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Songs of freedom: tales of the freedom movement from all over India

By: Publication details: Gurugram: Duckbill, 2024.Description: Box Set: pbk.: 18cmISBN:
  • 9780143464136
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 823.92 DUC
Summary: In some ways, India as a country was forged by the struggle for freedom, when women and men and children across the country engaged in the same struggle in different ways. From Shimla to Tanjore, from Aizawl to Mysore, from the jungles of Chotanagpur to the city streets of Calcutta and Bombay, the books in this series look at how children’s day-to-day lives and dreams were changed and inspired by this national movement. The boxset contains eight books: The Train to Tanjore by Devika Rangachari A Conspiracy in Calcutta by Lesley D. Biswas That Year at Manikoil by Aditi Krishnakumar The Chowpatty Cooking Club by Lubaina Bandukwala The Letter to Lahore by Tanu Shree Singh Postcard from the Lushai Brigade by Hannah Lalhlanpuii A Melody in Mysore by Shruthi Rao Rebellion in Ranchi by Swati Sengupta Why should you buy this boxset? Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the freedom struggle and focuses on what it was like to grow up during the time. Eight books explore stories set in Calcutta, Tanjore, Sarchi, Ranchi, Mysore, Madras, Bombay and Mizoram. A meticulously researched look at the past, written in a manner accessible to middle-grade readers Showcases young and inspiring children taking part in the independence of India through small acts of rebellion https://www.penguin.co.in/book/songs-of-freedom-tales-of-the-freedom-movement-from-all-over-india/
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Children Collection IIT Gandhinagar General 823.92 DUC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available Rebellion in Ranchi CC2104
Children Collection IIT Gandhinagar General 823.92 DUC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available Letter to Lahore CC2105
Children Collection IIT Gandhinagar General 823.92 DUC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 Checked out Conspiracy in Calcutta 12/02/2026 CC2106
Children Collection IIT Gandhinagar General 823.92 DUC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 4 Checked out Melody in Mysore 12/02/2026 CC2107
Children Collection IIT Gandhinagar General 823.92 DUC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 5 Available Train to Tanjore CC2108
Children Collection IIT Gandhinagar General 823.92 DUC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 6 Checked out Postcard from the Lushai Brigade 12/02/2026 CC2109
Children Collection IIT Gandhinagar General 823.92 DUC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 7 Available Chowpatty Cooking Club CC2110
Children Collection IIT Gandhinagar General 823.92 DUC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 8 Available That Year at Manikoil CC2111

In some ways, India as a country was forged by the struggle for freedom, when women and men and children across the country engaged in the same struggle in different ways. From Shimla to Tanjore, from Aizawl to Mysore, from the jungles of Chotanagpur to the city streets of Calcutta and Bombay, the books in this series look at how children’s day-to-day lives and dreams were changed and inspired by this national movement.

The boxset contains eight books:

The Train to Tanjore by Devika Rangachari
A Conspiracy in Calcutta by Lesley D. Biswas
That Year at Manikoil by Aditi Krishnakumar
The Chowpatty Cooking Club by Lubaina Bandukwala
The Letter to Lahore by Tanu Shree Singh
Postcard from the Lushai Brigade by Hannah Lalhlanpuii
A Melody in Mysore by Shruthi Rao
Rebellion in Ranchi by Swati Sengupta
Why should you buy this boxset?

Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the freedom struggle and focuses on what it was like to grow up during the time.
Eight books explore stories set in Calcutta, Tanjore, Sarchi, Ranchi, Mysore, Madras, Bombay and Mizoram.
A meticulously researched look at the past, written in a manner accessible to middle-grade readers
Showcases young and inspiring children taking part in the independence of India through small acts of rebellion

https://www.penguin.co.in/book/songs-of-freedom-tales-of-the-freedom-movement-from-all-over-india/

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