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The Mud Baby
Shanta Rameshwar Rao. Illustrated by Taposhi Ghoshal
Price
150.00
ISBN
9788125033110
Language
English
Pages
28
Format
Hardback
Dimensions
140 x 216 mm
Year of Publishing
2008
Territorial Rights
World
Imprint
Orient BlackSwan
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Walking by the river in the woods one day, Parvati decides to make for herself a plaything of mud. As she rolls and shapes the cool, smooth clay, a beautiful mud baby emerges... Read this magical story in verse of how Ganesha was born.

Shanta Rameshwar Rao (1924–2015) wrote and told stories for most of her life. For her, story-telling was as natural as breathing; she believed that stories emerged from deep within and that in the telling and writing, they changed both teller and listener. She wrote for children and adults, and indeed her works have been enjoyed by people of all ages. She is best known for her retelling of Indian myths and legends. Her wide repertoire includes books like Tales of Ancient India (translated into several languages), The Bulbul’s Ruby Nose-ring, Seethu, Bekanna and the Musical MiceChathu—The Elephant Boy (co-authored with Karoor Nilakanta Pillai), In Worship of Shiva, and her retelling of the Mahabharata (now used as essential course material in story-telling courses in universities in the UK)Her novel, Children of God, was published to critical acclaim. She was invited by the Sahitya Akademi to write on the life and teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti.

A dedicated and inspired educationist, Shanta Rameshwar Rao founded the Vidyaranya School in Hyderabad in 1961, a space where, as she believed, children could learn with joy, creativity and in a spirit of questioning.

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