Darkness at Star Mills looks at the 1982 textile mill strike at Mumbai, one of the largest industrial strikes in the world.
The protagonist is a boy named Vinod, a resident of the chawl, who is struggling with changing friendships too, and out of envy and boredom stumbles upon an ugly mystery that is set to change not just his world, but the city around him.
The year is 1978. Jenny from Palakkad becomes pen pals with Teesta in Bombay. The girls brainstorm ways to contribute to the conservation of key ecosystems.
This book covers dynasties from the Chalukyas to the early Mughals, weaving in stories of adventurers, poets, saints, and rulers thus obviously “not forgetting the who and where.” And the book proves that History can be as interesting as ever.
The story revolves around a mysterious “monster” that causes trouble both when it appears and strangely, even when it disappears.
The story follows little Savita, a sweet and caring daughter who is deeply worried about her mom who is down with fever and has lost her appetite. After her ma is on the mend, the first thing she craves is Rugda Curry!
Sona is a twelve-year-old Nepali girl living in Darjeeling with her mother and brother, trying to make ends meet. After her father’s death due to Covid, everything narrowed. Her mother works at a tea plantation; her brother, Samiran Daju, takes on whatever work he can find and cooks for the family when he is home.
