Overview
From "Bullock Cart" to "Peacock" and from "Namaskar" to "Tea", this photographic alphabet is a celebration of India in all its diversity.An alphabetical listing of historical and cultural information on India.
Synopsis
With a special focus on Indian children, this book captures the stunning variety of life in a country that is also a subcontinent. Using an A-Z format, Prodeepta Das introduces young readers to social details both ancient and modern, such as the happy chaos of bustling cities, where the cinema rules, as well as the quiet traditions of rural life. I Is for India contains beautiful images of everything from Mehndi, elaborate filigrees of tattoos worn by young women at weddings and festivals, to the country's splendid national bird, the peacock.
Children's Literature
Part of a series on countries and regions of the world, this colorful, library-reinforced volume, encased in strikingly beautiful end papers, portrays the subcontinent as a place rich with many cultures, languages and peoples. Bustling cities contrast with lush, green paddy fields, and the diversity of the country shines proudly through. Photographs taken by the author provide vibrant illustration to the text. Note that this reviewer found two typographical errors, and one minor factual one-under D for Diwali, the hero god Rama returns home after fourteen, not twelve years in exile. Still, this book could fill a niche for this age group on a social studies shelf.