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.
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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!
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.
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.
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.
The Girl Who Played with Numbers – Shakuntala Devi (Dreamers) is a delightful and an inspiring book for children that explores the remarkable life of Shakuntala Devi, one of India’s greatest mathematicians, often referred to as the “Human Computer.”
