india

On the day that Maya and her father arrive in India from Canada to bring her mother's ashes to their final resting place, Indira Gandhi is assassinated. In the chaos Maya loses her father and she must trust a young man, Sandeep, to help her find her father.

A complex, compelling, and beautifully rounded portrait of one of the monumnental figures of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Bhima, a domestic servant in the household of Sera Dubash, an upper-class Parsi housewife, develops a bond with her employer over the course of many years as they both suffer through abusive marriages, loss, and disappointments, but their friendship still cannot overcome the restrictions of class and money.

Examines the experience of teens in India, looking at a typical day, what happens in school, family life, holidays, work, and entertainment. Includes photographs, a glossary, and a historical time line.

A biography of the woman who founded the Self Employed Women's Association, which gives women in India financial and political power.

Under the banyan tree--The fish supper --Lambikin--Tiger, Brahman and jockal-The story of Prince Sobur--Camel gets his own back--An ambitious mouse--(etc.).