A moving tale of self-discovery, rich with fascinating stories and imaginary characters
Vasu Master, recently retired from his job in a local school, allows himself to revisit the past and imaginatively discover the nature of teaching, teacher and pupil. This process of self-discovery is speeded up by the arrival of Mani, who cannot-or will not-speak. Vasu Master tells the reticent child one fantastic story after the other as he faces up to the biggest challenge of his life: can he teach (or heal) Mani?
Using fantasy, fable and a host of wonderfully imagined characters, Githa Hariharan creates a richly textured work that eloquently explores the human condition, and the underlying principles of all human action.
Gripping and insightful stories on the modern Indian condition
Twenty stories of contemporary Indian life that demonstrate the range of Hariharan’s writing, executed with a precision of style and magical imagery. Sometimes comic (yet tinged with sadness) as in the much-anthologized ‘The Remains of the Feast’ where an old woman near the end of her life suddenly feels the urge to sample all the food she has been forbidden; sometimes with a twist as in ‘Gajar Halwa’ where Chellamma, a servant girl from a small-town family, finally understands what makes a big city work; sometimes moving as in ‘The Reprieve’, these stories never fail to surprise and delight.
Guru Nanak’s Japji contains the quintessence of Sikh religious thought and philosophy. This analysis weaves Japji into an integrated essay to make a more explicit understanding of the theme. The appendices also contain translations of Rahiras, Sohila and Ardas.
This collection of bestselling books Dhanda, Rokda and Paiso brings together renowned journalists Shobha Bondre, Nikhil Inamdar and Maya Bathija who delve into how empires such as Emami, Diamand Nagar and Embassy Group were built. These wonderful accounts show us the people behind these hugely successful companies and the entrepreneurial spirit and characteristics inherent to each community.
‘Highly readable . . . Nifty storytelling’ Business Standard
‘Well-structured and engaging . . . Each of these extraordinary stories has elements of some of the characteristic Sindhi ways of doing business’ Hindustan Times
‘Inamdar’s book offers a good insight into the ways of this remarkable community’ Business Standard
Learn how to chant OM
from the comfort of home,
with a curious gnome
and his magical comb
When a gnome called Om receives a shiny comb on his birthday, little does he know that he’s going to learn an important lesson. Om the Gnome and the Chanting Comb unpacks the magic behind the beautiful sound of OM through words and illustrations that are both exquisite and inclusive. Read this book out loud to help your young ones feel light and free.
‘What does it mean to pray?’
the moon once asked the sun.
The sun smiled and replied,
‘I’d like to show you, come.’
Praying can come in all shapes and sizes. Some people pray in temples, while others meditate.
Travel with the sun and the moon in this heartfelt picture book to find out how people from different cultures and faiths pray. Read Sunrise, Moonrise aloud to spark a discussion with your young ones about the meaning of prayer and what it can do for us.
Do idioms intimidate you? Do you find proverbs problematic? Do you look at words and go ‘What on earth does that mean?’? Is punctuation a pain? English can be a funny language, but it is actually pretty fun to learn too! The Fun with English series focuses on all the strange, silly, unusual and fun things that are part of the English language. You’ll never think of words, proverbs, idioms and punctuation as boring again once you’ve had fun with English! For ages 7+.
This box set contains all six titles in the series. Get ready for some fun and (word) games!
Punctuation is just a big word for a lot of little dots and dashes! If you’ve ever been confused by commas, semicolons, colons, periods and all the rest, get ready to learn how easy they can be. This book is jam-packed full of great activities for you to learn and practise using punctuation. For ages 7+.
Learning what sound goes with what letter can help you rhyme and make listening to and speaking in English a whole lot of fun. This book is jam-packed with fun activities for you to learn and practise listening and speaking using the right letter sounds.
Words, words, words. Words that sound the same and mean different things or mean the same thing but sound different; words that are noises and words that have silent letters…there are just so many different kinds of words in English! This book is jam-packed with fun activities for you to learn and practise using new and interesting words.
