INDIA THROUGH ARCHAEOLOGY: EXCAVATING HISTORY
Superhero action carved on rocks… A headless statue… Royal inscriptions on pillars and copper plates… Glass fragments from a...
READ MORESuperhero action carved on rocks… A headless statue… Royal inscriptions on pillars and copper plates… Glass fragments from a...
READ MOREIt’s one of the oldest books in the world. But isn’t it meant only for religious old people? But isn’t it very long and, erm...
READ MOREAs a reader, as a writer, as an editor, it seems difficult to empathetically read a book that is not in sync with our time, our mindset. One that...
READ MOREChildren’s book publishers are constantly trawling the slush piles in search of fresh, original voices. One imagines that when Lalita Iyer’s...
READ MOREWhen Chandragupta Maurya left his palace in a procession, there were, apparently, in addition to the elephants, chariots, soldiers, women...
READ MORECollaborative story writing isn’t the easiest of tasks, and this book is the result of a bold project involving four authors, two Indian and two...
READ MORE“Illustrations by the author” is always a promising credit line; wearing his other hat, the author is responding to his own ideas and language...
READ MOREI recall, a few years ago, my then twelve-year-old daughter was grumbling indistinctly under her breath while doing her homework. Now that was not...
READ MORESumming up a country, that too one as complex as India, in a single volume is ambitious at best and foolhardy at worst. But you’d have to admit...
READ MORESumming up a country, that too one as complex as India, in a single volume is ambitious at best and foolhardy at worst. But you’d have to admit...
READ MOREDr. Kalam’s earlier book, the hugely popular Ignited Minds, has a slew of invigorating ideas and messages for young readers. On realizing their...
READ MOREPut on your sneakers, strap on a backpack and let’s go on a walkabout with Mamta Nainy and Jayanto. In this generously large and brightly-coloured...
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