Let's Go Time Travelling: Life in India, Through the Ages - Softcover

Gupta, Subhadra Sen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143331914 ISBN 13: 9780143331919

Publisher: India Puffin, 2012

Synopsis

Did they design jewellery in Harappa? Was King Ashoka fond of chewing paan? Who played pachisi, chaupar and lam turki? Mulligatawny was a soup, but what was pish pash?

Find the answers to all these weird, impossible questions in this fascinating, quirky book about how people lived in the past. Go time travelling through the alleys of history and take a tour through the various ages from Harappa to the Maurayan, Mughal to the British. Through short snapshots and wacky trivia, this book gives you a glimpse into the vibrant culture of India, as you learn about the life and times of kings, queens, viceroys and even ordinary children! Spend a day with Urpi as she tries selling pottery in exchange for a few beads at Mohen-jo-daro; step back into King Ashoka s kingdom where Madhura prepares to be a warrior; watch Adil harbour hopes of becoming a khansama in British India.

From food fads to fashion, art and craft to entertainment, this book gives funny, freaky information that no textbook ever will. Peppered with Tapas Guha s crazy cartoons, Life in India makes history fun like never before.

About this title

About the Author:

Subhadra Sen Gupta has written over twenty-five books for children including mysteries, historical adventures, ghost stories and comic books. Right now she is waiting for someone to build a time machine so that she can travel to the past and join Emperor Akbar for lunch.

About this edition

• Publisher: India Puffin
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0143331914
• ISBN 13: 9780143331919
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 142