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The House Of Death
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Satyajit Ray
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- Description: A mysterious incident in Nepal. A dead body on the beaches of Puri. A murder in an abandoned house… The search for a valuable scroll leads Feluda and his friends to a strange case of characters, and perhaps the most chilling case Feluda has ever been faced with. For among D.G.Sen, the collector of scrolls, his son Mahim, his secretary Nishit, the wildlife photographer Bilas Majumdar and the astrologer Laxman Bhattacharya, there is a cold-blooded criminal, and he must be stopped before it is too late… Feluda’s twelve greatest adventures are now available in special Puffin editions. This is the eleventh book in the series.
The Girl Who Was a Forest: Janaki Ammal
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Lavanya Karthik
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- Description: Janaki dreams of a secret world, far from the rigid rules of her town. This is the story of how nature shows her the way to it. A delightfully illustrated short biography that will inspire young readers.
Saral Kahaniyan
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Premchand 'Mahesh'
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The Boy Who Played with Light: Satyajit Ray
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Lavanya Karthik
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- Description: Before Satyajit Ray became a world-famous film maker, he was a little boy who saw many things in the shadows. A delightfully illustrated short biography that will inspire young readers.
Mujhe Sikhati Meri Nani (Balgeet)
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Bhavna Shekhar
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The Girl Who Climbed Mountains: Bachendri Pal
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Lavanya Karthik
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- Description: Before Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to climb Mt Everest, she was a little girl with dreams as big as the sky.
Arab Ki Kahaniyan
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2285,2659
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- Description: मानवीय सद्भाव और जिज्ञासा देश-देशांतर की सभी नीति कथाओं का आधार होता है। अरब की कहानियाँ भी कुछ ऐसी ही हैं जो मानवीय अनुभवों का विस्तृत संसार समेटे हुए हैं। पुस्तक में कहानी कटे हुए सिर की, न्याय, बुद्धिमान ख़लीफ़ा, चोर, वचन, तीन बुद्धिमान बूढ़े, काज़ी का फ़ैसला, झूठी क़सम, कठिन समस्या और कंजूस जैसी महत्त्वपूर्ण कहानियाँ संकलित हैं। किशोर वय पाठकों के लिए यह एक रोचक पुस्तक है
Trouble In Gangtok
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Satyajit Ray
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- Description: Feluda and Topshe are on vacation in picturesque Gangtok when they stumble upon the mysterious murder of a business executive. There are many suspects-the dead man’s business partner Sasadhar Bose, the long-haired foreigner Helmut, the mysterious Dr Vaidya, perhaps even the timid Mr Sarkar. Feluda unravels the knotty case with his usual aplomb and tracks the criminal down in a far-flung monastery.
The Chowpatty Cooking Club
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Lubaina Bandukwala
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- Description: 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 series complements school textbooks about the independence movement. As the stories are told from a child’s point of view, these stories bring the facts of the independence movement to vivid life in settings all over the country—and inspire each reader to engage with the idea of India.
Emperor's Ring
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Satyajit Ray
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- Description: The first novel to feature the master sleuth Feluda and his teenaged assistant Topshe, this tale is full of adventure, mystery and intrigue. Feluda and Topshe are on holiday in Lucknow when a priceless Mughal ring is stolen. Feluda begins to investigate the case and finds himself hot on the trail of a devious criminal. The hunt for the ring takes them to Laxmanjhoola, and a deadly encounter with a python in a log cabin.
Forsaking Paradise
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Abdul Ghani Sheikh
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- Description: Written by one of the foremost Urdu writers on Ladakh, the northern-most region of India affected by war and tourism. Capturing Ladakh with images and people, this book makes for interesting reading.
A Sailor Called Wet Paint and Other Secret Stories from History
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Nandini Nayar
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- Description: What can a lady in a thin sari do to survive in COLD England? How will a ship's crew RETURN home without any money? When did the young ayah last see her OWN family? And why, oh why, did the sailor write WET PAINT in a young girl's diary? Nannies and sailors taken 4,000 miles away to England to work...it's the same SORRY tale. Often ABANDONED, they have to find their own way across the sea, back home to India! It's upsetting. It's shocking. It's breaking our hearts. What are we to DO? Well, here are stories – a whole SHEAF of them about – AYAHS in a foreign land and the Indian crew of LASCARS on ships, questioning why the British don't treat these people kindly. Asking to give them the home, the care and the freedom they deserve. But is ANYONE listening? Are YOU?
Mystery of the Elephant God
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Satyajit Ray
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- Description: In Varanasi during the Durga Puja, a valuable statuette of Ganesh is stolen from the famous Ghoshal household. Before he can recover it, Feluda has to face the arch-villain Maganlal Meghraj, solve a murder case, and unmask a fraud sadhu. One of Feluda’s most hair-raising adventures, this case puts all his skills to the test.
Tim Cook
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Ashish Mishra
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यह कहानी उस इन्सान की है, जिसने स्टीव जॉब्स के साथ और CEO रूप में उसके बाद एप्पल
को नयी उड़ान और नया आसमान दिया.
टिम कुक
कुछ से बहुत कुछ
टिम कुक कहते हैं कि आप सबकुछ नहीं कर सकते, लेकिन ईश्वर ने आपको जितनी क्षमता दी
है उससे किसी एक क्षेत्र में अमिट छाप छोड़ सकते हैं। इसमें ज़रूरत है तो स्वप्न, शिद्दत,
मेहनत और धैर्य की। टिम की यह कहानी बताती है कि इस संसार की महानतम चीजें इन्हीं
गुणों से होती हैं। टिम ने अपनी माँ के साथ दूकान में काम किया। अख़बार में काम किया।
कॉम्पैक में काम किया और फिर दुनिया की अग्रगामी कम्पनी के CEO बन गये।
इसमें एक नायक का संघर्ष, उसका समय और पिछले दशकों में तकनीक में आये बदलावों का
पूरा परिदृश्य उभरता है।
Mor Bagh Ki Maina
- Author Name:
Naiyer Masud +1
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- Description: Work is on in full swing at the Royal Peacock Garden to install a Wondrous Cage that will house forty talking hill mynas. Soon, the Cage and its lively, twittering occupants are entrusted to Kale Khanís care. But he steals a myna for his little motherless daughter, who has long been asking him for one. What lies in store for Kale Khan ... and the beautiful historic city of Lucknow?
The Girl Who Loved to Sing: Teejan Bai
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Lavanya Karthik
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- Description: Before Teejan Bai became a world-renowned singer, she was a little girl who had to fight for her freedom to sing. A delightfully illustrated short biography that will inspire young readers.
Hans Aur Rajkumari
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Sumitranandan Pant
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Witty Stories of Akbar & Birbal
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Ridhima Sharma
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Totaram
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Shri Krishna
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The Boys Who Created Malgudi: R.K. Narayan and R.K. Laxman
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Lavanya Karthik
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- Description: Narayan loved words, while Doodu loved to draw. This is the story of how two brothers created the immortal town of Malgudi. A delightfully illustrated short biography that will inspire young readers.
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