Book Review:Childrens Literature: Tales from India edited by Jospeh Jacobs

Recommended : Middle Schoolers and above Stories compiled for a western audience while could still be nostalgic to an Indian.This is compilation from ancient Indian texts like Jatakas , Panchatantra and other fables.A collection of 25 storiesThe stories of talking animals and supernatural adventures are very much Indian in style.The most famliar of all is the talkative tortoise . Watch the

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Living Homeschool History(South India):History of South India from Prehistoric Times to Vijayanagar by Nilakanta Sastri

Recommended age: Upper Middle school and High school. This is valuable book for those interested into intensive and thorough reading into South Indian history. The book begins with sources that were taken into account to writing of history (coins ,rock edicts and writings by foreign travellers) Goes on to explain the Geography of the south Then moves to chronologically describe

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