Great Indian Children's Stories

In Great Indian Children's Stories, Stephen Alter, an award-winning writer, has compiled a collection of nine charming short stories for older children written by some of India's most renowned authors. These selected tales include timeless classics such as Rabindranath Tagore's 'The Kabuliwallah', which tells the story of an unexpected friendship between a young Bengali girl and an Afghan man; Munshi Premchand's 'Idgah', a heart-warming tale of a young boy's gift to his grandmother on Eid; Mahasweta Devi's 'The Why-Why Girl', a true account of a spirited girl from the Shabar community; Ruskin Bond's 'The Blue Umbrella', a story about envy and empathy set in the beautiful Garhwal hills; Khushwant Singh's 'Portrait of a Lady', a poignant narrative of a boy and his beloved grandmother; and Shashi Tharoor's 'The Boutique', a sensitive portrayal of a teenage boy's journey to adulthood.