Mahabalipuram: The Ganga Comes to Tamilnadu

Author: Nandita krishna

Format: paperback

Age: Ages 6 to 8

Quick Overview

The children in the story explore the Descent of the Ganges, with its carvings of animals, humans and celestial beings. Temples, tigers and tsunamis all feature in this tale of the Mahabalipuram complex by the sea, lost and then miraculously found again. Nanditha Krishna is a historian and conservationist from Chennai who has authored several books about art, religion and the environment. Y. Venkatesh is an artist who has illustrated several activity books for children about nature, art and culture. There are four other titles in this series: Qutb Minar, Sanchi, Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.