The Kohinoor diamond was once the eye of a Kakatiya deity. The Pandyas are counted among the world's longest ruling dynasties. Sanskrit poets spun mesmerizing verse that could be read in reverse too. Tantalizing Malabar spices flavoured the most lavish ancient Roman banquets. Make your way across south India, exploring its kaleidoscopic past and dazzling heritage, right from its first inhabitants up to the Vijayanagara Empire. Meet its royalty and courtiers, builders and sculptors, poets and authors, traders and merchants, spiritual leaders and devotees, and all the other people who went to make it a top destination of the time. Separated from the north by the Vindhya mountains and surrounded on three sides by water, southern India developed its own unique features - with outstanding rulers, incredible literature, spellbinding architecture, stunning dance forms and delicious food. Written in an easy style, by theme, and peppered with illustrations, photographs and tips for museum or monument visits, this very first history of south India for children (and their families) tells the thrilling and eventful story of the region's proud past.

On Ayurvedic system of medicine; includes text and translation.

The book contains remedies using • Household ingredients such as ghee, honey, garlic, turmeric. • Spices such as ginger, cumin, black pepper and clove. • Pulses like black gram, green gram, horse gram. • Dairy products such as butter, ghee and yoghurt. • Dry fruits and nuts such as walnuts, dates, almonds and raisins. • Fruits such as pineapple, custard apple, banana and mango. • Vegetables like okra, cucumber, radish, carrot and more! Remedies from ancient Ayurveda textbooks - Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita, Ashtanga Hrudayam etc. Explanation of how exactly the remedies are useful, in which particular symptoms, in which stage of disease? Folklore, tribal remedies from communities such as Soliga, Guni etc.

The book guides you to adopt a healthy lifestyle based on the ancient Indian Medical Science - Ayurveda. The book covers the following topics - setting up a healthy lifestyle, basics of Tridosha, Massage, benefits and side effects, Panchakarma and related procedures, Mental and physical exercises, How to adopt Pranayama in your routine, Health advice based on seasons, Diet advice, Fasting tips, Tastes and their qualities Abstinence, Sexual health, Sleep and related aspects, Dairy products, Spices, Oils, simple and effective home remedies and more.