With seed money borrowed from a bank, a young woman and four of her friends in Bangladesh change their lives by starting their own businesses.

"... [T]ells a wonderful story, one much loved in northern India.... fills an important lacuna in the work on oral epic." -- Lindsey Harlan Dhola is an oral epic performed primarily by lower-caste, usually illiterate, men in the Braj region of northern India. The story of Raja Nal, "a king who does not know he is a king," this vast epic portrays a world of complex social relationships involving changing and mistaken identities, goddesses, powerful women, magicians, and humans of many different castes. In this comprehensive study and first extended English translation based on multiple oral versions, Susan Snow Wadley argues that the story explores the nature of humanity while also challenging commonplace assumptions about Hinduism, gender, and caste. She examines the relationship between oral and written texts and the influence of individual performance styles alongside a lyrical translation of the work.

Looking for Learning: Loose Parts won "Highly Commended" in the Creative Play Awards 2019 for Teaching Resources. Looks for Learning: Loose Parts is a full-colour, practical guide to inspire child-led learning that's linked to to current policy and the EYFS framework. As each child progresses through their learning journey, Early Years practitioners are expected to identify and understand what learning is taking place in every activity that a child is involved in. Laura England, creator of Little Miss Early Years, uses her wealth of experience as an Early Years teacher to explore the learning that takes place when a child is tinkering with loose parts, including tinker trays filled with nuts and bolts, pompoms and play dough to combine, construct and investigate with. Loose parts are natural or synthetic materials and resources that have no pre-planned use; they can be moved, combined with other resources, lined up, deconstructed and constructed again. They can capture a child's imagination, curiosity and creativity as they play with and manipulate them. This dip-in-and-out book is linked to the Characteristics of Effective Learning and presents case studies, real-life images and practical pointers to explore their use. With tips for setting up the environment to the adult's role in this child-led play, Looking For Learning: Loose Parts is ideal for all Early Years practitioners searching for accessible ideas for using loose parts in their settings. Looking for Learning books are the number one tool for identifying learning opportunities in child-led play. All four books are packed full of tried-and-tested ideas for indoor and outdoor activities, helpful hints and tips and full-colour photographs. Written by Laura England, known as Little Miss Early Years, these are a must-have for any nursery or pre-school.

"The book of Lilith tells the real story of creation. Lilith is the first human to be given a soul by God following a thirteen billion year process of mechanical, soulless evolution. Her job is to give souls to all things and awaken them to the Watcher that watches the watcher, watching the world. The first person she grants a soul to is Adam, who is given a job of his own: to invent the definition of sin, create a moral sense in a world that utterly lacks one, and hence bring about the rule of law in a compassionate society. Unfortunately, Adam has a hard time accepting the fact that he was given his soul second, instead of first, and by Lilith, not God. The conflict this engenders leads to the destruction of Eden, the creation of Eve, and a voyage of self-discovery that spans a world"--P. [4] of cover.

`Flowering Season’ comprises some of her chosen short stories rendered in English by Latha Ramakrishnan. The stories reveal the author’s social consciousness, humaneness and empathy. In these stories we come across men and women, simple folks knowing the real values of life and follow them in their lives, determined to lead a life of dignity against all odds. Her narrative style is simple but effective, not unduly ornamental at the same time rich and effective.

Told in the first person, this honest, deeply moving and searingly self-critical account of the life of first generation Pakistani migrants in England is imbedded in the kaleidoscopic memories of a generation haunted by the tragic events of history. Burdened by their own secrets, it is the tale of a family in pursuit of hope and happiness in a new world. The narrative lays bare the heart of family life and the cosmos of first generation migrants, as they struggle to find a toehold in an utterly foreign country. Plucked from the warmth of Rawalpindi, transported to a cold foggy London winter, surround by the invisible barriers created by her culture, Salmi’s life becomes confined to the four walls of her family’s two-bed flat in Stockwell. While Abbu and Ammi wish their children to succeed in Western society, they also strive to maintain the heritage and religion they cherish. Enthralled by the allure of the world that lies beyond her family home, Salmi is required to navigate the slippery path between the strict traditions she has inherited and the baffling modern life she encounters every day as she grows up. Battling the yearnings of her family ‘in exile’ as well as her own emotional confusion, Salmi gradually transcends the strict traditions she has inherited. Today, she knows she has triumphed against all odds…but at what cost?

Book 1: Guide to JNVST Class 6 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test with 5 Practice Sets covers the 3 sections of the exam - Mental Ability Test, Arithmetic Test & Language Test.
✍ This new edition provides the Past year questions (2015 - 2024) inserted chapter-wise.
✍ The book provides exhaustive theory with Examples followed by Exercise in each Chapter.
✍ There are 27 chapters in all. In all, the book provides 2700+ questions for practice.
✍ The book also provides 5 Practice Sets on the Latest pattern of the Exam.
Book 2: The 4th Edition of the book 13 Year-wise Class 6 JNVST (Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test) Previous Year Solved Papers provides 12 Year-wise Solved Papers with 10 Practice Sets. 
✍ Further the 10 Practice Sets are prepared exactly on the pattern (80 Questions) and level of Difficulty of the JNVST Class 6 Papers.

Enter the fascinating world of Gods, kings, holy sages, wicked giants, animals and birds...See how ego destroys, meet the foolish lion and attend Sri Rama's coronation. Laugh with the clever monkey and see the greedy barber run. All these and many more characters come alive in this series of 3 books for 8-12 years old.