That Summer at Kalagarh

by ranjit-lal

Gitanjali is furious with her cousins—Ajay, Ajit and Aveek—who call her ‘Hathni’, she-elephant, to tease her. But the nickname sticks and curiously enough seems to set the tone for their holiday in the jungles of Kalagarh. A dangerous face-off, cries of distress at night, an eerie ride through the jungle…turn out to be elephant encounters of a very strange kind! And at the hub of it all is Gitanjali, who seems to share an unusual bond with the big, gentle creatures.

84 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Moushumi Ghosh · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book way back in 2017 or 2018 while working on its reprint. It was good to go back to it this time even though I was reading this for work. It's a simple touching story about a possible reincarnation. But mostly I enjoyed the banter between the children, the main character's affinity for elephants and the descriptions of natural beauty. I remember Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp, the translator, thought highly of this book when she featured it on her Instagram page.

[Shrirang Ambekar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice