Swayam is chosen to be his uncle's markundi during his elaborate wedding ceremony, and details the work that goes into preparing for an Indian wedding.
This is a day that Chintu will always remember: he’s going to be ?Markundi,” the boy who keeps the bridegroom (his uncle) company through the wedding preparations. Readers can join in the celebrations, dancing, fireworks, and music through the colorful photographs in this captivating read.
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"The vividly coloured backgrounds complement the topic well and make for a very attractive book which is ideal for multi-cultural studies." "With its wealth of colourful photographs, very readable text and aptly designed, bordered pages, this is a book that should be of interest to all." "a gentle, festive education, an immersion in India that will captivate its audiences." "With its wealth of colourful photographs, very readable text and aptly designed, bordered pages, this is a book that should be of interest to all."
"a gentle, festive education, an immersion in India that will captivate its audiences."
"The vividly coloured backgrounds complement the topic well and make for a very attractive book which is ideal for multi-cultural studies."
Prodeepta Das was born in Cuttack, in eastern India. He is a freelance photographer and author whose pictures have been published in over 20 children's books. In 1991 Inside India, which he also wrote, won the Commonwealth Photographer's Award. Prodeepta's books for Frances Lincoln are P is for Pakistan, Prita Goes to India, K is for Korea, We are Britain!, Geeta's Day, I is for India, J is for Jamaica, Kamal Goes to Trinidad, P is for Poland, T is for Turkey, S is for South Africa, R is for Russia and B is for Bangladesh.
