A Demon in Dandi (Songs of Freedom Series): Set in 1930, Dandi | Explores the Dandi March Led by Gandhi | Middle Grade Historical Fiction

Author: Lavanya Kartik

Format: Paperback

Age: Ages 10 Plus

Quick Overview

Dandi, 1930

All the world’s eyes are on this tiny village by the Arabian Sea, where Mahatma Gandhi will soon break the Salt Law to defy British rule.

Dinu would rather be home in Surat, reading his beloved Sherlock Holmes books. Instead, he finds himself wading through mud, battling angry goats and eating burnt food as the youngest of the student volunteers helping prepare Dandi for Bapu’s arrival.

When a man is found dead and rumours of an angry demon grip the village, Dinu finds himself drawn into the mystery, even as he grapples with dilemmas of his own. But as Dinu and his friends race against time to find the killer, the demon strikes again…

The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

The series complements school textbooks about the independence movement. As the stories are told from a child’s point of view, these stories bring the facts of the independence movement to vivid life in settings all over the country—and inspire each reader to engage with the idea of India.