As a child, Lavanya Karthik spent all her time writing stories in her school notebooks and drawing the pictures to go with them. She is now a slightly older child, still making up stories and drawing pictures. You can find her wandering about the bylanes of Mumbai, nibbling on chocolate, chatting with street dogs and looking for her next book idea. She is the author of several books, including
Neel on Wheels,
A Walk with Thambi and
The Lion's Feast, and is the creator of the Ninja Nani series.
Do you dream of changing the world?
Here are ten tales of some exceptional girls and boys who dared to dream the impossible, and their first steps towards greatness in diverse fields.
They are . . .
Mahasweta Devi
Satyajit Ray
J.R.D. Tata
Bachendri Pal
Janaki Ammal
Salim Ali
P. T. Usha
R. K. Laxman and R. K. Narayan
P.C. Sorcar
Teejan Bai
Illustrated in a style unique to each book, these are ten tales to inspire the Dreamer in you.
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