Magic Of The Lost Temple
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- Author：Sudha Murty
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Summary
City girl Nooni is surprised at the pace of life in her grandparents' village in Karnataka。 But she quickly gets used to the gentle routine there and involves herself in a flurry of activities， including papad making， organizing picnics and learning to ride a cycle， with her new-found friends。 Things get exciting when Nooni stumbles upon an ancient fabled stepwell right in the middle of a forest。Join the intrepid Nooni on an adventure of a lifetime in this much-awaited book by Sudha Murty that is heart-warming， charming and absolutely unputdownable。 About the AuthorSudha Murty is the chairperson of the Infosys Foundation。 A prolific writer in English and Kannada， she has written novels， technical books， travelogues， collections of short tories and non-fiction pieces， and the hugely popular children's books which have been bestsellers。 Her books have been translated into all the major Indian languages， and she has received many awards。
Reviews
Utkarsh Sankhla
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After reading Godaan， I just needed something heartful， simple and warming。 And of course， Sudha Murthy's book fit the bill。 Reading her stories always takes me back to my school memories - of RK Narayan， Mulk Raj Anand， their romantic descriptions of rural life， the preponderance of leisure in those stories。 The book doesn't aim to make you introspect， neither does it philosophise， but it does showcase village life in an almost idealistic fashion - devoid of any socio-economic problems。 I reall After reading Godaan， I just needed something heartful， simple and warming。 And of course， Sudha Murthy's book fit the bill。 Reading her stories always takes me back to my school memories - of RK Narayan， Mulk Raj Anand， their romantic descriptions of rural life， the preponderance of leisure in those stories。 The book doesn't aim to make you introspect， neither does it philosophise， but it does showcase village life in an almost idealistic fashion - devoid of any socio-economic problems。 I really liked Shekhar's character because I could relate to it。 His inability to understand his Ajja and Ajji at times， his constant urge to leave the village as soon as he can， his sense of alienation and discomfort at being with the villagers - I have felt some of those tensions in me too everytime I have been to our ancestral village。 Despite this， there exists a loving relationship between Shekhar， his parents and his land。 One can always think， act and be different and yet be part of a whole。 In the times we live in today， I think this is a message that ought to be remembered。 What I liked: The breezy， easy narrative， depiction of a happy rural life， and the nudge made by Sudha Murthy to our duty to our native places。What I didn't like: Shekhar's （almost） semi-villification。 。。。more
Bhavini Singh
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I read one of the short stories by Sudha Murty "How I taught my grandmother to read" in my school days。 Of all the stories we had in our syllabus， this one was my favorite。 She's a great storyteller！ Her works are something that should be fed to a grow-up brain， to freshen it a little。Favorites:" 。。。unless you are at the top， you will not get good jobs'。 'But how is it possible for everyone to be at the top？' ""Besides， the city has become so cosmopolitan that it belongs to everybody and nobody， I read one of the short stories by Sudha Murty "How I taught my grandmother to read" in my school days。 Of all the stories we had in our syllabus， this one was my favorite。 She's a great storyteller！ Her works are something that should be fed to a grow-up brain， to freshen it a little。Favorites:" 。。。unless you are at the top， you will not get good jobs'。 'But how is it possible for everyone to be at the top？' ""Besides， the city has become so cosmopolitan that it belongs to everybody and nobody， all at the same time。" 。。。more
Anuradha Gupta
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A girl named Nooni 。 Her parent send her to Soumanhalli 。 A village in Karnataka 。But she quickly gets used to the gentle routine and involves herself in activities， papad making and learning to cycle。 She and her new found friends went through a nearby forest。read more to learn。My name is kaustubh I am 9 years oldI study in the MOTHERS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Gaurav
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A girl named Nooni （or her real name-Anoushka） has been stuck as for her holidays she does'nt want to do a summer camp so she goes to Karnataka to visit her grandparent。 She is surprised by the village ways。 The story of the stepwell even surprised me！ Nooni， as she was so intrepid Nooni quickly goes to search the stepwell。 Finally she reaches her goal and find what she always wanted to find- THE LOST TEPLE WHICH IS REALLY OP （over powered）！！！！！！I am Arav BhasinI am 9 years oldI study in Bishops A girl named Nooni （or her real name-Anoushka） has been stuck as for her holidays she does'nt want to do a summer camp so she goes to Karnataka to visit her grandparent。 She is surprised by the village ways。 The story of the stepwell even surprised me！ Nooni， as she was so intrepid Nooni quickly goes to search the stepwell。 Finally she reaches her goal and find what she always wanted to find- THE LOST TEPLE WHICH IS REALLY OP （over powered）！！！！！！I am Arav BhasinI am 9 years oldI study in Bishops co-ed school Kalyani Nagar 。。。more
Prisha Goel
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good read
Sandeep Nigam
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It is a book which I should have read long ago， not exactly something which suits my age right now ， but still， this book didn't snatch away the joy of reading from me even for a second。 The book is full of healthy parenting tips， grandparents love， children curiosity and warmth。Whenever one miss their childhood ， do read a book like this。 ' Why are you referring to river Varada as a "she"？- Because she is like a woman -- she gives and gives and gives。 '~Sudha Murthy It is a book which I should have read long ago， not exactly something which suits my age right now ， but still， this book didn't snatch away the joy of reading from me even for a second。 The book is full of healthy parenting tips， grandparents love， children curiosity and warmth。Whenever one miss their childhood ， do read a book like this。 ' Why are you referring to river Varada as a "she"？- Because she is like a woman -- she gives and gives and gives。 '~Sudha Murthy 。。。more
Sachin
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Before I keep this book back in my shelf I am going to tell you a little bit about this story-there is a girl named Anoushka everybody calls here Nooni。 Nooni's summer holidays start， her mother goes to Delhi， her father goes to work。 There is no one for Nooni， her parents decided to drop her in her grandparents house。 she has a lot of fun， like - she makes new friends she goes to many places ， she got to know more about the village。 One day her grandmother told her a story about the village， ot Before I keep this book back in my shelf I am going to tell you a little bit about this story-there is a girl named Anoushka everybody calls here Nooni。 Nooni's summer holidays start， her mother goes to Delhi， her father goes to work。 There is no one for Nooni， her parents decided to drop her in her grandparents house。 she has a lot of fun， like - she makes new friends she goes to many places ， she got to know more about the village。 One day her grandmother told her a story about the village， other people told her the same story but somehow all of them told something different about it。 Nooni wants to learn more about it。 Join Nooni in her adventures holiday。 Make sure you fun reading this book 。。。more
Tanvi Nahar
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This book is about a 12 year old girl Nooni went to her grandparents house in a small village then she saw so many things that she could never in city and and she always wanted to explorer the outdoors and wanted to see what is in a pit and went in and found a pole and asked her grandfather can we dig it up her grandfather couldn't say no so he said read the book to find more。And is a very good for not only children but also for adults。 This book is about a 12 year old girl Nooni went to her grandparents house in a small village then she saw so many things that she could never in city and and she always wanted to explorer the outdoors and wanted to see what is in a pit and went in and found a pole and asked her grandfather can we dig it up her grandfather couldn't say no so he said read the book to find more。And is a very good for not only children but also for adults。 。。。more
Tanishq Jain
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The book is very inspiring for the people who live in big cities like Delhi ，Mumbai ，Bangalore ，Kolkata and Chennai。 I live in a city Delhi and read this book。 The way people live in the village and how the girl Nooni finds the lost Temple。 The people lived and how the calf is born and how a marriage is done in the village。 Every chapter was interesting and and the introduction was the best because it was truth I think the author Sudha Murty took very time to write the novel and was very inspiri The book is very inspiring for the people who live in big cities like Delhi ，Mumbai ，Bangalore ，Kolkata and Chennai。 I live in a city Delhi and read this book。 The way people live in the village and how the girl Nooni finds the lost Temple。 The people lived and how the calf is born and how a marriage is done in the village。 Every chapter was interesting and and the introduction was the best because it was truth I think the author Sudha Murty took very time to write the novel and was very inspiring to read about village。 。。。more
Faliksha Talwar
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A little girl named nooni goes to her grandparent's house。 she is an adventurous girl。 her grandparents lived in a village it was very different from Banglore but soon nooni gets used to the gentle routine in the village and does not want to go back to Bangalore she loved being outdoor。nooni's grandmother had told her a story about a temple that was never found。 nooni's adventure spirit rises and want's to find the temple read the book to find more。 A little girl named nooni goes to her grandparent's house。 she is an adventurous girl。 her grandparents lived in a village it was very different from Banglore but soon nooni gets used to the gentle routine in the village and does not want to go back to Bangalore she loved being outdoor。nooni's grandmother had told her a story about a temple that was never found。 nooni's adventure spirit rises and want's to find the temple read the book to find more。 。。。more
Angel Khandpura
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The magic of the lost temple is an intriguing story of a young girl Nooni and her quest for adventure。 Her parents decide to send Nooni for her holidays to her grandparents home in a small village in Karnataka。 From the initial hesitation to an unforgettable adventure she experiences it all。This story left me nostalgic and teary eyed as all my childhood memories came alive。 In this fast moving and technology driven world around us， I would like to recommend this book to everyone who is looking f The magic of the lost temple is an intriguing story of a young girl Nooni and her quest for adventure。 Her parents decide to send Nooni for her holidays to her grandparents home in a small village in Karnataka。 From the initial hesitation to an unforgettable adventure she experiences it all。This story left me nostalgic and teary eyed as all my childhood memories came alive。 In this fast moving and technology driven world around us， I would like to recommend this book to everyone who is looking for a break to revisit long lost childhood。 。。。more
Aarthi
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Yet another charming， heartwarming tale from Sudha Murthy！ ❤Nooni， a Bangalore based twelve year old girl is left to spend her summer holidays with her grandparents at her father's village。 How she fits herself in the new environment in the initial days， the new things she learns， the adventures and a fresh experience in the village is what the book is about。 A peaceful evening with fresh， light and cool breeze that rustles the lush green plants in the farm。 A quiet walk along the river listenin Yet another charming， heartwarming tale from Sudha Murthy！ ❤Nooni， a Bangalore based twelve year old girl is left to spend her summer holidays with her grandparents at her father's village。 How she fits herself in the new environment in the initial days， the new things she learns， the adventures and a fresh experience in the village is what the book is about。 A peaceful evening with fresh， light and cool breeze that rustles the lush green plants in the farm。 A quiet walk along the river listening to the soothing sound of the flowing water。 Reading a book or knitting or playing with our friends in the river bed and returning home once the sun sets。 Although we're adapted to the city life， experiences like these are what we long for at times。 ❤ This book gives us such peaceful and pleasant feel with every chapter。 I didn't want the book to end for I loved how everything in village is and I wanted to live there for quite longer。 🙈 Be it the weddings， schooling， picnics， cycling， adventures。。 Oh， how different and joyous each is and how much we miss out in our lives here。 ❤And the best part - Grandparents。 ❤ Reading this book took me back to the days I grew up with my Ajja and Ajji。 However joyful life is， those are the days I'll cherish the best till my end。 ❤The book also tells how important it is to experience life， be adventurous and how we should never seize to explore。 Despite running for our career or academics， in the end these experiences are which that makes life worth living。 ❤📚 I would highly recommend to put aside everything and read this light， breezy and heartwarming tale once。 🥰 。。。more
SleepyCherry
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It's a children's book。The beginning of the book was very engaging and beautifully narrated but the part after the discovery of the temple started getting monotonous。 I must be expecting some major exploring adventure trope that might have led to my disappointment。Overall it's a great book for kids。 It's a children's book。The beginning of the book was very engaging and beautifully narrated but the part after the discovery of the temple started getting monotonous。 I must be expecting some major exploring adventure trope that might have led to my disappointment。Overall it's a great book for kids。 。。。more
Naaesha
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its amazing ， very adventurous
KATHYA SRI
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This book is so genuine。 😊
Medhansh Vaddadi
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one of my favourite books， completed reading 3 times
Arshiya♡
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THIS REVIEW HAS ***NO SPOILERS***Title: Magic of the Lost TempleAuthor: Sudha MurthyGenre: Adventure fiction， Children's bookAge Rating: This book would fall good for 7 years and above。 Teens/Adults will enjoy this equally。Summary: "The Magic of the Lost Temple” is the story of Anoushka "Nooni"， a young city girl， who gets the opportunity to imbibe and appreciate the slower pace of life in her Ajja （grand-father） and Ajji's （grand-mother） small village Somanahalli in Karnataka。Along with the cha THIS REVIEW HAS ***NO SPOILERS***Title: Magic of the Lost TempleAuthor: Sudha MurthyGenre: Adventure fiction， Children's bookAge Rating: This book would fall good for 7 years and above。 Teens/Adults will enjoy this equally。Summary: "The Magic of the Lost Temple” is the story of Anoushka "Nooni"， a young city girl， who gets the opportunity to imbibe and appreciate the slower pace of life in her Ajja （grand-father） and Ajji's （grand-mother） small village Somanahalli in Karnataka。Along with the charms of papad making， learning how to ride a bicycle， having picnics on the banks of a river， learning the small details of farming， attending a south-Indian village wedding， and enhancing herself with the help of homemade beauty rituals- Nooni is also intrigued by a legendary archaeological site， thanks to her grandparents' bedtime story。 Adventures and the cozy comfort of outdoor existence make Nooni's summer vacations memorable。 The book teaches us about village life and culture， the fauna and flora of forests， the virtue of respecting elders， culminating good and healthy relationships with friends。My Opinion: This was the book that made me fall in love with reading。 I owe so much to the story and to Sudha Murthy ma'am herself！ A light and fun read with an engaging and captivating story。 It has a typical Indian and local vibe which almost every Indian can relate to。 It is fortified with the ability to make you nostalgic and sends you to the long-lost summer holidays。 Sudha Murthy's writing style is simple and peppered with positivity and fun。 She is an author par excellence in my opinion。 The best thing about the book is the use of simple English which is a great feature for a beginner/new reader。 Reading this book was like taking a stroll down the memory lane。 The simplicity of the characters and the whole storyline made me enjoy the story throughout。Anyone who is looking for a one-sitting light read to complete their Goodreads challenge must give this a try。 I am sure this story will not disappoint you。😄Follow @book。ish。nook on Instagram for more bookish content。 ♡ 。。。more
Sanjay Gupta
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Good
Goblin Reaper
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“It was like I had a uniform at home and in school。”It always takes time for a person to adjust to the village life if they've been accustomed to the bustling cities。 You start missing your city house after two days （or so）， start questioning yourself why you came to the village at all after four days （or so）， look for ways to kill your boredom after the fifth， then mingle with the village kids and your cousins， slowly start enjoying your time thereafter a couple of days， you experience inexplic “It was like I had a uniform at home and in school。”It always takes time for a person to adjust to the village life if they've been accustomed to the bustling cities。 You start missing your city house after two days （or so）， start questioning yourself why you came to the village at all after four days （or so）， look for ways to kill your boredom after the fifth， then mingle with the village kids and your cousins， slowly start enjoying your time thereafter a couple of days， you experience inexplicable melancholy when you're leaving， and finally start cherishing those sweet memories for eternity。 No one experiences all of this。 However， we can hardly expect our protagonist to have normal days。 Amidst bicycle riding， picnics， village weddings， grandmother's cooking， and heavy rainfall， Nooni stumbles on something mysterious。 Something ancient。This book was a very simple yet beautiful read for me as a kid。 Simple， refreshing， and expressive， Sudha Murty has sketched the character of the "city-girl" Nooni very well。 Even though personally living in a rural area and having assessed the demeanors of many cousins from big cities， I found the book to be relatable to those kids。 Aside from the city to the village conversion， the "grandmother's house" experience was something I could relate to very much。 I am pretty sure many Indians were brimming with nostalgia while reading this。 While relating to many of the incidents taking place halfway along， the parts after that which give justice to the title of the book were something I dearly wished happened to me。 It was just as magical as the title and illustration had promised to me。 Though it's up to you if you find it magical or not。I consider Sudha Murty's writing as very lovely。 It's quite beautiful how she spins these tales which all turn out to be so relatable to me。 It leaves nothing to be desired when a story is as relatable as Murty's。 I also enjoyed giving conclusions to the effortlessly simple character of the protagonist。 A young girl just around the corner to the teenage world， naturally inquisitive with the ever-present enthusiasm of children， compassionate and caring， not yet lost the childish innocence twinkling in her eyes， a tomboy in ways big and small— Nooni is a loveable character。It's warming to read the story from a child's view。 It filled my heart with light and was very reviving。 If you're looking for a light yet eloquent read， Sudha Murty is there to make you feel the innocence of a child through her lovely books。 。。。more
Vibha Srinivasan
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The Magic Of The Lost Temple is a lovely book。 From the starting to the very end everything is beautifully narrated。 Through this book we can experience typical South Indian village lifestyle with Nooni and her friends and family。Young Nooni finds out that she is staying at her Ajja and Ajji's house in Somanahalli for six weeks。 Nooni quickly makes friends and goes to many different places。 Very soon enough Nooni finds out about the mythical fable about the ancient stepwell of King Somanyaka。 The Magic Of The Lost Temple is a lovely book。 From the starting to the very end everything is beautifully narrated。 Through this book we can experience typical South Indian village lifestyle with Nooni and her friends and family。Young Nooni finds out that she is staying at her Ajja and Ajji's house in Somanahalli for six weeks。 Nooni quickly makes friends and goes to many different places。 Very soon enough Nooni finds out about the mythical fable about the ancient stepwell of King Somanyaka。 During a trip to the forest with her friends Nooni accidentally stumbles upon an ancient stepwell。 Do you think it is the same one as the story of King Somanyaka？ Read the book to find out ！！！！！！！ 。。。more
Books Only Books
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Good book
Ashwath Anantharaman
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In my opinion， it’s a splendid book。 Although it is a book meant for children， I am sure if adults read it， they will definitely enjoy it。 The book is about Nooni， a young girl who comes to visit her grandparents in the summer holidays。 There she meets her cousins and makes many friends。 She loves living there。 Suddenly Nooni gets to know all about a lost temple and she wants to investigate it。 She is about to go on a thrilling mystery！ It is a great adventure that lies ahead。 Read this book In my opinion， it’s a splendid book。 Although it is a book meant for children， I am sure if adults read it， they will definitely enjoy it。 The book is about Nooni， a young girl who comes to visit her grandparents in the summer holidays。 There she meets her cousins and makes many friends。 She loves living there。 Suddenly Nooni gets to know all about a lost temple and she wants to investigate it。 She is about to go on a thrilling mystery！ It is a great adventure that lies ahead。 Read this book and know more about how Nooni and her friends find the temple， which was under a pool of water earlier but not now。 The story revolves around how Nooni and her friends manage to bring back all the water， so how do they do it？ You will discover when you read the book！！ t 。。。more
Hi
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nice
Sai Dhanista
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Aousam book for kid to read very adventurous
Sreelakshmi Nair
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Sudha Murty has written this book really well。I loved this book very much。This is about a 12 year old girl Nooni（ aka Anoushka） who visits her paternal grandparents' village Somanahalli during her summer vacation。She learns to cycle，swims in the Varada river，climbs hills，makes papads，witnesses a calf's birth，attends a wedding，does gardening and listens to many，many stories from her grandparents along with her new-found friends Medha，Amit，Anand and Mahadeva。Then the story takes a twist when she a Sudha Murty has written this book really well。I loved this book very much。This is about a 12 year old girl Nooni（ aka Anoushka） who visits her paternal grandparents' village Somanahalli during her summer vacation。She learns to cycle，swims in the Varada river，climbs hills，makes papads，witnesses a calf's birth，attends a wedding，does gardening and listens to many，many stories from her grandparents along with her new-found friends Medha，Amit，Anand and Mahadeva。Then the story takes a twist when she and her friends come across a stepwell。She had heard stories of King Somanayaka an his stepwell ，but never thought there would actually be one。Is it really a stepwell？Join Nooni and her friends as they uncover the secrets of the past。 。。。more
Nivedita Dhar
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Another middle grade book by Sudha Murty， another marvellous writing skills for sure。 The story is about Nooni who went to her Grandparent’s village to spend her Summer vacation。 There she learned lots of things about a village life， like plants， garden， learns how to help at home。 She makes new friends and got to know how her grandmother contributes in village events by cooking various kind of delicious foods。 Being urban people you will definitely get to know their lifestyle， their unhurried l Another middle grade book by Sudha Murty， another marvellous writing skills for sure。 The story is about Nooni who went to her Grandparent’s village to spend her Summer vacation。 There she learned lots of things about a village life， like plants， garden， learns how to help at home。 She makes new friends and got to know how her grandmother contributes in village events by cooking various kind of delicious foods。 Being urban people you will definitely get to know their lifestyle， their unhurried life unlike town people， even some short stories on village history。 Beautiful and very captivating book。 You can finish this book in one sitting。 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 。。。more
Durgesh Kumar
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Became fan of Sudha Murty Mam。 Have read about you， your outspokenness and many more。 Your are fabulous mam。 Nooni depicted your nature in the book and really i got connected to the trips of my village。 Awesome book。
M。Samritha
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This was a fascinating and heart warming read about a city girl Nooni who comes to her village to spend her holidays with her grandparents。 I really like this book because it reminds me of my summer vacation I used to go to my grandparents house it was a very charming experience without any pressure of homework and expose our creativity and explore the huge lands with flowers it’s wonderfully a new adventure that’s how Nooni must have felt。Sudha murti till now has a soft spot in my heart while I This was a fascinating and heart warming read about a city girl Nooni who comes to her village to spend her holidays with her grandparents。 I really like this book because it reminds me of my summer vacation I used to go to my grandparents house it was a very charming experience without any pressure of homework and expose our creativity and explore the huge lands with flowers it’s wonderfully a new adventure that’s how Nooni must have felt。Sudha murti till now has a soft spot in my heart while I read her books I get mesmerised。 。。。more
Srinivas Sina
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Manu
Sanyam
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This a really awesome book I am a big fan of Sudha Murti。 I had read her most of the books but it is the most awesome book I had read in my life。
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