- : Jawaharlal nehru (No:1557)
- The early days
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- : From his father he learned social etiquette from his mother, India's age-old philosophy and culture. From his Muslim mentor he learned to respect different faiths and from his English tutor the best of Western and Indian thought. But none of them could have molded the young Jawaharlal Nehru into the fiercely idealistic Indian so famous throughout the world today, that distinction he achieved by his own intelligence, keen observation and hard work
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- : Mahavira (No:1555)
- The warrior of non-violence
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- : They called him Mahavira because he was brave and strong. His family doted on him. The people were proud of him. Even wild animals showed him respect. Then why did this handsome, noble, generous prince give up everything and endure years of hunger and hardship? To gain three incomparable jewels - right belief, right knowledge and right conduct and that was how, 2,500 years ago, he found the path to complete happiness.
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- : Rash behari bose (No:1554)
- Independent india was his life long dream
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- : Marie and pierre curie: Amar Chitra Katha (No:1553)
- They shared a passion for science
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- : Marie, a poor girl marries Pierre a physicist. With little money and no equipment Marie and Pierre still made their significant contributions to science.
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- : Kacha and devayani (No:1552)
- Star crossed lovers
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- : While the war was raging between the devas and asuras, the devas sent Kacha to the preceptor of the asuras. Kacha approached the asura guru as a student. It was in this background of hate, war and rivalry that the beautiful Devayani, the proud daughter, of the asura guru, fell in love with Kacha, the man who was being watched by the asuras with increasing suspicion, they knew Kacha was seeking the key to immortality from their guru. Then a twist in the tale throws the dreams of the young couple into disarray.
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- : Nachiketa (No:1551)
- A collection of stories from the upanishads
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- : Young and virtuous, Nachiketa and Satyakama had one thing in common, they sought true knowledge. The song of birds, the thunder of rain clouds and the glow of the morning sun revealed life's secrets to Satyakama. Coming face to face with the lord of death, Nachiketa found the key to immortality. The lessons the two seekers learned were priceless, for they opened to others the door to eternal bliss.
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- : Hiuen tsang (No:1550)
- A Buddhist pilgrim from china
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- : His wisdom and scholarship were like the sun, bringing light to the world. When Hiuen Tsang, the learned pilgrim from China, made the perilous journey to the land of Buddha, his prayers were said to work miracles. From Turfan to Bamiyan and from Gandhara to Prayag, hostile rulers and merciless thieves were rendered powerless by his calm courage. His accounts bring 7th-century India to life even today.
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- : Chennamma of keladi (No:1549)
- The queen who defied aurangezeb
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- : There was a great consternation in the court of keladi, when the king married a commoner but chennamma, the merchants daughter, proved to be a born queen she became an expert rider and archer she took great interest in the governing of the kingdom when a scheming minister poisoned and killed the king, chennamma was forced to take over as ruler before she could calm the troubled kingdom, keladi came under attack from the powerful armies of bijapur undaunted, chennamma sold her jewelry to finance the battle then she marched out to meet the invaders, at the head of her army
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- : Baji rao 1 (No:1548)
- The warrior peshwa
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- : Baji Rao, the warrior Peshwa (Maratha Prime Minister), fought 36 battles leading his men to victory time after time. He made the Marathas a formidable power in the country, even as the once powerful Mughals started showing signs of decline.
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