| Maha-Stories
(publ. Crossover Media, in collaboration with author Neeru
Nanda) is a series of six wild and wonderful new age royal
tales based on the adventures of contemporary Indian royalty
or real life Maharajas and Begums. About the pranks they
played and the pets they had, about their whimsical wishes
and commands, and about the fun and mad times they had
in childhood and in later life.
Pet Reads
The stories have everything that
kids love, from a pet tiger in 'The Little Maharaja
and Sher Khan', to the Maharaja's 1000 dogs including
his favourite Roshanara in 'The Dog Prince', and the
Maharaja's pet elephant 'Ivory' in 'The Maharaja's White
Elephant'.
Prank Bank
For fun and pranks, there are exploding
pillows and fake ghosts in 'The Maharaja's Last Prank'
or the tricks played by the rebellious, unladylike princess
in 'The Tomboy Princess' who didn't want to be a princess!
Creatures Of Nature
As for children of nature, there
is 'The Maharaja and the Almond Blossoms', a story about
a selfish Maharaja who commanded the almond blossoms
to stop from blooming.
Contemporary and non-didactic, the
stories attempt to break everyday stereotypes that children
grow up with. They are brought alive with both prose
and rhyme, turning royal anecdotes into fun reads for
parents and children alike.
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