coils. Then in the city, they meet thirteen year old Amu Darya—a boy from faraway Mesopotamia, a world utterly different from theirs. He is in search of his missing father, last seen in this part of the Indus Valley. The five become fast friends, and band together when they become entangled with forces much darker than they expected. Will the fearless fivesome succeed in foiling evil plans and upholding the honour of Mohenjo-daro? An amazing tale full of white parrots, elephant rides, river caravans, and secret maps, The Adventure of the Missing Dancing Girl is a glorious children’s story set in the time of the Indus Valley Civilization.
| Author | : Karline McLain |
| Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
| Total Pages | : 265 |
| Release | : 2009-03-04 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0253220521 |
Download India's Immortal Comic Books Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Combining entertainment and education, India's most beloved comic book series, Amar Chitra Katha, or "Immortal Picture Stories," is also an important cultural institution that has helped define, for several generations of readers, what it means to be Hindu and Indian. Karline McLain worked in the ACK production offices and had many conversations with Anant Pai, founder and publisher, and with artists, writers, and readers about why the comics are so popular and what messages they convey. In this intriguing study, she explores the making of the comic books and the kinds of editorial and ideological choices that go into their production.
| Author | : Subhadra Sen Gupta |
| Publisher | : Puffin |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2012-11 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780143332138 |
Download Girls of India Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A gripping adventure and mystery story set in the past 3rd century BCE, Pataliputra, India Madhura is twelve and lives in the legendary city of Pataliputra during the reign of King Ashoka of the Mauryan dynasty. She works in the palace as the maid and companion of Princess Sanghamitra. Madhura does not like it all!
