Drawing on its mythology and from its abundant wildlife there are a great many wonderful stories about India. From Gita Wolf to Madhur Jaffrey, the Book Doctor heads off in search of sunshine and splendour (and tries to avoid the snakes!)
We are going to a family wedding in India later in the year and I want to give my children an introduction to some of the stories from India and to some of the things that will be the same and some which will be different.
Drawing on its mythology and from its abundant wildlife there are a great many wonderful stories from India which will help readers of any age gain a sense of Indian history and culture. A good place to start is with the stories about the countryside and the animals in it. Many of the Indian myths are about animals and many of those animals still live in India today. Animal characteristics remain constant over the centuries even if there are many fewer of them and their habitat changes.
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