| Specifications |
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Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers |
| Author Edited By Mini Menon | |
| Language: English | |
| Pages: 202 | |
| Cover: PAPERBACK | |
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8.5x5.5 inch |
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Weight 170 gm |
| Edition: 2020 | |
| ISBN: 9789353574628 | |
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HBR421 |
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No matter
how much you love dogs, it is really hard to imagine that around 100 years ago,
the Nawab of Junagadh in today's Gujarat actually got his beautiful Golden
Retriever, Roshanara, all dressed up in brocades and pearls for her wedding.
Over 700 guests attended the event and the groom, a Retriever named Bobby, came
with a baraat atop an elephant. The wedding was followed by a grand banquet
with more than 700 guests! Around the same time, the Maharaja of the small
kingdom of Nabha decided that he had to have a car shaped like a swan. It was
said that if the Maharaja was pleased with someone, the 'swan car' could even
'lay' an egg of gold, causing a stampede in the streets! Welcome to the world
of eccentric kings, bizarre tales and jaw-dropping facts that will make you
fall in love with the stories that make India and its history. This first book
in the Quirky History series goes beyond the staid, linear and chronological
history that you probably read and studied. Here, you will find the story of
how the Indian landmass made its journey across the ocean to form what we call
'India' today. The markers of this journey can be found in places like
Kanyakumari in the south to Shillong in the East and Mumbai in the West. You
will also read about the great Indian dinosaurs who roamed the vast plains of
Central India and the very first Indians' who lived just about 60 km from
present-day Chennai, 1.7 million years ago! In our sections Animal Stories' and
'Games We Played, you will be amazed to learn that some of the popular games
you have played, like ludo and chess, originated in India, and how the stories
from our Panchatantra made their journey across the world. Today, there are
more than 200 versions of the Panchatantra across 50 countries. If you are a
foodie, you will relish our section 'Food For Thought, where you will find the
story of how ice cream first came to India and how two staples - khichdi, one
of our oldest dishes and biryani, perhaps the most widely travelled, tell the
story of India's varied past. And then we have a full section called 'Treasure
Trails' - from hidden fortunes deep under the vaults of a grand fort, to entire
cities buried under water and the thrilling story of one of the greatest
archaeological finds ever made. Finally, the story of a great entrepreneur and
inventor who should be as famous as Albert Einstein or Steve Jobs (but isn't)
because we can't really imagine life without his creation shampoo!
Eccentric
maharajas and nawabs, bizarre believe it or not tales and hilarious twists and
turns come together in this first book of the Quirky History series From the
Nizam who hid a priceless diamond in a shoe, to the Maharaja of Nabha with his
bizarre Swan Car, to the Nawab of Junagadh whose dog Roshanara was married in
brocades and pearls with over 700 guests in attendance, and many more quirky,
unusual stories. Get ready for history to pop out of this book!
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