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The Boy Who Flew

Author: Shahzad Rizvi

Publisher:

Published: 2011-05-01

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9781604818819

Five fairy tales of India for children. A boy who dreamed of flying gets his wish in a most astonishing way. A child lost in an earthquake turns up in a jungle Eden. When a boy befriends a crocodile, the two overcome their neighbors' dread with an act of heroism. An orphan boy weds a princess with the help of a snake goddess. A talking dog guides his starving master to wealth and fame. Illustrated with watercolors by Laurie McLaughlin Ward.

The Boy Who Flew and Other Tales of India for Children

Author: Shahzad Rizvi

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-03

Total Pages: 75

ISBN-13: 1300767642

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A cobra who can foretell the future unites an orphan boy with a princess. A boy who yearns to fly has his wish granted in a most astonishing way. A crocodile helps save a drowning village. Five magical tales of India and enchantment, illustrated with vivid watercolors by artist Laurie McLaughlin Ward.

A Window in the Wall and Other Stories

Author: Shahzad Rizvi

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-02

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 130069579X

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This lively collection of short stories, some set in India and some in contemporary America, explores love, loss, and the muddle between the two. In the title story, a student falls in love with his mysterious neighbor, who would be perfect... if she weren't dead. In "Rage," an actor discovers a wrenching truth about the boy he has killed in anger. And in "Break-up," a husband draws the wrong conclusion from his wife's emotional withdrawal.

Murder in the Dorm

Author: Shahzad Rizvi

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-01-30

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 130068996X

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When a Mafia princess is found dead in her dorm, her roommate Sabby, the daughter of Pakistani immigrants, is arrested for murder. Both girls were rivals for the love of the same handsome classmate. And why is Sabby so fascinated with poisons? As the action moves from Pakistan to Sicily to Hollywood, international vendettas, double-crosses, and surprises abound, involving everyone from academics to Mafia molls to the President of the United States.

Woman with a Curve

Author: Shahzad Rizvi

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-01-31

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 1300691530

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Two small-town girls, lifelong friends, make it to the the top in Washington, DC in very different ways. Gentle, conscientious Minnie finds love, while scheming, ambitious Maxie's relentless pursuit of wealth and influence attracts two powerful men: a grasping Senator, no stranger to dirty tricks, and the handsome, vapid President. A satirical look at politics, power, and sex in the nation's capital.

Mayu: The Life of a Finnish Woman

Author: Shahzad Rizvi

Publisher: Shahzad Rizvi

Published: 2011-01-11

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1300693835

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Mayu - A brilliant woman. A troubled past. Can she trust a man not to let her down again? Mayu, a divorced single mother, is juggling not only a career, but a defiant teenage son, a house full of dog hair, and those extra pounds that refuse to budge. Her trust has been shattered by an abusive alcoholic father and a chronically unfaithful ex-husband. Will this new man in her life break the cycle? One woman struggles to find love in a messy world.

Behind the Veil

Author: Shahzad Rizvi

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-01-30

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1300690399

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Rashida, an Indian Muslim woman with a questing spirit, falls in love with an author whose work she admires, though she's never laid eyes on him. She refuses other suitors, to the horror of her large, loving family. After years of political turmoil have convulsed India, with the author's fate unknown, he suddenly appears at her door. Rashida marries him at last, and sees him for the first time on their wedding night. His ugliness, slovenly habits, vanity--and finally, treachery--throw her emotions and her family's life into chaos. She begins a scandalous affair with a handsome teacher, defying her culture and destroying her family's honor. Rashida's story unfolds against a sweeping panorama of Indian history and culture, and a vivid, sensuous portrait of a changing India.

The Boy who Went to the East

Author: Ethel Claire Brill

Publisher:

Published: 1917

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13:

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Shakuntala and Other Stories from Ancient India

Author: Adithi Rao

Publisher: Penguin Books India

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780143330394

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Six unforgettable stories of love and bravery, treachery and injustice, from ancient Indian literature Classical Sanskrit and Tamil writing teem with a myriad characters, and here we meet some truly memorable ones. This collection of six plays, poems and epics retold for children includes ‘Shakuntala’, a heartrending story of the love between the beautiful Shakuntala and King Dushyanta; ‘The Little Clay Cart’, where the evil designs of the king and his family are foiled by the righteous Charudatta and Vasantasena; ‘The Story of an Anklet’, about Kannagi, who wreaks a terrible revenge for the wrong done to her; ‘Manimekalai’, the extraordinary account of a woman’s search for her true calling; ‘The Last Trial of Sita’, in which the playwright gives a whole new ending to the Ramayana, and ‘The Broken Thigh’, about the final, desperate combat between Duryodhana and Bheema on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Accompanied by descriptions of the authors’ lives and the time when the stories were written, these lively retellings are an ideal introduction to some of the best-known stories from the Indian classics.

Classic Tales from India

Author: Vatsala Sperling

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2020-07-07

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 1591433878

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Seven beautifully illustrated traditional stories that immerse the reader in the ancient culture of India as well as impart important life lessons • Shares classic tales from India, including stories drawn from the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, and the Puranas, translated by the authors • Illustrated throughout with glowing full-color paintings in traditional Indian style prepared according to the traditional Hindu canon With this full-color illustrated collection of classic tales from India, you will learn about the playful, loyal, strong, loving, and wise gods, goddesses, and heroes of India. You will discover how the deity Ganesh, the remover of obstacles, got his elephant head, how the goddess Parvati won the heart of the great god Shiva, and how the goddess Ganga came to Earth from Heaven in the form of the holy Ganges River. You will discover how Krishna’s childhood as superhero and mischievous boy prepared him to fulfill his destiny as an avatar of the god Vishnu. In two tales drawn from the Ramayana, you will learn about prince Ram and his victory over the ten-headed demon king Ravana and how the monkey-god Hanuman moved a medicine mountain to save Ram’s brother. In two stories from the famous epic the Mahabharata, you will discover how Karna became the greatest archer in the world to help good triumph over evil and how Arjuna compassionately fought his own cousins to bring peace to the kingdom of Hastinapur. The glowing illustrations, executed in transparent watercolors and tempera paints, are done in a centuries-old method traditional to India. Richly detailed, they bring to life the colorful cast of characters--humans, gods, and demons alike--and allow the reader to become immersed in the mystical world of ancient India.