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    The Magic Drum And Other Favourite Stories  (English, Paperback, Murty Sudha)

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    • Language: English
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Publisher: Penguin Random House India
    • Genre: Juvenile Fiction
    • ISBN: 9780143333630, 0143333631
    • Pages: 216
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    The Magic Drum and Other Favourite Stories is a collection of children’s tales by Sudha Murty.

    Summary of the Book

    In this collection of stories from Indian folklore, Sudha Murty retells them from her memory of her grandparents. She tells the story of the clever and haughty princess who will only marry the man who asks her a question she cannot answer. She also tells the stories of kings, misers, wise men and foolish boys in this collection of hilarious and instructive stories which she loved from her days as a young girl.

    About Sudha Murty

    Sudha Murty is an Indian entrepreneur, businesswoman and writer. She is well known for her books in Kannada and English: Dollar Sose, Runa, Old Man and his God and Wise and Otherwise among them.

    Mrs. Murty completed her M.E. from the Indian Institute of Science and was the first female engineer hired at India's largest auto manufacturer TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company or TELCO. She is married to Infosys chairman N. R. Narayana Murthy.

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    • Sudha Murty was born in 1950 in Shiggaon, north Karnataka. A prolific writer in English and Kannada, she has written novels, technical books, travelogues, collections of short stories and non-fiction pieces, and bestselling books for children. Her books have been translated into all major Indian languages. She weaves magical tales and especially enjoys writing for young readers. A generation of children has grown up reading her books and her stories are available in textbooks across schools in India.
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    • 8+
    Dimensions
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    • 198 mm
    Length
    • 129 mm
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    Ratings & Reviews
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    5

    Simply awesome

    I m really happy to see my 3rd std daughter reading Sudha Murty story book. She is enjoying it. Great transformation from fancy colorful barbie books to literary rich Sudha Murty books. Thank you Mam and Flipkart !
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    Simplicity is kingdom of heaven

    I like a quote suggested by father of my friend which reads "Simplicity is kingdom of heaven"

    This is very true about Sudha Murthy's writing of a story book.

    I started with this book in the afternoon and was so excited by each coming story that I could complete it by 11 PM.

    Lot of people says that Sudha mainly writes for kids.

    I would say adults like me whom no one ever read any story can learn enjoy reading her book and may be few to their kids.
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    5

    Perfect product!

    Really awesome as expected! But small in size
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    Saurav K.

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    5

    Terrific purchase

    Very nice story book.
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    Prakash Gawade

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    5

    good for kids

    This book was gifted to my niece and she loved reading it. short storied so easy reads for children.however the size of the book can be increased depending on the cost that they are charging for
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    Farah Ahmed

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    5

    This story have nice lessons and have a nice story like this tells taste thing in this world is hungry.
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    5

    Good read for adults too.

    I love Sudha Murthy's books, for the fact that the language is simple and easy read and the stories. The stories reminded me of my childhood days, simple, not complicated and worth listening to.Each story has got an inner meaning, moral to it. Will the new generation children enjoy this book, have to taste and see.The stories are not very lengthy, which makes it a fast paced book.
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    Sumi Anup

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    5

    Simply awesome

    Awesome book. My son loves to read it. Sudha Murty is a great writer. Illustration of the book is also very good. Everyone should buy it for their kids. Thank you Flipkart.
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    Chirantan Chatterjee

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    Back to childhood

    Hats off!! to Smt.Sudha Murthy, this book indeed brings me back the memories of my childhood days.. simple narration,fun to read,contains morals,and most important appropriate for any age group.Her books are so simple and informative.A must read book.I have read many of her books malgudi days,wise and otherwise,mahashweta and now awaiting for the next book How i taught my grandmother to read and other stories. I am really delighted to have such a good collection in store...
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    5

    Highly recommended

    Good wuality . Poor delivery. You always used to give very good bookmarks but this tine no . Hence a brilliant product but small things matter . Excellent discount.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👈👉👋👏👏👏👏
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    Q:Will a 13yr old be interested in the book
    A:Yes.
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    Q:Is it suitable for 7year old?
    A:Yes there lot of stories but they are not colourful
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    Q:what is it's weight
    A:around 50 gm
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    Q:Will 15 age read it
    A:Yes It has pictures but not colourful yes I think 15 year can read it
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    Q:do we get book mark
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    Q:can we add more pages and more question to the book??
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    Q:how many pages it have
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