Deepa Agarwal
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Compelling, Intriguing and Entertaining! A rich, colourful and lively gathering of India's finest and most original thinkers and
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writers, leaders and opinion-makers, naturalists and adventurers, scientists and music-lovers awaits you inside. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on how to reach for the stars. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar on questions of caste. Bhagat Singh on spirited revolution. Dilip Salwi on a passion for physics. Jawahar Lal Nehru on kings and nawabs. Jayant Narlikar on a royal scientific legacy. Jim Corbett on bloody encounters with a tiger. Leila Seth on facing the odds. Mahatma Gandhi on mapping his childhood. Nandan Nilekani on schools and studies. Rabindranath Tagore on teaching without textbooks. Ruskin Bond on fathers and friends. Sarojini Naidu on India after Gandhi. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on character. Subhas Chandra Bose on woman power. Sheila Dhar on music for the flowers. Subroto Bagchi on bright young minds. Sudha Murty on breaking the rules. Vivekananda on mind and spirit. Valmik Thapar on exotic lions. Vikram Seth on travels through Tibet. Zai Whitaker on fascinating reptiles. Pick this book. Open it up. And be inspired.
About the Author
Deepa Agarwal has written around 50 books for children and adults. The Wish Fulfilling Cow (Scholastic India, 2015) and an anthology 100 Great Poems for Children (Red Turtle, 2015) are two of her recent titles. Deepa has won the NCERT National Award for her picture book, Ashoks New Friends (Childrens Book Trust) and her adventure novel Caravan to Tibet (Penguin/Puffin, 2007) was selected for the IBBY Honour List 2008 as the best book from India. Five of her books have been listed in the White Raven Catalogue brought out by the IYL, Munich.
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