IN SEARCH OF A RIVER

This is a delightful adventure story from award-winning children's writer/ Saroj Mukherjee./ / A disappeared river concealing a hidden treasure, the myth of a dead king/ and a trailblazing adventure led by two young boys come together in a/ compelling finale in this book. Facets of old and modern India are seamlessly/ stitched together as the events unfold and Bharat and Hanumant uncover/ the mysteries of the mountain and river. The author's fascination with the/ environment and the wilderness, especially the mysterious rock-cut caves/ and underground rivers around Chitrakoot in Madhya Pradesh, pervade/ the fast-paced story./ / Tinged with humour and imagination, this translation by Tilottama Tharoor/ of the Hindi original wraps itself around the lives of a group of people, all/ representative of the diversity which is India./