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.