Children’s BooksR100 VOLUME XLIII NUMBER 11 NOVEMBER 2019 List of the books whom reviews have been published in TBR S. No. Title Page No. 1. A week along the Ganga 19 2. Hanna ka Suitcase 42 3. Picnic at Palashpur 38 4. Palashpur mein Picnic 38 5. Do Naam Wala Ladka 47 6. School ki Ankahi Kahaniyan 47 7. Kiki 47 8. Kahani Ranjan Ki 48 9. Adrashya Log 48 10. Manya Ki Dahaad 48 11. Ajooba Aur Anya Kahaniyan 48 12. Chutki and Cheero 57 13. Chutki Aur Cheero 57 14. Siyar Aur Mor 61 15. Hau hau Happ 61 16. So Ja Ulloo 62 17. Macher Jhol 62 18. Lal Phoolon Ki Khushbu Peeli 62 19. Pyari Madam 62 20. Kittoo Udan Chhoo 65 21. Chashma Naya Hai 65 22. Payal is Lost 66 23. Payal Kho Gayee 66 24. While the Men Went Hunting, 66 What did the women do? 25. While the Women went Hunting, 66 What did the men do? 26. Thanv Thanv Ghooma 69 27. Nangu Nangu Naach 69 28. Meri Zoya Chail Gayee 69 29. School Mein Thatha 69 30. Forthcoming This is the first one-volume guide in English, or indeed in Bengali, to the full spectrum of Tagore’s multi-faceted genius. It will cater to students and scholars of Indian and world literature, Indian history, culture, philosophy, music, art, and South Asia studies. C haudhuri Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) has always been an iconic presence in Indian literature. International interest in his work soared after he received the Nobel Prize in 1913, declined thereafter, but has increased again in recent years. He practised all the major literary genres – poetry, drama, fiction, and a range of non-fictional writings. In addition, he was a song-writer, composer, painter, philosopher, educationist, social thinker, and public intellectual. There is no one-volume guide to the range of achievements of this multi- The Cambridge Companion to faceted genius in English, or indeed in his own language, Bengali. 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