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A Celebration of India

Anita Ganeri

What comes to mind when you think of India? The mesmerising Taj Mahal? Huge elephants and agile monkeys shimmering silks and spicy food? India is all these things and many others. Its sights smells wealth and poverty have fascinated visitors for hundreds of years. Its history is one of trade and invasion - from the Aryans to the British Raj. Each has left its mark adding to India's extraordinary diversity.

In 2022 it is 75 years since India gained independence from its latest conquerors - the British. Today India is the world's largest democracy with until Covid 19 a burgeoning economy and active technology space and nuclear programmes. Tradition still co-exists alongside modernisation giving a tantalising mix of old and new.

This book charts the history of India from the extraordinary Indus Civilisation of 2500 BCE to the present day interspersed with glimpses of Indian life and culture in its people places food clothing religions festivals languages and stories.

Includes some activities such as how to wear a sari make a cauliflower curry and build your own puppet theatre.

Illustrated with a mix of photos and artwork this book will be a beautiful celebration of Indian landscapes people and history.

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  • Classification : Travel & Adventure
  • Pub Date : JUL 14, 2022
  • Imprint : Franklin Watts
  • Page Extent : 32
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9781445181455
  • Price : INR 699
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Anita Ganeri

Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author of children's information books. She has been a writer for 20 years, after working in-house for Usborne Publishing and Walker Books. She specialises in the natural world, religion and mythology but is always looking for new challenges. Among her many titles are the best-selling 'Horrible Geography' series for Scholastic Children's Books which won the Blue Peter Book Award for the Best Book with Facts in 2009 and the Tivy Education Medal from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society for an outstanding contribution to geographical education. Anita lives in northern England with her husband, children, dogs and cat. She enjoys reading, walking the Moors, playing tennis and dreaming of winning Wimbledon.

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