The story revolves around a 14-year-old girl, Aru, who is eager to get married and begin a new life with her husband. But her excitement is cut short by an unexpected tragedy—her husband dies under mysterious circumstances.
Aug 212025
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Jul 062025
The book is set in Thutta, an island shaped like a tooth that has a train, an ocean, and exactly 5,120 people who never leave.
May 152025
This book falls in this category of phenomenal history books. That it is meant for children is another big, bright feather in its cap. How I wish I read something like this when I was younger!
Apr 142025
The book takes us on a musical sojourn across the length and breadth of India as we learn about the lesser known musical art forms of our country.
Apr 122025
A book that explores the school days of Kadambini Ganguly, the first woman to earn a degree from
an Indian medical college, set in the backdrop of 19th century Calcutta, where social reforms are
slowly taking place.
Feb 132025
Seshan masterfully portrays Mahee’s dealing with loss experience through the metaphor of a fishbowl – she can see the world around her, but everything appears distorted, muffled, distant.