india

Relates how the powerful ruler of India, King Asoka, came to give up the ways of war and to rule his empire with love.

Explores daily life in ancient India, covering such aspects as homes, clothing, food, and religions; and includes step-by-step instructions for fifteen projects related to Indian culture.

Tintin accompanies an eccentric Egyptologist, Dr. Sarcophagus, as he searches for the lost tomb of the Pharaoh Kih-Oskh. When Dr. Sarcophagus disappears, Tintin finds a clue that leads him to India in an attempt to help his new friend before it is too late.

Eleven-year-old Gopal and his family leave their rural Indian village to live with his uncle in Mumbai, but when they arrive his father goes missing and Gopal ends up locked in a sweatshop from which there is no escape.

A collection of two short stories by Rudyard Kipling that includes notes about key elements of the stories.

Examines the history of India, looks at the political, social, economic, and environmental changes that have taken place in the country since the late twentieth century, and discusses India's changing relationship with the national community.

Discusses the history of ancient India.

Explores the culture of ancient India through a look at its people, discussing the lives of Brahman priests, members of royalty, government leaders and warriors, farmers and merchants, servants, laborers, craftspeople, outcastes and slaves, and poets and playwrights, and explains how historians learn about ancient civilizations.

When twelve-year-old Seema moves to Iowa City with her parents and younger sister, she leaves friends and family behind in her native India but gradually begins to feel at home in her new country.

A moral allegory, set in ancient India, about one soul's quest for the ultimate answer to the enigma of man's role in this world. The hero, Siddhartha, undergoes a series of experiences to emerge in a state of peace and wisdom.