Young Leela is growing up under the watchful albeit strict gaze of her grandmother (having lost her mother early on and her father working in another town).
Leela is curious about the freedom struggle unfolding in the rest of the country and is fascinated by Mahatma Gandhi.
The annual ‘Trees and Plants Mega Sale’ at a plant nursery sparks an interesting discussion between the various tree saplings. The coconut and peepal saplings feel dwarfed in front of the larger banyan sapling and wonder if anyone will ever buy them at the sale!
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The autobiographical book opens to young Sid who is feeling a bit downcast but is puzzled by the new “heavy feeling”. Guidance comes in the form of his pup, Duke who doles out sagely advice about Sid’s feelings.
Neil’s grandmother lovingly tries to cook but ends up charring the dosas and making funny-shaped chapatis! What happens when Neil’s Paati is in charge of cooking for his birthday?
The Henna Start-up is another fantastic book by acclaimed YA-author, Andaleeb Wajid who weaves a story as intricate as a mehendi pattern. It’s layered with ambition with a swirl of rebellion and a love triangle to add to the geometry!