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SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Rupa Publications India
• By : Priyanka Pradhan
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2020
  
• Pages : 168 pages
  
• Weight : ‎‎136 g
  
• Size : 12.9 x 1.07 x 19.8 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 9390356709
  
• ISBN-13 : ‎978-9390356706
  

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Award-winning writer Priyanka Pradhan takes you on a journey into the Himalayas through its stories. You’ll find tales of snow leopards and mountain ghouls, bagpiping girls and itchy herbs, and stories even as old as 500 years! See the beautiful state of Uttarakhand, resplendent in its colourful customs and traditional costumes, taste the sweet-sour wild berries, feel the chilly autumn wind on your skin and smell the musky pine forests, in seventeen stories. Welcome to the mountains.

A collection of twenty-five traditional tales from India, including folk tales, Jataka stories, and regional legends.

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• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By: Sir Richard F. Burton (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 1988
• Pages :  884 pages 
• Size : 14 x 3.7 x 21.5 cm
  
• ISBN-10: 817224052X
  
• ISBN-13: 978-8172240523

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These tales comprise of fantasy and a whimsical plot arrangement, the story goes thus: Shahryar, king of India, inflamed with jealousy by his wife's infidelity and wanton ways, executes her. After which he resolves to take revenge on all womankind. Hence, each night after having betrothed a beautiful girl, kills her the next morning. A stage comes when there is no eligible woman left for him (with many having fled his kingdom) except the daughter of his Wazir, Shahrazad. The Wazir, having no choice, gives his daughter to king Shahryar. Shahrazad, a beautiful but shrewd girl, learns of the king's fondness for enchanting stories. Thus, she begins telling him one every night, keeping the climax in abeyance. Eager to know the outcome of the story's ending, King Shahryar condones the killing everyday. Eventually, after a thousand and one nights, King Shahryar is cured of his euphoria and Shahrazad in turn bears him three children.

SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By: Charles (Author), Mary Lamb (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2008
• Pages :  276 pages 
• Size : 14 x 1.6 x 21.6 cm
  
• ISBN-10: 8179928322
  
• ISBN-13: 978-8179928325

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William Shakespeare (1564-1616), a poet and playwright, is acknowledged as the greatest writer and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He excels in plot, poetry and wit and his talent encompasses the great tragedies of Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth as well as the moving history plays and the comedies such as a midsummer night's dream, the Taming of the Shrew and as you like. It with their magical combination of humour, ribaldry and tenderness.

SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Amar Chitra Katha
• By : Anant Pai
• Cover : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 2008
• Pages : 96
• Weight : 210 gm
• Size : 8 x 10 x 1.8 inches
• ISBN-10: 8189999850
• ISBN-13: 978-8189999858

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About the Author

Anant Pai or Uncle Pai, as he is popularly known as, was born on 17th September, 1929, in Karkala, Karnataka. He is the founder of the popular comic series Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle. He propagated the tales of Indian mythology and folk among the children through comic books. Some of his other works include Ramu and Shamu, Little Raji, Funland and Rekha. He has been awarded with several prestigious awards in his lifetime. He died on 24th February, 2011.

SPECIFICATION:

Publisher :  Amar Chitra Katha
By :    Anant Pai
Cover : Paperback
Language : English 
Pages : 96 pages
Weight : 180 Gram
Size : ‎ 14 x 1 x 22 cm
ISBN-10 : 8189999850
ISBN-13 : ‎ 978-8189999858
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 12 years

The vast ocean of stories that influenced storytelling the world over 'The Kathasaritasagara' is said to have been compiled by a Kashmiri Saivite Brahmin called Somadeva in AD 1070, although the date has not been conclusively established. Legend has it that Somadeva composed the Kathasaritasagara for Queen Suryavati, wife of King Anantadeva who ruled Kashmir in the eleventh century. The stories in this book are retold from ten of the eighteen books of the original Kathasaritasagara. The most remarkable feature of the Kathasaritasagara is that unlike other texts of the time, it offers no moral conclusions, no principles to live by and is throughout a celebration of earthly life. The tale of Naravahanadatta, the prince of the vidyadharas, the sky-dwellers with magical powers, comprises the main narrative and is used as an outer frame to introduce the stories in the text. Promiscuous married women and clever courtesans, imbecile Brahmins, incompetent kings and wise ministers, wicked mendicants and holy ascetics, cursed men and men who are granted boons, evil non-human creatures and friendly magical beings, all jostle for attention in Arshia Sattar’s masterful translation of this timeless collection of tales.

Balarama, Krishna’s elder brother, shared all the antics, adventures and deeds of glory of

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SPECIFICATION:

Publisher : Amar Chitra Katha Private Limited
By :    Subba Rao
Cover : Paperback
Language : English
Pages : 32 pages
Reading age ‏ : ‎  0- 10 years
Weight : 80 gram
Size : 16.99 x 0.23 x 24.41 cm
ISBN-10 : 8189999354
ISBN-13 :  978-8189999353

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Goddess Durga is the fierce form of Devi who, as Shakti, is considered the personification of Universal energy. According to the Devi Bhagavata, the universe is but her manifestation. The worship of Durga is believed to be more than 4,000 years old in India.

 

 

SPECIFICATION:

Publisher :  Amar Chitra Katha Pvt. Ltd
By :     Anant Pai
Cover : Paperback
Language : English 
Pages : 96 pages
Weight : 204 Gram
Size : ‎ 14 x 1 x 22 cm
ISBN-10 : 818482078X
ISBN-13 : 978-8184820782
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12 years

SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Amar Chitra Katha
• By : Anant Pai
• Cover : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 2008
• Pages : 96
• Weight : 240 gm
• Size : 8 x 10 x 1.8 inches
• ISBN-10: 818482078X
• ISBN-13: 978-8184820782

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Collection of the following titles: Hanuman, Hanuman to the Rescue, Bheema and Hanuman

About the Author

Anant Pai, born in 1929, was the founder of Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle, and was also a specialist in personality development. Pai is the author of Famous Scientists, How To Develop Self-confidence, and Bhagawat: The Krishna Avatar. The author completed his dual degree in Physics, Chemistry, and Chemical Technology from Bombay University. After graduation, he worked as a Junior Executive at The Times of India s books division. He once saw a quiz contest in which children couldn t answer questions on Indian mythology.

Lord Krishna is one of the most endearing deities of Indian mythology and is considered to be one of the avatars of the Lord Vishnu. Goddess Lakshmi, the consort of Lord Vishnu, was born upon earth as his companion during his many incarnations.

Krishna is, at times, the simple cowherd indulging the milkmaids in playful banter. At other times, he is the supreme intellectual – engaged in the exposition of the Gita philosophy. Krishna’s beguiling childish pranks and his dignified wisdom have, in turn influenced the Hindu consciousness for centuries.

This Amar Chitra Katha special issue brings to you three charming tales of the invincible Lord Krishna. The first tale encapsulates Krishna’s romantic marriage with Rukmini, the beautiful and viruous princess of Vidarbha who gives her heart of Krishna when she hears of his great deeds. Rukmini is said to be the earthly incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi. How he whisks her off under the very noses of his stunned enemies and subsequent battle of the two sides is wonderfully narrated in this story.

The second story in this volume is about Krishna, the child. He particularly appeals to children because unlike and other deity he is, in fact, one among them. Young Krishna is mischievous, naughty and bubbling with enthusiasm. This powerful human element is the secret to Krishna’s universal popularity.

The third title narrates the story of Krishna when he was falsely accused of stealing the syamantaka gem that belonged to Prince Satrajit of Dwarka. To save his honour, Krishna goes into the jungle on a frantic hunt for the gem. A great adventure follows where Krishna duels with a mighty bear for 28 days and wins two new brides.