{"product_id":"the-train-to-tanjore-series-songs-of-freedom-paperback","title":"The Train to Tanjore (Series: Songs of Freedom) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDevika Rangachari\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTanjore, 1942 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There are few excitements in Thambi's quiet life. There is the new hotel, disapproved of by elders, which lures him with the aroma of sambar with onions. There are visits to the library to read the newspaper, and once in a while, a new movie at the Rajaram Electric Theatre. More disagreeably, there are fortnightly visits from his uncle to lay down the law. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Gandhiji announces the Quit India movement, Tanjore is torn apart by protests. The train station-the lifeline of the town-is vandalized. Mysterious leaflets are circulated, containing news that newspapers do not publish. And inspired by the idea of a free India and his own dreams of being an engineer, Thambi must find the courage to do what he believes is right-even when it endangers all he holds dear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Devika Rangachari is an award-winning children's writer whose book, \u003ci\u003eQueen of Ice\u003c\/i\u003e, was on the White Raven list, won the Neev Young Adult Book Award and has been optioned to be made into a movie\/ television series. She is also a historian who has conducted post-doctoral research on gender in early medieval Indian history. Devika is inordinately fond of reading (especially historical fiction), chocolates, potatoes, and exploring bookshops and libraries. She would happily spend her time among her four loves were it not for her lovely-but-stern editors who occasionally compel her to write.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42171198111879,"sku":"9780143457640","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/63294179cb3567a1a24d89de78fab14f.webp?v=1733353843","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-train-to-tanjore-series-songs-of-freedom-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}