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Gandhi

the years that changedthe world, 1914-1948
A biography of Mahatma Gandhi that focuses on his years after leaving South Africa and his struggle to deliver India from British rule.

Secret keeper

In 1974 when her father leaves New Delhi, India, to seek a job in New York, Ashi, a tomboy at the advanced age of sixteen, feels thwarted in the home of her extended family in Calcutta where she, her mother, and sister must stay, and when her father dies before he can send for them, they must remain with their relatives and observe the old-fashioned traditions that Ashi hates.

Mohandas Gandhi

Explores the life of Mohandas Gandhi, civil disobedience and freedom rights activist.
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Mahatma Gandhi

march to independence
"Mahatma Gandhi's commitment to peace and nonviolent resistance helped to secure India's independence, and came at a great personal cost. Gandhi's writings and protests, including the famed 1930 Salt March, have served as a blueprint for activists who recognize the power of peaceful protest. This book reveals Gandhi's story and includes historical information about Gandhi's effect on India and South Africa"--Amazon.com.
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The secret kingdom

Nek Chand, a changing India, and a hidden world of art
2018
"Documents the story of how artist Nek Chand, in the aftermath of the partition of India in 1947, created the Rock Garden of Chandigarh, using stockpiled castoff construction materials and debris, as a tribute to the village of his youth"--OCLC.
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Mahatma Gandhi

fighting for Indian independence
Readers will learn about the Mahatma, Great soul in peasant's garb, often in his own words, as well as the philosophy of truth and nonviolence that would later inspire Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., and other rebels with a cause for ages to come.
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Recipe and craft guide to India

2011
Contains ten recipes for appetizers, main courses, desserts, and drinks drawn from throughout India, and provides instructions for ten traditional craft projects, including a flower garland, block print, and henna tattoos.
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Pink sari revolution

a tale of women and power in India
Examines the true story of Indian woman Sampat Pal, founder of the "Gulabi Gang," a gang of nearly ten thousand women in India who rebel against the traditional chauvinism of India by wearing pink saris and officiating marriages of love, not of parental arrangement.
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Ants among elephants

an untouchable family and the making of modern India
Born into the Indian untouchable class, but possessing the rare gift of a higher education, Sujatha Gidla travels to India to interview her family about the sociopolitical forces that helped shape her family history. From her uncles' political allegiances to her mother's difficulty living in the caste system, Gidla recounts testimonies from first-hand accounts of what life is like in India as an untouchable.
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Girls burn brighter

2018
Tells the story of a bond between two girls from India who are driven apart by circumstances but relentless in their search for one another.
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