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A Search For Excellence Has Brought To Readers Some Of The Best Stories Being Written In Indian Languages. To Celebrate The Crop Of The 90S, Katha Invited Five Giants Of Indian Cinema To Choose The Best For Us From 150 Award-Winning Stories From 15 Languages. The Best Of The Best Are Represented Here.
Believing the slander of his other wives, King Vikram of Avanti unjustly exiles Queen Shashikala to bear her child in a lonely forest fortress, with only her faithful maid Devaki for company. Devaki teaches the young prince, Thugsen, the arts of disguise and mimicry. When he grows up, Thugsen sets off to Avanti, determined to teach Vikram a lesson for being unfair to Shashikala. Soon, the kingdom of Avanti is plagued by a new trickster. The man is audacious enough to steal the necklaces right off the queens' necks and to fool the King. The stolen things are always returned and the King starts to wonder why the trickster is targeting him. In this folk-tale from Maharashtra, Thugsen gets justice for his mother in a most unusual way!
A collection of arresting short fiction in deft reader-friendly translations.
As The Nation Celebrates Its Fiftieth Year Of Independence, Katha Prize Stories Presents A Stunning, Often Electrifying, Perspective On The Plurality Of Experiences That Is India.
Anant Pai strode the Indian comics industry like a colossus. Using the comics format he told stories from mythology, history and literature to generations of children. Uncle Pai, as he was known, wanted Indian children to be familiar with their heritage. He believed that it helped build self-esteem and confidence. He also wanted to bring the children of this country together through stories. A chemical engineer by profession, Anant Pai gave up his job to follow his dream, a dream that led to the creation of Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle. Amar Chitra Katha pays tribute to its creator and traces the story of the man who left behind a legacy of learning and laughter.
The story book talks about Rabindranath Tagore, who rejected formal education and yet began a world-famous university. His poems were mocked for their colloquial language but they were adopted as anthems by two countries. Bengali society despaired of him until he was awarded the coveted Nobel Prize for Literature and a knighthood! Know more about this multi-faceted personality and get inspired.
Unconventional clothes and bobbed hair were not the only indications of Kalpana's zest for life - this spirited young girl from Karnal wanted to fly! Her intelligence was multi-faceted, her talents varied and her interests inspiring. The path she charted from her traditional home in Haryana to NASA's elite band of astronauts is the stuff of legends.
When Srinivasa Ramanujan was born in the small town of Kumbakonam in 1887, his parents did not suspect that he would grow up to be one of the most extraordinary people in the world. In fact, he was such a quiet child that they worried he would never speak. But Ramanujan's grandfather taught him to read, the little boy rapidly discovered a delight in learning, especially in mathematics. It was a delight that would shape his life and that of everyone he met. Ramanujan's short life was one of extremes, of shining mental exuberance and great poverty, of unrelenting hard work and of equally unrelenting illness. But his genius, his sheer enthusiasm and his fervor for mathematics never dimmed and his legacy lives on.
The infant heir son of the chieftain of Fort Ajinkya, escapes a political blood-bath which claims the lives of his parents. Whisked away by a quick-thinking nurse, he is raised by another local chieftain who is not aware of his identity. The child is named Veer Dhaval. Veer Dhaval's life takes a twist when he falls in love with his benefactor's daughter. But the other suitor for her hand is the wicked Chanda Varma, the murderer of his parents. This Amar Chitra Katha has been adapted from Nath Madhav's (1882-1928) famous Marathi novel, Veer Dhaval.
Indian Short Stories for Kids The fifth edition of the Bharatiya Katha Vaibhava series continues with its tales of gods and goddesses, sages and saints, kings and devotees. Indian short stories for kids highlights the rich cultural heritage of Bharat which is a must read for every growing child, teenager and adults alike. They illustrate the importance of inculcating faith and heroism in our lives, while being humble and devout. These interesting and informative stories will be a treat for both children and adults! Stories in Bharatiya Katha Vaibhava 5 Origin of Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatam 2. Bhima meets Hanuman 3. Dwelling for Lord Shiva! 4. Sri Sampat Lakshmi Vrata 5. Govardhana Girid...