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Spring is here, and it's almost time for Holi, the Indian Festival of Colors. Siblings Mintoo and Chintoo are busy gathering flowers to make into colorful powders to toss during the festival. And when at last the big day comes, they gather with their friends, family, and neighbors for a vibrant celebration of fresh starts, friendship, forgiveness, and, of course, fun!
2) The archer
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Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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"Vidya, a rebellious young dancer and motherless daughter, comes of age in 1960s and 70s Bombay"--
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English
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"India, 1947. In a village in Bengal live three sisters, daughters of a well-respected doctor. Priya: intelligent and idealistic, resolved to follow in her father's footsteps and become a doctor though society frowns on it. Deepa: the beauty, determined to make a marriage that will bring her family joy and status. Jamini: devout, sharp-eyed, and a talented quiltmaker, with deeper passions than she reveals. Theirs is a home of love and safety, a refuge...
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PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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"Some inventions are so important to our daily life that it's hard to imagine what the world would be like without them. Even the simplest innovations can make a huge difference. For example, where would we be without shampoo? This innovative book introduces readers to amazing inventions and innovations from India that have shaped the world, from shampoo to decimals. Fun fact boxes offer cool bits of information. Beautiful full-color photographs will...
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English
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"A young Indian woman falsely rumored to have killed her husband finds a way to make her unfortunate reputation surprisingly useful--but complications arise when other village women seek her help offing their husbands--in this provocative, razor-sharp debut. "The Bandit Queens heralds a prodigious and sophisticated literary talent." Téa Obreht, New York Times bestselling author of Inland In the five years since her husband's disappearance, Geeta...
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Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"As nighttime falls over the city, two children visiting their grandparents in India find there's so much fun to be had! Whether it's listening to epic stories or observing rituals in the puja room, there are many moments that make this time together special"--Book jacket flap.
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Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"Four kids in Mumbai are brought together by circumstances at a broken down wall--one that will become a canvas for the picture of their lives in a place that both inspires and oppresses, indiscriminately and in equal measure."--
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English
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"Indra Nooyi, the trailblazing former CEO of PepsiCo, offers clear-eyed insight and a call to action for how our society can really blend work and family--and advance women--in the twenty-first century"--
The first woman of color and immigrant to run a Fortune 50 company, Nooyi transformed PepsiCo with a unique vision, a vigorous pursuit of excellence, and a deep sense of purpose. Now her memoir offers a firsthand view of a legendary career-- and...
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English
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Set in modern-day India, this evocative novel follows upper-middle-class Parsi housewife Sera Dubash and 65-year-old illiterate household worker Bhima as they make their way through life. Though separated by their stations in life, the two women share bonds of womanhood that prove far stronger than the divisions of class or culture.
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Satya House Publications
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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"I See the Sun in India is the ninth book in the award-winning I See the Sun series. Mila is a bright, happy young girl who shares a day in her life in Jaipur, India. She wakes to the sounds of peacocks outside the window of her home, a palace that has been in her family since the time of the rajas (kings). The story depicts the common activities of life that children will recognize, while simultaneously introducing the culture, language and colors...
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Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Organized as an ABC rhyming book, My First Book of Hindi Words incorporates common Hindi words into charming English-language rhymes, beginning with: "A is for akash. A sky so blue where little birds fly and big planes, too," and on through "Z is for zukhaam. Achoo! I sneeze. I must have a cold. Mama, hug me please!" Full-color pictures illustrate each word and allow even very young readers to make their first foray into India's official language....
14) The case of the reincarnated client: from the files of Vish Puri, India's most private investigator
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Vish Puri mystery volume 6
Publisher
Severn House Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When a young woman comes forward saying she's the reincarnation of Riya Kaur, a wife and mother who vanished during the bloody 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Puri is dismissive. He's busy enough dealing with an irate matrimonial client whose daughter is complaining about her groom's thunderous snoring. Puri's indomitable Mummy-ji however is adamant the client is genuine. How else could she so accurately describe under hypnosis Riya Kaur's life and final hours?...
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Acorn
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
Description
As the life-affirming medical drama set in India returns, Dr. Ruby Walker is still reeling following Gabriel's shock departure, and then she's dealt another blow when her father is diagnosed with cancer. Two new doctors join the Good Karma team, while Greg and Lydia's relationship is threatened by the possibility of marriage.
16) Leaving home
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New Day Films
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Leaving home is what most of us do -- eventually. It's different for Renu. Will she fulfill her dreams of leaving her village home to become a teacher in the big city? Most of India's 1.2 billion people live in villages. This documentary is about one of these villages, 100 miles north of Delhi, with prime focus on Renu and her coming-of-age. Leaving Home is about rural life, castes, marriage, weddings, family, motherhood, fatherhood--and change. And,...
17) Trishna
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English
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Trishna lives with her family in a village in Rajasthan and works in a resort to help pay the family bills. Jay is the wealthy son of a property developer. When Jay takes up managing resorts, he meets Trishna and wins her affection. They move to Mumbai, but problems arise when his deep family bond threatens their bliss.
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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"A stunning debut novel, a modern-day King Lear set in contemporary India: the tale of a battle for power within a turbulent family, for status within a nation in a constant state of transformation, and for the love and respect of a father disappearing into dementia Jivan Singh, the bastard scion of the Devraj family returns to his New Delhi childhood home at the age of twenty-three after fifteen years in the United States. His arrival coincides with...
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