Modern Tales for children and adults alike, a journey into the heart and soul of a remarkable place.Pandupur—a little township on the edge of the Dhun River
With its bustling marketplace and honking traffic, posh colonies and shanty towns, forests, parks and playgrounds, Pandupur means a many things to the children who live there.Just like the river that flows by, it is teeming with life, a confluence of stories....For the birthday boy, Raghav, it’s a miserable little backwater that doesn’t even have a Pizza Hut; for the children of Little Pandavas Orphanage it’s an opportunity to make new friends; for naughty Tejas and his Goblin gang it’s a kingdom to rule over; for the twins Situ and Gitu, it’s a mystery to be solved. And for Minchu, it’s a home on the edge of the forest where wild elephants roam.Through Pandupur’s children, Adithi and Chatura Rao weave a web of stories—life-lessons in growing up: laughter and tears, small unkindnesses and surprising friendships, stories that will resonate in hearts and minds everywhere...
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