KATHA BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

Books for young adults
Yuvakatha Hindi Series
Eleven gems handpicked from ten languages. Unusual, enchanting, unforgettable short stories from
master storytellers. Now retold in illustrated, reader-friendly Hindi translations, with interactive
exercises for classroom teaching. The best way of enticing young readers to the best of Indian fiction in
translation, of knowing India through her stories.
Pandrah
Ambai
Pub: 2008 | pp. 40 | 8.25” x 6”
ISBN 978-81-87649-47-2 [p b] [h i n d i] | Rs 65
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A wry, hilarious and satirical
take on the GATT Treaty and its
implications for India, told from
the point of view of one farmer
affected by it.
Pinti ka Sabun
Sanjay Khati
Pub: 2008 | pp. 40 | 8.25” x 6”
ISBN 978-81-89934-15-6 [p b] [h i n d i] | Rs 65
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Sometimes, it seemed as if he’d
just imagined the whole thing ...
An old forgotten medal from
another time has a dark
story to hide –
dare you read and find out…?
Lukose ka Girjaghar
Susan Viswanathan
Pub: 2008 | pp. 40 | 8.25” x 6”
ISBN 978-81-89934-14-9 [p b] [h i n d i] | Rs 65
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Shoonya Sawal
Bibhas Sen
Padak
Adolescence comes tumbling
with umpteen doubts and
questions, finding the answers
to which pose many a profound
dilemma. A gently funny
coming-of-age story.
Pub: 2008 | pp. 40 | 8.25” x 6”
ISBN 978-81-89934-16-3 [p b] [h i n d i] | Rs 65
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The mere arrival of a soap
turned my whole life upside
down. But even as the soap cast
its intoxicating spell over me,
perfumed my body, my heart
remained dark as ever.
Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
Pub: 2008 | pp. 40 | 8.25” x 6”
ISBN 978-81-89934-18-7 [p b] [h i n d i] | Rs 65
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Devoting a lifetime to love of
the Lord in the cold isolation
and silence of a church; or the
comfort and warmth of his
mother’s kitchen…? Can a nine
year old boy resolve such a
dilemma?
Jalebiyan
Ahmad Nadeem Qasimi
Pub: 2008 | pp. 40 | 8.25” x 6”
ISBN 978-81-89934-08-8 [p b] [h i n d i] | Rs 65
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A thrilling, heart-warming World
War story of exemplary courage
on the high seas. Can little
Ondina and her crew take on the
might of two Japanese warships
many times her size and strength,
and fulfil her dangerous mission?
Dalal
Ram Swaroop Kisan
Pub: 2008 | pp. 40 | 8.25” x 6”
ISBN 978-81-89934-17-0 [p b] [h i n d i] | Rs 65
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Mounted on a willful, whimsical
mare, Dagadu, the unwilling
bridegroom sets off to marry.
But little does he know that fate
will take him on such a merry
ride. A hilariously ironic, surreal
suburban tale.
Curfew
Manoj
Pub: 2008 | pp. 40 | 8.25” x 6”
ISBN 978-81-87649-79-3 [p b] [h i n d i] | Rs 65
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Come, peek into Bhiku’s diary
and catch a glimpse of his life. It
will make you laugh, make you
cry. A simple tale as lucid as life.
Fauladi Irade
Sukani
Pub: 2008 | pp. 40 | 8.25” x 6”
ISBN 978-81-89934-07-1 [p b] [h i n d i] | Rs 65
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Dagadu Parab ka Ashwamedh
Jayant Kaikini
Pub: 2008 | pp. 40 | 8.25” x 6”
ISBN 978-81-87649-46-5 [p b] [h i n d i] | Rs 65
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Bhiku ki Diary
Meena Kakodkar
“As you sow, so shall you reap.”
“Big mouthfuls often choke.”
All these were just aphorisms
for me. But thanks to those
irresistible, mouthwatering
jalebis, I learned quite a lot.
Tansukh was a cattle broker. But
his trade pricked his conscience.
And when he got one chance to
amend his wrongs, , what did
he do?
Away from home and family, a
soldier’s life is full of hardships,
and a soldier is harsh. But
somewhere inside him hides a
child, a father, a human being. A
simple, poignant story.
Pub: 2008 | pp. 40 | 8.25” x 6”
ISBN 978-81-87649-65-6 [p b] [h i n d i] | Rs 65
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Katha is back with that rare commodity – stories in Hindi that will make kids want to turn the page themselves. — Time Out
Books for young adults