The People Of India : A Remarkable History in 9 Chapters

Beyond The Facts And Dates That Fill Up Our History Books Lie Incredible And Fascinating Stories Of The Varied Lives Of The People Of India. This Book Takes Us On A Journey Across The Subcontinent And Introduces Us To LittleKnown Facts About India And Her Ordinary People.The Nine Chapters In This Book Take Up Diverse And Rarely Discussed Topics For Children. The History Of IndiaS Partition Is Told Through Multiple Anecdotes Of Real PeopleLike Deshraj From Punjab, Who Was Displaced, And Travelled Across North India Just To Find A Bite Of Wheat RotiThe Taste Of His Home. We Read About Language Politics And How It Shaped The Lives, And Indeed The Contours, Of The Subcontinent. We Find Stories Of The Lives Of Those Who Work In Tea Gardens, On Whose Hard Work Rests A MultiBillion Dollar Industry. FarReaching Aspects Of IndiaS History Are Explained And DiscussedThe Tribe That Brought Stitched Clothes To India; How The British Conquered The GangaBrahmaputra Delta And Shaped Riverine Systems And Trade; How And Why Wars Are Fought; How IndiaS First Hockey Team, Captained By A Fearless Adivasi, Won Multiple Olympic Gold Medals; And What It Is To Be An Indian.First Published In Bengali As The Itihase Hathekhori Series, The People Of India Is Intelligent, Engaging, And Written For TodayS ChildrenThose Who Question, Debate, And Are Curious About The True Story Of India And Her People.