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[image error] 2016 marks the launch of a puzzle and activity book that I have worked on for a good six months or so. Each puzzle showcases a unique facet of Incredible India – its people, monuments, places, flora, and fauna. From the back cover – Take a bewildering trip through India that will have you winding your way through Assam’s tea estates, putting together a snake boat race in Kerala, and

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	Zigzag and Other Stories by Asha Nehemiah, Ambika Sambasivan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jaipur Jamboree (Humpback Tales, #2) by Kala Sambasivan, Ambika Sambasivan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Puzzling Tour of India 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bye, Bye, Motabhai! by Kala Sambasivan, Ambika Sambasivan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Taatung Tatung and Other Amazing Stories of India’s Diverse Languages

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A Children's History of India in 100 Objects: Indian history from ancient times to present day through various artefacts and art | Full-colour illustrated book for young readers

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“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things..”
― Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience and Other Essays

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