The Letter to Lahore (Songs of Freedom Series)

The Letter to Lahore (Songs of Freedom Series) PDF Author: Tanu Shree Singh
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9357081852
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116

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Sarchi, 1921 When Dak Chacha comes to visit, Luxmi feels only joy and excitement. But this time, there is something dark underfootChacha is worried and there are policemen coming to search their house. Luxmi learns that both Dak Chacha and her mother are involvedin their own small waysin the struggle for liberation from the unjust laws and practices that the British regime forces on all of them. This makes her determined to be part of it too. Even if that means undertaking a risky mission which no one else is able to do . . . The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

The Letter to Lahore (Songs of Freedom Series)

The Letter to Lahore (Songs of Freedom Series) PDF Author: Tanu Shree Singh
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9357081852
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116

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Sarchi, 1921 When Dak Chacha comes to visit, Luxmi feels only joy and excitement. But this time, there is something dark underfootChacha is worried and there are policemen coming to search their house. Luxmi learns that both Dak Chacha and her mother are involvedin their own small waysin the struggle for liberation from the unjust laws and practices that the British regime forces on all of them. This makes her determined to be part of it too. Even if that means undertaking a risky mission which no one else is able to do . . . The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

The Train to Tanjore (Series: Songs of Freedom)

The Train to Tanjore (Series: Songs of Freedom) PDF Author: Devika Rangachari
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9354926568
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 99

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Tanjore, 1942 There are few excitements in Thambi's quiet life. There is the new hotel, disapproved of by elders, which lures him with the aroma of sambar with onions. There are visits to the library to read the newspaper, and once in a while, a new movie at the Rajaram Electric Theatre. More disagreeably, there are fortnightly visits from his uncle to lay down the law. When Gandhiji announces the Quit India movement, Tanjore is torn apart by protests. The train station-the lifeline of the town-is vandalized. Mysterious leaflets are circulated, containing news that newspapers do not publish. And inspired by the idea of a free India and his own dreams of being an engineer, Thambi must find the courage to do what he believes is right-even when it endangers all he holds dear. The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

Postcard from the Lushai Brigade (Songs of Freedom Series)

Postcard from the Lushai Brigade (Songs of Freedom Series) PDF Author: Hannah Lalhlanpuii
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9357081801
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 103

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Aizawl, 1942 The world that the young boy at the heart of this story is growing up in is filled with magic and the simple joys of life with his brother Kima. Even the British presence in the Lushai Hills, so resented by some, does not affect him, except as a source of interesting and different things and people. But as the Japanese prepare to invade their land, Kima joins up with the British Indian Army, and the days of simple joy are over . . . The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

A Melody in Mysore (Series: Songs of Freedom)

A Melody in Mysore (Series: Songs of Freedom) PDF Author: Shruthi Rao
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9357086390
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116

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Mysore, 1932 The rest of India is ablaze with the fervour of the freedom movement, but Mysore remains tranquil under the maharaja's benevolent rule. For twelve-year-old Leela, the movement feels distant, just words in the pages of newspapers—until Malathi Akka moves into her neighbourhood, bringing with her thrilling ideas, new perspectives, and . . . a gramophone! As Leela gets swept up by the winds of change, it dawns on her that participation in the freedom struggle can take on forms she hasn't even imagined . . . The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

A Conspiracy in Calcutta (Series: Songs of Freedom)

A Conspiracy in Calcutta (Series: Songs of Freedom) PDF Author: Lesley D. Biswas
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9354926495
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120

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Calcutta, 1928 As the student protests gather momentum all across Calcutta, and police atrocities grow, ten-year-old Bithi wants to join in the struggle for freedom. But living in a society where her best friend is to be married and just the fact that she is going to school is regarded with disapproval, how can Bithi play a substantial part? How can she fight those who are dearest to her? Discouraged but not daunted, Bithi schemes and plots and lies and is drawn into unexpected danger-all for the sake of fighting injustice in all its forms. The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

The Misadventures of a Diamond Thief

The Misadventures of a Diamond Thief PDF Author: Lubaina Bandukwala
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9357089098
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 116

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Another India tells the story of the world’s biggest religious minority through vivid biographical portraits that weave together the stories of both elite and subaltern Muslims. By challenging traditional histories and highlighting the neglect of minority rights since Independence, Pratinav Anil argues that Muslims, since 1947, have had to contend with discrimination, disadvantage, deindustrialization, dispossession and disenfranchisement, as well as an unresponsive leadership. He explores the rise and fall of the Indian Muslim elite and the birth of the nationalist Muslim, and emphasizes the importance of class in understanding the dynamics of Indian politics. Anil also sheds light on the vested custodial interests and the depoliticization of the privileged classes, all of which resulted in the elite betrayal by the landed gentry of the ordinary members of the community, a betrayal whose consequences are still felt by India's 200 million Muslims today. Another India ultimately recovers Muslim agency from the back pages of history and offers a different picture of democratic India, challenging received accounts of the world's largest democracy.

Rebellion in Ranchi (Series: Songs of Freedom)

Rebellion in Ranchi (Series: Songs of Freedom) PDF Author: Swati Sengupta
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9357083391
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 95

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Ranchi district, 1915 Sibu's life is changing as the Oraons who live in the forests of Chota Nagpur, are slowly moving to the Tana Bhagat movement, where they begin to protest the injustices that the zamindars and the British Raj perpetrate on the Adivasis. And by stories of German Baba, who will help defeat the British in the Great War and bring freedom to the Oraons and to India. Yet, though the Tana Bhagats follow the path of non-violence, violence is rearing its head in the world around them . . . The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

The Chowpatty Cooking Club

The Chowpatty Cooking Club PDF Author: Lubaina Bandukwala
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9354923089
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120

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Bombay, 1942 With Mahatma Gandhi's call to the British to Quit India, the city has become a hotbed of revolutionary activity-student protests, secret magazines and even an underground People's Radio which broadcasts news that the British want concealed. Sakina and her friends Zenobia and Mehul desperately want to be part of this struggle for freedom. But there is little that they are permitted to do. But at least, they are trying to do something useful, while their mothers are only running a cooking club ... The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

The Parrot Who Wouldn’t Talk & Other Stories

The Parrot Who Wouldn’t Talk & Other Stories PDF Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 8184750595
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 110

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‘I think everyone has at least one eccentric aunt or uncle in the family. I had more than one. My boyhood days were enlivened by their presence.’ India’s best-loved children’s writer Ruskin Bond introduces us to some of the most endearing and adorable characters he has ever written about—his grandfather, with his unusual ability to disguise himself as just about anyone; the eccentric Uncle Ken, with his knack for trouble; the stationmaster Mr. Ghosh and his amazing family; and the unforgettable Aunt Ruby and her hilarious encounter with a parrot! Heart-warming, funny and delightful, The Parrot Who Wouldn’t Talk and Other Stories features some old favourites as well as refreshingly new stories. Marked by Bond’s inimitable style and trademark humour, and embellished with lively illustrations, this book will be a firm favourite with children.

The Byculla Club, 1833-1916

The Byculla Club, 1833-1916 PDF Author: Samuel Townsend Sheppard
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Category : Bombay (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 242

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