I was amazed to see how appropriately the author has packed details about Mahasweta’s childhood, her dreams, struggles, the social stigmas and her empowerment and finding social justice through words in just a few carefully chosen words.
In this book, a mother takes her children to the Taj Mahal to soak in the beauty and grandeur of one of the seven wonders of the world. This book gives the vast history of the Taj
Mahal to children in a story that pulls them into the rich history and heritage of India.
Title: The Girl Who Climbed Mountains – Bachendri Pal (Dreamers series) Author & Illustrator: Lavanya Karthik Cover Design: Samar Bansal Publisher: Duckbill (Penguin Random House India) Type: Paperback Pages: 48 Recommended Age: 8 years+ (publisher recommendation for the Dreamer…Continue Reading
Heroes The Colour of Dust is tale of six sparrows, of fearless self sacrifice and derring-do. As the introduction says, the struggle for independence involved not just brown people, but brown birds as well.
For young ‘Saloo’, birds were only something to be hunted, but when he happened to hunt a bird he couldn’t identify, it became a mystery that puzzled him.
This is a story of a 16-year-old girl named Kayal who is from a very disciplined family. She is a young freedom fighter who never misses a chance to be a part of the freedom struggle.