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Gunga Din, by Rudyard Kipling, illustrated
by Rudyard Kipling.
Gulliver Books, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1250
Sicth Avenue, San Diego, California
92101.
ISBN # 0-15-200456-4. $12.95
The illustrated famous poem by a Nobel Prize Winner which deals with character,
loyalty and racism; set in India
during the Colonial period.
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Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier, 2003,
(Young Adult Fiction)
ISBN # 0439510112
Deals with a high school/college aged American born Indian woman, her struggle
to find herself, accept her Indian born parents, and own her Indian heritage.
Will remind you of moments from the film, "Bend it Like Beckham"
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Aani and the Tree
Huggers by Jeannine Atkins and illustrated by Venantius
J. Pinto
ISBN # 1-58430-004-3
This is based on true events in India
in the 1970s, when Aani and other women in her
village defend their forest from developers by wrapping their arms around
the trees so that they cannot be cut down.
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Sacred River
written and illustrated by Ted Lewin
ISBN # 0-395-69846-4
This book uses watercolors to show the sights around the holy Ganges
River.
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Snake Charmer by Ann Whitehead Nagda
ISBN # 0-8050-6499-0
This shows the life of a boy who wants to become a snake charmer like his
father but his father wants him to get an education.
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Look What Came from India
by Miles Harvey
ISBN # 0-531-15965-5
This is a good introduction to India
book describing inventions to turbans.
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Colors of India
by Holly Littlefield and illustrated by Janice Lee Porter
ISBN # 1-57505-368-3
This is also a good introduction book using colors from the orange tiger
to the gray Himalayan Mountains.
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Little Krishna by Harish Johari and illustrated by Pieter Weltevrede
ISBN # 159143001-1
This book relates adventures of the young Krishna,
the Hindu god who was known as a child for his mischievous nature.
- In the Heart of the Village by Barbara Bash
ISBN # 1-57805-080-4
This book looks at the social, spiritual, and ecological significance of the
banyan tree in the life of an Indian village.
- One Grain of Rice: a mathematical folktale by Demi
ISBN # 0-590-93999-8
The illustrations represent painting during sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries.
- Gandhi by Demi
ISBN # 0-689-84149-3
This book explains the role that Gandhi played, where he traveled,
and how he made a difference.
- Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
ISBN # 0-06-440819-1
When thirteen-year old Koly enters into an ill-fated
arranged marriage, she must either suffer a destiny dictated by India’s
tradition or find the courage to oppose it.
- A Taste of India
ISBN # 1-56847-164-5
This is for children and describes food from India.
- Shah Jahan and the Story of the Taj
Mahal by Julia Marshall
ISBN # 1-900251-08-6
This book tells the saga of Shah Jahan’s Moghul
ancestry, their defeats and conquest; and the building of the Taj
Mahal, which remains one of the modern wonders of
the world
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War Talk byArundhati Roy
2003, (nonfiction) South End Press
ISBN # 0-89608-724-7.
Short, thoughtful essays about conflict between India
& Pakistan,
globalization, and the impact on those displaced by the Narada Dam project
by an Indian activist and writer.
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Midnight's
Children by Salman Rushdie
Avon Books, 1980, (fiction)
ISBN # 0-380-58099-3.
A sometimes whimsical but thoughtful look at generations of Indians from
the colonial period through independence and separation of Pakistan
and Bangladesh
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Train to Pakistan by Kushwant Singh
1964 (fiction)
ISBN # 0802132219
A poignant view and insight into the India-Pakistan conflict with good description
of character and landscape.
- India: A Wounded Civilization by V.S. Naipaul (nonfiction)
ISBN # 1400030757
Essay which reflect on failures of modern India which show why Gandhi felt
like a failure in his efforts. Requires more than rudimentary understanding
of Indian political scene.
- Karma Cola by Gita Mehta
ISBN # 0679754334
Interesting and scary look at the marketing of the "mystical" in
India.
- May You Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons by Elizabeth Bumiller
(nonfiction)
ISBN # 0449906140
Very readable westerner's view of India village life and women's roles.
- Gandhi by Louis Fisher (nonfiction)
ISBN # 0451627423
A good basic biography of Gandhi's life for high school or adult readers.
- Gandhi: An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth
(nonfiction)
Beacon Press, 1957; 1993.
ISBN # 0-8070-5909-9
There's nothing like going to the source to find the heart of the man; lengthy.
May lead you back to Tolstoy's " The Kingdom of God is Within You",
Tolstoy was one of Gandhi's mentors.
- A Vision of India
Nobel Laureates by Swarn Khandpur
ISBN #81-243-0400-9
- A Vision of India:
100 Eventful Years by Swarn Khandpur
ISBN # 81-243-0660-5
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A Vision of India:
Profiles in Excellence by Swarn
Khandpur
ISBN # 81-243-0396-7
- A Vision of India: Book 1 The Country
ISBN # 81-243-0358-4
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Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur
ISBN # 81-900870-4-5
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Romancing an
Era: Taj and Beyond
ISBN # 81-87902-00-0
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Ajanta and Ellora: Cave Temples of Ancient India
ISBN # 81-7437-099-4
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Banaras, this is another name for Varanasi
ISBN # 81-7436-051-4
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Hinduism: An Introduction by Shakunthala
Jagannathan
ISBN # 81-87111-19-4
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Mumbai
ISBN # 81-87288-35-3
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