| Publisher |
HACHETTE BOOK PUBLISHING INDIA PVTLTD |
| Publication Year |
2012 |
| ISBN-13 |
9789350093313 |
| ISBN-10 |
9350093316 |
| Binding |
Paperback |
| Number of Pages |
240 Pages |
| Language |
(English) |
| Dimensions (Cms) |
20 x 14 x 4 |
| Weight (grms) |
174 |
One night, fifteen-year-old Rajula's carefree life in the green hills of Kumaon is changed forever. A mysterious man begins to haunt her dreams, and he turns out to be no other than the ruler of Katyur, King Malushahi! The problem is her father: the formidable sorcercer Sunapati Shauka. He has promised her hand to a Tibetan chieftain and now weaves a web of deceit and danger between Rajula and Malushahi. When Rajula learns that Malushahi and she had been sworn in marriage by their mothers much before, she follows her heart and her fate on a perilous journey to the Katyuri capital, Bairath. Despite her mother's magical spells, she has to use all her courage and wits to battle the odds she faces. And for Malushahi winning, her hand poses a death-defying challenge. The epic tale of Rajula's bravery and Malushahi's steadfastness has been sung by bards in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand for centuries, and is retold here for the first time in English. Packed with magic, humour and fascinating characters, it takes you on a thrilling adventure through the lower reaches of Kumaon to the snowy wastes of Tibet.
DEEPA AGARWAL
"Deepa Agarwal, nee Rawat, was born in Almora, Uttarakhand, a small town in the Himalayan region of India. Her father was a doctor and her mother a schoolteacher. One of six siblings, Deepa spent her childhood in the picturesque Kumaon region which forms the background of many of her books. Childhood escapades have provided material for stories like ""Fire"", about an incident when she and her friend accidentally set the pine forest around her home on fire. Deepa's family history too, has inspired books like CARAVAN TO TIBET. Her grandfather belonged to a nomadic tribe known as the Shaukas, who traveled to Tibet to trade. When he converted to Christianity and married an indigo planter's daughter, he had to leave his community and settled in Almora.
Deepa did her master's in English from the University of Allahabad, where she met her future husband Dilip. She taught English in a Delhi University college for a few years, then opted to become a homemaker. In the mid 80's she took up free-lance writing and eventually made a name in the genre of children's literature. However, she writes poetry and fiction for adults as well and has translated Hindi classics like CHANDRAKANTA into English.
At present Deepa lives in Delhi, India. She has three daughters, Garima, Sonali and Geetika and five grandchildren: Adya, Kartik, Aanya, Anika and Ahan."
DEEPA AGARWAL
HACHETTE BOOK PUBLISHING INDIA PVTLTD