Narrative text and accompanying photographs present the history, culture, and life-styles of children from India who have left their homeland to settle in other countries. Helps the reader understand how they are coping with their memories as well as their lives in new homes.
A brief discussion of the history, religion, daily life, and other facets of India's culture, covering the life and work of Gandhi, the Taj Mahal, Bollywood, and more, with photographs.
Based on true events in India in the 1970s, young Aani and the other women in her village defend their forest from developers by wrapping their arms around the trees, making it impossible to cut them down.
Thirteen-year-old Lakshmi leaves her poor mountain home in Nepal thinking that she is to work in the city as a maid only to find that she has been sold into the sex slave trade in India and that there is no hope of escape.
A biography of Mohandas Gandhi, discussing his early life in India, his move to England to study law, the incident in South Africa that set him on the path to developing his philosophy of nonviolent resistance, his leadership in trying to free India from British rule, and his assassination in 1948.
Contains twenty-seven essays in which the authors debate questions related to India and Pakistan, discussing the likelihood of nuclear war between the two nations, the status of human rights, the response of the world community to India and Pakistan, and the future of the countries.
Describes India's ancient inhabitants and chronicles the country's creation and history, covering such aspects as its religion, British rule, and the "Nehru-Gandhi dynasty." Also includes a section on notable Indian individuals.
