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'Indian-Australian' is not a one-size-fits-all descriptor. Given the depth and richness of diversity of the Indian subcontinent, it is fitting that its diaspora is similarly varied. Growing Up Indian in Australia reflects and celebrates this vibrant diversity. It features contributions from Australian-Indian writers, both established and emerging, who hail from a wide range of backgrounds, religions and experiences. This colorful, energetic anthology offers reflections on identity, culture, family, food and expectations, ultimately revealing deep truths about both Australian and Indian life.

Rishi's grandma arrives from India today, and he longs to cook curry alongside his Dad using the delicious flavors from his family's spice box. But this spice box is more than just fragrant spices in shades of gold and ruby. This spice box holds memories that are passed down from one generation to the next, as each found their place in this wide world.

Daadi Maa’s Diary Of Secrets Why does Daadi Maa pinch so compulsively? Join Vivek as he secretly reads Daadi Maa's diary and learns about the tragedy that fell upon her when she was a young girl. But will tragedies tear apart his family or bring them together? Seven year old Vivek thinks his Daadi Maa is a mean old lady until he finds her diary. Although the first few entries are hilarious to him, Vivek soon realizes it was not meant to be funny.

Vega Gopalan is adrift. Still reeling from the death of her sister years earlier, she leaves South India to attend graduate school at Columbia University. In New York, Vega straddles many different worlds, eventually moving in and out of a series of relationships that take her through the striving world of academia, the intellectual isolation of the immigrant suburbs, and, ultimately, the loneliness of single motherhood. But it is the birth of Vega’s daughter that forces the novel’s central question: What does it mean to make a home?

During a dark period in human history, three captured princesses, reared in the palaces of China, Persia, and Poland, secretly take part in chronicling the greatest conquests of all time by Genghis Khan and his sons.

சிபிவர்மன் என்பவர் சக்திவாசினியை ஒருதலையாக காதலிக்கிறார். காதலை ஏற்க மறுத்த சக்தி தன் படிப்பை முடித்து கிராமத்திற்கு பணிபுரிய செல்கிறாள். அப்போது சக்தி சந்தித்த அதிர்ச்சி என்ன? சிபிவர்மனுக்கும் அந்த கிராமத்திற்கும் என்ன தொடர்பு? கிராமத்தில் நடந்த நிகழ்வின் மூலம் சக்தியின் வாழ்க்கையில் ஏற்பட்ட திருப்பம் என்ன? இறுதியில் சிபியின் ஒருதலையான காதல் நிறைவேறியதா வாசித்தறியலாம்.

Kyra coaches the class for Magic School Sports Day in order to avoid a humiliating third defeat by their rivals, the Crowther School. Maxwell magically examines the two Temple keys which causes a chaotic magical disruption at the sports event, with Kyra at the centre. Kyra is blamed for the chaos but the disruption gives her a vision of the Temple of the Purple Lotus.

This collection of short stories provides a glimpse into the lives of girls from all corners of the globe who were inspired by their experiences to bring about change in their communities. Each author has a different story of what it means to grow up as a girl in her own country.

சந்தர்ப்பவசத்தால் சறுக்கி விழுந்து சிவப்பு விளக்குப் பகுதியில் அகப்பட்டுக்கொள்ளும் அவளைக் கண்டு சமுதாயம் சிரிக்கிறது. தன்னிடமிருந்து விலக்கி வைக்கிறது.

Despite an embarrassing, alcoholic mother, Noomi Wadia is loathe to change her own hard-partying ways simply because it's what's expected in Kamalpur high society. As her peers begin to marry and her social obligations become more fraught, she finds herself under constant scrutiny at summer parties of the city’s upper crust.

Kavi Sharma loves singing and dancing, so when her middle school announces a musical revue, she and her friends Sophie and Pari decide to perform a dance together. If only they could agree on what dance style to do! Soon, all Kavi can think about is the revue, and her schoolwork starts to slip, which has never happened to her before. Kavi's little brother Rishi says she has a bad case of "Broadwayitis." Can she find a way to stay on top of on her schoolwork and get her dance moves down before the curtain goes up?

Alai Osai is a reflection of Kalki's personal political belief system. It is an evocative and captivating audiobook authored by the legendary Indian writer, Kalki Krishnamurthy. Set against the backdrop of India's struggle for independence, the novel portrays the lives of two brothers, caught in the vortex of revolutionary fervor. Kalki skillfully intertwines the personal and political, delving into their ideologies, sacrifices, and love stories.

படிப்பவரின் இதயத் துடிப்பை எகிற வைக்கும் திருப்பங்கள் இல்லாமல், செண்டிமென்டில் தாக்காமல், கண்ணீரில் கரைய வைக்காமல்... கடந்த காலக் கதைகள் என்று எதுவும் இல்லாமல், யதார்த்தமான குடும்ப உறவுகளுக்கு இடையிலான அன்பையும், பிணைப்பையும் பற்றிய கதையே இதயம் மேவிய காதலினாலே.

As rhythmic as the swish of a loom, and as vibrant as a skein of brightly dyed wool, this lyrical book shares the history and practice of weaving through the centuries and around the world, as imagined by a young weaver learning her craft. At once a celebration of a time-honored art and a meditation on the ways we are interconnected, Woven of the World gathers the threads of weaving—as a technical skill, as a cultural tradition, and as a metaphor for how our lives are knit together—into a radiantly intertwined whole.

தாம்பத்தியம் என்பது இருவரின் வாழ்க்கையை ஆரம்பத்தில் இணைக்கும் ஒரு பாலம் தானே தவிர, காலம் முழுதும் உடன்வருவது... ஆத்மார்த்தமான அன்பும், புரிதலும் மட்டுமே! காமமில்லாத காதல் இல்லை; ஆனால், கட்டுப்படுத்த முடியாத காமத்தில்... காதலே இல்லை!’ புரியவில்லையா? படித்துப் பாருங்கள்… நீயெனதின்னுயிர்.

M(other)land will be a powerful response to the absence of an inclusive and accessible blueprint for navigating life as a multi-faceted mother. Joi will interrogate this silence, providing a voice of understanding for all those who fall outside mainstream presentations of 'parenthood' who have never seen themselves or their experiences represented.