Miracles For The Maharaja Meandering Magicians Series Book Iii

Author : Aditi Krishnakumar
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-09
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9789354928932

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Miracles for the Maharaja (Meandering Magicians Series Book III) by Aditi Krishnakumar Pdf

Something strange is afoot in the kingdom of Pür. The most favoured suitor at Princess Vasundhara's swayamvara has disappeared ... A reclusive sorceress has emerged from the Eastern Isles ... The Inter-Realm Ambassador is furious ... A long-lost stone with dark powers must be found ... The Sprites are preparing for rebellion ... When dignitaries from all the Mortal Realms-and a few from the Inter-Realm-gather in Rajgir for a stressful swayamvara, only mayhem can ensue! Can Meenakshi and Kalban uncover Tara the Starchaser's dark legacy and prevent a war between the Realms? Book III in the Meandering Magicians series

Author : Aditi Krishnakumar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-16
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9387103056

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The Magicians of Madh by Aditi Krishnakumar Pdf

Something strange is afoot at the Royal Academy of Science, Magic and the Arts ... A standing statue sits down with a meditative smile ... A demigod is caught smuggling the Nectar of Immortality into the Mortal Realm ... Traders in Madh find their goods have been turned into djinn gold ... An illegal portal into the Inter-Realm has opened and no one knows who has done it ... A strange creature has been sighted in the vaults under the Academy ... Will Meenakshi and Kalban be able to get to the bottom of it all before the creature in the vault gets too powerful to control? Or is this a cover for something much more sinister-something that will destroy the city of Madh?

Author : Lina Ashar
Publisher : Random House India
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-16
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9788184003628

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Who Do You Think You're Kidding? by Lina Ashar Pdf

The twenty-first century is a tough place for a child. The competition is razor-edged, the temptations myriad. Gone are the days when children played catch in the neighbourhood, ate what they were given, and went to bed by 9. Now it’s all about staying ahead of the game, being in the know, having the latest gizmos. How does one then raise a happy and well-rounded child amid the pressures of this new age? In Who Do You Think You’re Kidding? acclaimed educationist Lina Ashar shows you how to: • prepare your child for a competitive new world by choosing what they want to study • shift focus from book-based studying to creative higher education • deal with adolescence • discover your child’s true potential. Based on her experiences and research, as a parent and teacher, this book will equip Indian parents with the right tools to guide their children on the right path.

Author : Saadat Hasan Manto
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9789352140350

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My Name is Radha by Saadat Hasan Manto Pdf

A bohemian and an iconoclast, the figure of Saadat Hasan Manto looms large over the literature of the Indian subcontinent. We know of his stories on the horrors of Partition and the struggles of prostitutes. But neither Partition nor prostitution gave birth to the genius of Manto. They only furnished him with an occasion to reveal the truth of the human condition. My Name Is Radha is a path-breaking edition of stories which delves deep into Manto’s creative world, and refreshingly brings into focus Manto the writer rather than Manto the commentator. Muhammad Umar Memon’s inspired selection of Manto’s best-known stories along with those less talked about, and his precise and elegant translation showcase an astonishing writer being true to his calling. ‘The undisputed master of the modern Indian short story’ Salman Rushdie ‘An errant genius’ The Hindu

Author : Zuni Chopra
Publisher : Random House India
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789385990922

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The House that Spoke by Zuni Chopra Pdf

Fourteen-year-old Zoon Razdan is witty, intelligent and deeply perceptive. She also has a deep connection with magic. She was born into it. The house that she lives in is fantastical—life thrums through its wooden walls—and she can talk to everything in it, from the armchair and the fireplace to the books, pipes and portraits! But Zoon doesn’t know that her beloved house once contained a terrible force of darkness that was accidentally let out by one of its previous owners. And when the darkness returns, more powerful and malevolent than ever, it is up to her to take her rightful place as the Guardian of the house, and subsequently, Kashmir.

Author : Aditi Krishnakumar
Publisher : Duckbill
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0143451960

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Murder in Melucha by Aditi Krishnakumar Pdf

Something strange is afoot at the Lotus Palace. A guest is murdered after a boring state banquet ... A secret room full of scorpions is found ... A cloaked stranger passes on information ... Every marble statue seems to hold a secret ... In Melucha, children's alphabet books teach that H is for hemlock, so it is no particular surprise when someone is found murdered. But in a city where everyone has devious and twisted motives, and dire plans, it is not easy for Meenakshi and Kalban to find the murderer. In this sequel to the acclaimed The Magicians of Madh, Aditi Krishnakumar pulls off another delightful romp, full of mystery, humour and hilarious predicaments.

Author : Nasreen Jahan
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788184757644

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The Woman Who Flew by Nasreen Jahan Pdf

Winner of the Philips Literary Award in Bangladesh The Woman Who Flew (Urukkoo) tells the story of Nina, a young woman who moves from small-town Bangladesh to the megacity of Dhaka, where she soon finds herself divorced, bereaved of her newborn and trapped in a mundane existence. Hungry for fresh air, Nina strikes up a friendship with her mother’s handsome ex-lover, Irfan, who encourages her to paint again. But as Nina tugs at her chains, her sexually confused ex-husband, Rezaul, insinuates himself back into her life, leaving her pregnant . . . Intense, edgy and tinged with rage, The Woman Who Flew lays bare the inner world of a woman beating her wings against a hostile, conservative landscape.

Author : Aditi Krishnakumar
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9789354923296

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That Year at Manikoil by Aditi Krishnakumar Pdf

Madras, 1944 While World War II rages in Europe and the Japanese army draws closer to India, Raji and her sisters are sent off with their mother to stay in Manikoil, her mother's family village. But with her brother now a soldier in the British Indian Army and refugees fleeing from Malaya, Burma and other eastern countries back to India, Manikoil is no longer the peaceful haven it once was. And while there is hope of Independence in the air, Raji is uncertain whether it will come to pass-and what it will truly mean for her and her family. The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

Author : Amita Sarin
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9788184750065

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Akbar and Birbal by Amita Sarin Pdf

Mango trees are court witnesses Magical sticks identify thieves Birbal must take a trip to heaven The friendship between Emperor Akbar and his minister Birbal created history—and some delightful stories! The tales of Akbar and Birbal have been passed on from generation to generation, enthralling young and old listeners alike. This book brings together a selection of these stories, along with fascinating historical details about the Mughal court, the emperor and his witty courtier. With well-researched introductions to each aspect of Mughal life, Amita Sarin recreates Akbar’s court in all its grandeur and vitality. The stories in this collection are both amusing and thought-provoking, both historical and timeless.

Author : Aditi Krishnakumar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Antiquities
ISBN : 9811131740

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Codex by Aditi Krishnakumar Pdf

Author : John Lockwood Kipling
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547314110

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Beast and Man in India by John Lockwood Kipling Pdf

This book presents a comprehensive account of the popular animals and birds used and abused by humans from the times of kings and queens until recent times in India. After immense research, the author describes the culture and traditions of the place along with the myths attached to certain practices. In addition, the book includes simple yet beautiful illustrations that complement the narrative beautifully.

Author : Vikram Seth
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Authors, English
ISBN : 014310408X

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Two Lives by Vikram Seth Pdf

Vikram Seth'S Captivating Book Is The Story Of A Century And Of A Love Affair Across A Racial Divide Shanti Behari Seth Was Born On The Eighth Day Of The Eighth Month In The Eighth Year Of The Twentieth Century; He Died Two Years Before Its Close. He Was Brought Up In India In The Late Years Of The Raj, And Was Sent By His Family In The 1930S To Berlin Though He Could Not Speak A Word Of German To Study Medicine And Dentistry. It Was Here, Before He Migrated To Britain, That Shanti'S Path First Crossed That Of His Future Wife. Henny Gerda Caro Was Also Born In 1908, In Berlin, To A Jewish Family, Cultured, Patriotic And Intensely German. When The Family Decided To Have Shanti As A Lodger, Henny S First Reaction Was, 'Don'T Take The Black Man!' But A Friendship Flowered, And When Henny Fled Hitler'S Germany For England, Just One Month Before The War Broke Out, She Was Met At Victoria Station By The Only Person She Knew In The Country: Shanti. Vikram Seth, Their Great-Nephew From India, Arrived In This Childless Couple'S Life As A Teenage Student. Now He Has Woven Together The Astonishing Story Of Shanti And Henny, And The Result Is An Extraordinary Tapestry Of India, The Third Reich And The Second World War, Auschwitz And The Holocaust, Israel And Palestine, Postwar Germany And 1970S Britain. Two Lives Is Both A History Of A Violent Country Seen Through The Eyes Of Two Survivors As Well As An Intimate Portrait Of Their Friendship, Marriage And Abiding Yet Complex Love. Part Biography, Part Memoir, Part Meditation On Our Times, This Is The True Tale Of Two Remarkable Lives A Masterful Telling From One Of Our Greatest Living Writers. Click Here To See Vikram Seth'S Microsite

Author : Buddhisagar
Publisher : Penguin Enterprise
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0143454390

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Karnali Blues by Buddhisagar Pdf

Karnali Blues, by Buddhisagar, is the most widely read Nepali novel to have appeared in the last twenty years. As it recounts the evolution of a father-son relationship-a son's search for approval, a father's small acts of kindness and forgiveness, a son's fears for his father's dignity as his fortunes and faculties begin to fail-the reader is deeply drawn into young Brisha Bahadur's world. His father is kind and idealistic; his mother, though she is kind too, is often frustrated and irascible. The characters in this book are some of the most carefully drawn and authentic in all of Nepali literature. In a backwater district of a country about to undergo radical social, political and cultural change, Brisha's dreams, his games and his mischief, his loves, his hopes and his fears come alive. Translated from the Nepali by Michael Hutt, this highly original piece of work, with the simplicity of its language and its emotional range, holds the power to take your breath away. Its principal themes-the love between a son and his father, the joys and sorrows of childhood, the daily struggle for survival-are universal, and will resonate with readers the world over.

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9788184752878

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Escape from Java and other Tales of Danger by Ruskin Bond Pdf

Join intrepid heroes and dauntless heroines in their quest for survival against earthquakes, fire, floods and bombs! Live life on the edge with five stories of danger and adventure. Flee with Romi as he rides his cycle straight into the river to get away from a fearsome forest fire; listen in to Ruth’s hair-raising story of escape from rioting sepoys during the uprising of 1857; read about the author’s miraculous flight from Java as Japanese planes bombard the city; witness the havoc wreaked by the deadliest earthquake ever in Rakesh’s town, Shillong; and watch Sita combat a fatal flood. Written in Ruskin Bond’s inimitable style, with doses of humour and excitement, these extraordinary stories are simply unputdownable.

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9788184754551

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The Hidden Pool by Ruskin Bond Pdf

Ruskin Bond's first novel for children in a whole new look! Laurie, an English boy in a small hill town in India, strikes up an unlikely friendship with Anil, the son of a local cloth merchant, and Kamal, an orphan who sells buttons and shoelaces but dreams of going to college. One day the three discover a secret pool on the mountainside, and it is there that they plan their greatest escapade yet—a trek to the Pindari Glacier, where no one from their town has gone before. This newly illustrated edition of Bond’s magical tale of camaraderie and adventure is sure to win over yet another generation of readers.