Once Upon a Diwali
Once Upon a Diwali

Author: Anita Mishra

Publisher: Soaring Kite Books

Published: 2024-08-06

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 1958372471

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Riya loves Diwali for the tasty treats but not the darkness and loud fireworks. Can Riya be brave and find a way to celebrate Diwali with her family without being scared? Presented as a 'Once Upon a Time' bedtime story, children will learn the origin of Diwali and how it came to be a celebration of light over darkness and good over evil. Diwali is a five-day long celebration beginning from purchasing silver and gold items, to decorating the home with lights and candles, to preparing baked goods and visiting friends and family, to ending the holiday with fireworks and a celebration of siblings. Anita Mishra and Diah Chakraborty join together to represent their respective cultures as Diwali, or the Festival of Lights, is celebrated around the world and across various religions including Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and Buddhists.

Binny's Diwali
Binny's Diwali

Author: Thrity Umrigar

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2020-09-01

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1338676288

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Binny woke up happy but nervous. It was her day to share about Diwali, the Festival of Lights! Binny is excited to talk to her class about her favorite holiday. But she struggles to find the words.Taking a deep breath, she tells her classmates about the fireworks that burst like stars in the night sky, leaving streaks of gold and red and green. She shares with them delicious pedas and jalebis. And she shows them clay lamps, called diyas, which look so pretty all the children ooh and aah.Featuring a heartwarming story by Thrity Umrigar, enchanting illustrations by Nidhi Chanani, and detailed information about the Hindu festival of lights, Binny's Diwali is a holiday treat.

Once Upon A Blink
Once Upon A Blink

Author: Pujith Gayon

Publisher: The Alcove Publishers

Published: 2024-04-01

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 8197061084

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Dive headfirst into ONCE UPON A BLINK, where Gayon serves bite-sized stories with king-sized emotions. Journey from heart-tugging love tales to rollicking romps with mythical creatures, each piece a brilliant splash in the vast canvas of human experiences. Ready for a whirlwind tour of fantasy, science, and soul? Don’t forget to pack your sense of wonder, a handkerchief (for unexpected tears), and perhaps a chuckle or two. After all, where else can star-crossed lovers share pages with dancing dragons, and life’s poignant moments collide with bursts of humour? Gayon promises tales so entrancing, they’ll leave you craving another read... in just the blink of an eye. Blink and miss? Not on Gayon’s watch! Join the literary ride that’s making bookworms everywhere refuse to blink! Hey! don’t miss out, or you’ll be left wondering what wonders were just a blink away...

Once Upon a Unicorn Horn
Once Upon a Unicorn Horn

Author: Beatrice Blue

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Published: 2019-03-04

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 178603588X

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Shortlisted for the 2020 Waterstones Children's Book Prize. This magical and fun-filled story about how unicorns got their horns is the first in a new series about how magical creatures came to have their gifts. Do you know how unicorns got their horns? It all began once upon a magic forest, when a little girl called June discovered tiny horses learning how to fly in her garden. But one of the poor horses couldn't fly at all! So, with the help of her parents, June thought of a very sweet and very delicious way to make her new friend happy. I wonder what it could have been... 'A lovely, heart-warming story, beautifully illustrated, with warm, friendly characters' --Parents in Touch 'Themes of kindness, perseverance and never being afraid to ask for help are threaded into this joyful tale full of magic, colour and happiness' --Library Mice Don't miss Beatrice Blue's second book, Once Upon a Dragon's Fire, coming in March 2020!

Once Upon a Heartbeat
Once Upon a Heartbeat

Author: Arkalgud Sampathkumar

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2020-08-28

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9389867762

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What happens when the son-in-law of the country's prime minister collapses on your couch during a dinner you organised? What happens when a member of parliament on his deathbed instructs you how and when to treat him? How in a situation calling for innovation a surgeon finds a way of treating a child with a novel technique? What happens when a doctor sees a young life ebbing away despite his best efforts? How does desperation drive a patient to seek and accept a risky procedure? Once Upon a Heartbeat plunges right into a heart centre. It reveals the humane side of cardiac surgical practice-the operation theatre, the intensive care unit-and brings us close to doctors, nurses and patients, beautifully portraying their stories, their struggles and the eventual healing. There is innovation, intrigue, jealousy and competition to perform. Sometimes, doctors use common sense and even take a risk to deliver quality treatment for an effective outcome. Again, in stressful and dramatic moments, decisions are taken that are mostly beneficial but sometimes fatal. This is the arena where heart surgeons seek glamour and fame and commit their lives to save those suffering from heart diseases. Anecdotal, motivating and often funny, the stories in this collection are inspired from the life of a leading cardiac surgeon, revealing few truths and busting some myths and superstitions along the way.

Once Upon A Prime Time
Once Upon A Prime Time

Author: Ananth Mahadevan

Publisher: Embassy Books

Published: 2020-07-20

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9389995094

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In Once Upon A Prime Time, Ananth Mahadevan pens the memoirs of his journey on Indian television. From first hand experiences with film makers who were the founding fathers of television serials, to today's consumerism driven shows, he has tasted them all. The book reads like an autobiography yet covers virtually every major player who was responsible for the nostalgia that Indian television now evokes. It incorporates exclusive moments with many celebrities and award winning directors. Join the actors on their sets as they perform for television and learn about the stories that made the shows come to life. Covering artistes and makers who impacted our world, such as Amitabh Bachchan, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Sai Paranjpye, Basu Chatterjee, Kundan Shah, Ravi Chopra, Ramesh Sippy , Farooque Shaikh, Aziz Mirza, Gulzar and Govind Nihalani. The book is in all probability, the first ever story of Indian television. Besides taking one down memory lane, this could be a throwback for all those connected with the medium, past and present. It gives you a feeling of travelling through time and watching history being made – behind the scenes. "The book reads like an autobiography, but covers every major player who was responsible for the nostalgia that Indian television now evokes." - Hema Malini

Diwali
Diwali

Author: Hannah Eliot

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2018-08-28

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 1534419918

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Learn all about the traditions of Diwali with this third book in the delightful board book series Celebrate the World, which highlights special occasions and holidays across the globe. Each autumn we gather with our friends and family and light our brightest lanterns. It’s time for Diwali, the festival of lights! In this lovely board book with illustrations from Archana Sreenivasan, readers learn that the five days of Diwali are a time to pray for a bountiful season, celebrate the special bonds between siblings, and rejoice in the victory of light over darkness and good over evil.

Once upon a someone - Stories
Once upon a someone - Stories

Author: Ayon Banerjee

Publisher: Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd

Published:

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 9356106886

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A mysterious fortune teller on a train across a timescape helps simplify the mysteries of life. Green leopards, flying whales, marshmallow wars & a quirky origin story of everything from gender equality to global warming. A cynical poet & an affluent socialite spend an evening together & empty each other’s hearts of all the unused melancholy in them. An incoherent girl helps simplify the life of the most sorted boy of her class. A reluctant purchase of a jar of peanut butter leads to a serendipitous discovery of a dead author. A fiction writer’s characters rise in revolt & refuse to obey his pen. A deserted town that has only unmanned flower stalls left in it. Two men from different generations cling on to each other with their last grip on a vanishing bloodline. Two hyper-competitive professionals become friends for life under the unlikeliest of circumstances. A voyeur and an exhibitionist discover one another, each unaware of the other’s version of reality. Two star-crossed lovers whose orbits keep colliding & drifting away from each other. A man misses his regular commute & walks into an alternate existence in a strange land. A queer old man shows up & intrudes young Kafka just as he is about to propose to his girlfriend. A man falls back in love with his wife the day after their divorce. An age ends & another begins when three destinies come together during a brief intermission for one violent collision before disintegrating forever, taking all the music with them. These are only a few of the routes by which Ayon Banerjee takes you on a roller-coaster ride of plots that cut through genres & weaves together an unputdownable collection of stories which seamlessly drift from the classical to modern style of telling short stories that narrate missed journeys & accidental destinations, archived conversations & clandestine confessions, love & loss, destiny & time.

Once upon the Tracks of Mumbai
Once upon the Tracks of Mumbai

Author: Rishi Vohra

Publisher: Jaico Publishing House

Published: 2015-04-08

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 8184953054

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“Autistic. Schizophrenic. Psychotic...” ‘They’ use these words to describe Babloo – the doctors, his family, his teachers... everyone... except Vandana. She treats him the way he wants the world to see him. Mumbai... the city that defines his ultimate desires. Will it allow him the love and ‘normalcy’ he so craves? Vandana... yearns for a soul mate to rescue her from the confines of the Railway Colony they all live in. Is she looking in the right place? Rail Man... a fearless, real-life hero who succeeds in doing all that Babloo secretly wishes to do... is Babloo his inspiration or... is it the other way around? A random twist of fate on Mumbai’s endless, serpent-like, jangling local train tracks ties all these characters together in a complex weave of love, heartbreak, and courage. Babloo draws the reader into his fascinating, heart-rending journey through the twisted, choked lanes of Mumbai, into an open space where he can finally exhale, be born again.

Once Upon a Meal - Untold Stories From The Indian Kitchens
Once Upon a Meal - Untold Stories From The Indian Kitchens

Author: Patricia Chandrashekhar

Publisher: StoryMirror Infotech Pvt Ltd

Published:

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9387269884

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A lovestruck young man tries to woo his lover with sambhar. A convict dreams of his last meal. Aliens kidnap a jalebi enthusiast. A woman stirs gossip into her food. A student feeds his bully something special. Once Upon a Meal is an exploration of India, through food that most people haven't heard of before. The stories defy genre and convention, each one a surprising dish to be tasted and revisited. Compiled and edited by veteran author and lecturer Patricia Chandrashekhar, this is one book you shouldn't read on an empty stomach.