The Train to Tanjore (Series: Songs of Freedom)
The Train to Tanjore (Series: Songs of Freedom)

Author: Devika Rangachari

Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited

Published: 2022-08-15

Total Pages: 99

ISBN-13: 9354926568

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Tanjore, 1942 There are few excitements in Thambi's quiet life. There is the new hotel, disapproved of by elders, which lures him with the aroma of sambar with onions. There are visits to the library to read the newspaper, and once in a while, a new movie at the Rajaram Electric Theatre. More disagreeably, there are fortnightly visits from his uncle to lay down the law. When Gandhiji announces the Quit India movement, Tanjore is torn apart by protests. The train station-the lifeline of the town-is vandalized. Mysterious leaflets are circulated, containing news that newspapers do not publish. And inspired by the idea of a free India and his own dreams of being an engineer, Thambi must find the courage to do what he believes is right-even when it endangers all he holds dear. The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

The Letter to Lahore (Songs of Freedom Series)
The Letter to Lahore (Songs of Freedom Series)

Author: Tanu Shree Singh

Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited

Published: 2023-07-10

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9357081852

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Sarchi, 1921 When Dak Chacha comes to visit, Luxmi feels only joy and excitement. But this time, there is something dark underfootChacha is worried and there are policemen coming to search their house. Luxmi learns that both Dak Chacha and her mother are involvedin their own small waysin the struggle for liberation from the unjust laws and practices that the British regime forces on all of them. This makes her determined to be part of it too. Even if that means undertaking a risky mission which no one else is able to do . . . The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

A Melody in Mysore (Series: Songs of Freedom)
A Melody in Mysore (Series: Songs of Freedom)

Author: Shruthi Rao

Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited

Published: 2024-07-29

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9357086390

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Mysore, 1932 The rest of India is ablaze with the fervour of the freedom movement, but Mysore remains tranquil under the maharaja's benevolent rule. For twelve-year-old Leela, the movement feels distant, just words in the pages of newspapers—until Malathi Akka moves into her neighbourhood, bringing with her thrilling ideas, new perspectives, and . . . a gramophone! As Leela gets swept up by the winds of change, it dawns on her that participation in the freedom struggle can take on forms she hasn't even imagined . . . The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

Rebellion in Ranchi (Series: Songs of Freedom)
Rebellion in Ranchi (Series: Songs of Freedom)

Author: Swati Sengupta

Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited

Published: 2024-07-29

Total Pages: 95

ISBN-13: 9357083391

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Ranchi district, 1915 Sibu's life is changing as the Oraons who live in the forests of Chota Nagpur, are slowly moving to the Tana Bhagat movement, where they begin to protest the injustices that the zamindars and the British Raj perpetrate on the Adivasis. And by stories of German Baba, who will help defeat the British in the Great War and bring freedom to the Oraons and to India. Yet, though the Tana Bhagats follow the path of non-violence, violence is rearing its head in the world around them . . . The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

A Conspiracy in Calcutta (Series: Songs of Freedom)
A Conspiracy in Calcutta (Series: Songs of Freedom)

Author: Lesley D. Biswas

Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited

Published: 2022-08-15

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9354926495

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Calcutta, 1928 As the student protests gather momentum all across Calcutta, and police atrocities grow, ten-year-old Bithi wants to join in the struggle for freedom. But living in a society where her best friend is to be married and just the fact that she is going to school is regarded with disapproval, how can Bithi play a substantial part? How can she fight those who are dearest to her? Discouraged but not daunted, Bithi schemes and plots and lies and is drawn into unexpected danger-all for the sake of fighting injustice in all its forms. The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

Postcard from the Lushai Brigade (Songs of Freedom Series)
Postcard from the Lushai Brigade (Songs of Freedom Series)

Author: Hannah Lalhlanpuii

Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited

Published: 2023-07-10

Total Pages: 103

ISBN-13: 9357081801

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Aizawl, 1942 The world that the young boy at the heart of this story is growing up in is filled with magic and the simple joys of life with his brother Kima. Even the British presence in the Lushai Hills, so resented by some, does not affect him, except as a source of interesting and different things and people. But as the Japanese prepare to invade their land, Kima joins up with the British Indian Army, and the days of simple joy are over . . . The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

That Year at Manikoil
That Year at Manikoil

Author: Aditi Krishnakumar

Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited

Published: 2022-01-17

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 9354923291

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Madras, 1944 While World War II rages in Europe and the Japanese army draws closer to India, Raji and her sisters are sent off with their mother to stay in Manikoil, her mother's family village. But with her brother now a soldier in the British Indian Army and refugees fleeing from Malaya, Burma and other eastern countries back to India, Manikoil is no longer the peaceful haven it once was. And while there is hope of Independence in the air, Raji is uncertain whether it will come to pass-and what it will truly mean for her and her family. The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

The Chowpatty Cooking Club
The Chowpatty Cooking Club

Author: Lubaina Bandukwala

Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited

Published: 2022-01-17

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9354923089

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Bombay, 1942 With Mahatma Gandhi's call to the British to Quit India, the city has become a hotbed of revolutionary activity-student protests, secret magazines and even an underground People's Radio which broadcasts news that the British want concealed. Sakina and her friends Zenobia and Mehul desperately want to be part of this struggle for freedom. But there is little that they are permitted to do. But at least, they are trying to do something useful, while their mothers are only running a cooking club ... The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

The Wit Of Tenali Raman
The Wit Of Tenali Raman

Author: Devika Rangachari

Publisher: Scholastic India

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13: 8176556033

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Everyone agreed that Raman of Tenali was very clever. As a boy, he exasperated people with his mischief as much as he impressed them with his intelligence. As jester in the court of King Krishna Devaraya, Tenali continued to etertain and annoy the king and courtiers in equal measure. But underlying the buffoonery and audacious exploits was a keen concern for truth and a desire to bring to light the follies of men and society. This collection of eighteen stories contains all the wit and wisdom that make the stories of Tenali Raman so widely read and well loved.

The Train to Tanjore (Series: Songs of Freedom)
The Train to Tanjore (Series: Songs of Freedom)

Author: Devika Rangachari

Publisher:

Published: 2023-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780143457640

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Tanjore, 1942 There are few excitements in Thambi's quiet life. There is the new hotel, disapproved of by elders, which lures him with the aroma of sambar with onions. There are visits to the library to read the newspaper, and once in a while, a new movie at the Rajaram Electric Theatre. More disagreeably, there are fortnightly visits from his uncle to lay down the law. When Gandhiji announces the Quit India movement, Tanjore is torn apart by protests. The train station-the lifeline of the town-is vandalized. Mysterious leaflets are circulated, containing news that newspapers do not publish. And inspired by the idea of a free India and his own dreams of being an engineer, Thambi must find the courage to do what he believes is right-even when it endangers all he holds dear. The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.