Delhi Thaatha: A Great Grand Story

by Chitra Viraraghavan, Sunandini Banerjee (Illustrator)

Overview

Written for young children, Delhi Thaatha is a biography of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, a much-loved teacher and world-renowned philosopher who served as the first vice president of the Republic of India, then, beginning in 1962, president of the country. Written by his great-granddaughter, who tells the story, with insight and charm, from the perspective of her seven-year-old self, and illustrated in full color by graphic artist Sunandini Banerjee, Delhi Thaatha offers a rare glimpse into the life, personality, heart, mind, and philosophy of an illustrious statesman, as Chitra Viraraghavan tracks his journey from poor small-town boy to the moment when he takes the oath to serve the country’s highest office.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857425492
Publisher:	Seagull Books
Publication date:	09/15/2018
Series:	The India List
Edition description:	1
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Chitra Viraraghavan has worked in academic publishing, taught English, and is a book editor, textbook writer, author of The Americans: A Novel, and coeditor of an anthology, Madras on My Mind: A City in Stories. Sunandini Banerjee is a Calcutta-based graphic artist and editor who has illustrated books by Thomas Bernhard, Yves Bonnefoy and Ivan Vladislavic, among others.