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Four of seven books published by Ponytale Books last year, have made it to the Longlist of the Vodafone Crossword Book Award 2010. This will be the second year when this prestigious Rs. Three Lac Award, trophy and a citation will be given for Children's writing from among the 56 longlisted books (46 in the previous year) representing the best of children'a authors and a host of new publishers.The

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Ponytale Books is participating at the ongoing 35th Kolkata International Book Fair through its distributor for eastern India, Knowledge Storm, at Stall No. 16, Hall No. 1.Our entire title list is on display here as well as at other stalls in Hall nos. 1 to 5 as well as in some stalls in the open area at the Milan Mela grounds. These include Sunil Gangopadhyay's Kakababu adventures - The Dreadful

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Suchitra Bhattacharya is one of those rare writers who became an instant favourite with her readers as soon as she took up writing. Although her first novel was Ami Rai Kishori (1988), it was with her next novel Kancher Dewal (1992) that she established her identity as a writer. The film version of her novel Dahan won several National Awards and with her Kanchher Manush, she became a household

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In a tradition initiated by Rabindranath Tagore, there is hardly an author writing in Bengali who has not written for children. And, noted litterateur and the current President of Sahitya Akademi, Sunil Gangopadhyay, has enriched this tradition with his enduring character duo, Kakababu-Santu. Way back in early 1970s, the then editor of Anandamela, a Bengali children's monthly, Nirendranath

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Ponytale Books is delighted to partner with UNESCO's 'Donate a Book' initiative launched earlier this year. This path-breaking initiative brings into sharp focus the need to give children wider access to books in order to inculcate reading habits and also provide books to those children who do not have easy access to them. As part of this initiative, a travelling children's festival in Dehradun,

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Ponytale Books, in association with Starmark, Kolkata, invites you for the launch of English translations of Sunil Gangopadhyay's immensely popular Kakababu novels: Bhoyonkor Sundor - The Dreadful Beauty translated by Nirmal Kanti BhattacharjeeSobuj Deeper Raja - The King of the Verdant Island translated by Tridiv Chowdhury at Starmark, South City Mall, Kolkata on Monday, June 7th, 2010 at 6 pm.

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Media AnnouncementNew Delhi, Sunday, January 31, 2010: Young adult and children's books publisher, Ponytale Books, made its formal debut in the world of books with eleven titles at the 19th World Book Fair being organised by the National Book Trust, India at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, from January 30th to February 7th 2010. Announcing the launch of Ponytale Books, Pranav Singh, Publisher & CEO,

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Not Out: Heroes from the World of SportNimish DubeyCover Design by AgantuikHeroes don't just set records. They changes lives. By example. By inspiring others. Not Out is a collection of instances of heroism from a variety of sports ranging from cricket to football to boxing. These are stories based on real people and events that had a profound effect not just on the world of sport, but on our

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Curse of GrassIra SaxenaCover Design and Illustrations by Tapas GuhaAs early as 1730 A.D. simple women and children of the Thar region in Rajasthan cried, Chipko and hugged the khejari trees to save them from annihilation. The cry echoed throughout the vast emerald patch in the desert—miles and miles of forest cover amidst the ominous sandy claws of growing Thar Desert. However, their cry did not

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Now or NeverRamendra Kumar Cover Design and Illustrations by AgantukHe felt the gloved fist crash into him. The searing pain seemed to rip him apart as he landed on the ground. He could hear thousands of young, hopeful voices shouting his name, urging him to get up and smother his opponent. He could also faintly hear the referee beginning his count. He looked up. The person he loved most in his

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Selected Short StoriesPremchandTranslated from Hindi by Swapna Dutta & Pranava Kumar SinghCover Design by AgantukMunshi Premchand brought realism into fiction and introduced the genre of short story while writing in Hindi and Urdu. He wrote in a simple, direct and highly expressive language that reflected the social milieu of his times.Selected Short Stories brings together seven of Premchand’s

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Rajdhani Express Mystery and Other StoriesSamaresh BasuTranslated from Bengali by Subha Prasad Nandi MajumdarCover design and illustrations by Agantuk The coach jerked gently as the wheels of the Rajdhani Express started rolling. Gogol was relieved. Finally, his holiday had ended without the tense moments of tracking down culprits and unearthing mysteries. “Hi Gogol, did you visit Delhi for a

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The King of the Verdant IslandSunil GangopadhyayTranslated from Bengali by Tridiv Chowdhury Cover Design and Illustrations by Subir Roy “Do you want to go by ship or plane?” When Kakababu asked his nephew Santu this question, little did Santu know that the mystery they were to solve this time was wilder than anything he could have imagined. And once the duo reach their destination—a remote

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The Dreadful BeautySunil GangopadhyayTranslated from Bengali by Nirmal Kanti BhattacharjeeCover Design and Illustrations by Subir Roy The Dreadful Beauty marks the debut of Sunil Gangopdhyay’s immensely popular character duo of Santu-and Kakababu that has fascinated young readers for generations. The thirteen-year-old Santu is nephew-cum-assistant of Raja Roychowdhury, aka Kakababu, a former high

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Ponytale Books is proud to announce that Shri Sunil Gangopadhyay has given the translation and publication rights for his immensely popular Santu-Kakababu novellas into English to Ponytale Books.Sahitya Akademi award winner, one of the best known Indian literary luminaries originally writing in Bengali, and presently the President of Sahitya Akademi, Shri Sunil Gangopadhyay created the character

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Star StruckCharu Bahri"Twinkle, twinkle, little star..."It was twelve-year old Gita's favourite poem. She loved the stars. They were her best friends...Until a star appeared on the day her grandma passed away. Does it have a message for her? Is this the reason why she has a new friend? Or is losing touch with an old one?Can a star change your life?Star Struck is the story of a girl caught up in a

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The Ghost of Gosain Bagan Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay Translated from Bengali by Nirmal Kanti Bhattacharjee Life becomes miserable for young Burun after he scores thirteen in Mathematics in his annual exams. An easy life becomes one full of hardships and ridicule. Depressed, he ventures out of his house one day and enters the deserted Gosain Bagan, where he encounters a ghost Nidhiram. But Burun

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Paheli Bujho aur BanaoSanjay RawatIn Paheli Bujho aur Banao, Sanjay presents paheli in an innovative, contemporary and interesting format to arouse children's interest in this entertaining and educative folk and literary tradition.Written in a story form, a character from Tikamgarh, Gopu, takes three youngsters through the process of solving paheli, arousing their interest in its tradition. Gopu

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Kesariya Bana and other Tales of ValourNimish DubeyThe tales in Kesariya Bana blend our great storytelling tradition with historical facts and figures. The stories are high on drama, emotion and some of them are viewed from an unconventional perspective. Written in a narrative style, these tales tell the story of eight heroic instances taken from different periods of Indian history. The stories

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