Set in 1930 during the salt satyagraha, the book follows Dinu, an ardent Sherlock Holmes fan and a reluctant volunteer of the Arun Tukdi. It is a small group of teenage students and young teachers, tasked with travelling ahead, making arrangements for Gandhiji and the other marchers on their way to Dandi.
Tag: historical fiction
A Hoysala Adventure is an amazing historical tale that takes us back to the year 1185 CE, during the time of the powerful Hoysala Empire in South India. The story follows a brave young girl named Devaki, who sets out on a dangerous journey to deliver an important message to the king.
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.
A Conspiracy in Calcutta takes you back to ancient Calcutta (now Kolkata) through the eyes of a young girl Bithi, who wants to make a difference in the independence struggle of India in her own way.
One day, in an unexpected turn of events, Sharadha gets lost and ends up in the city of Mahodayapuram where she finds a young girl of her age named Ruthie. While Sharadha felt excited to get to know the city life walking in the streets of Mahodayapuram, a crisis baffles her. The Chola Empire wages war all of a sudden.
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.