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Audiobooks Narrated by Monaz Ranina
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'We not only dream, we do. We not only see what has been, we see what can be. We shoot for the moon ... We are bold, fearless, and ambitious. We are undaunted in our belief that we shall overcome; that we will rise up.' - Kamala Harris; Inauguration night address
On 20 January 2021, Kamala Harris was sworn in as the Vice President of the United States of America, making her the first person of Indian descent, and the first woman to reach this position. This was hardly surprising, for Kamala - the daughter of a breast-cancer scientist Indian mother and a Stanford University emeritus professor of economics Jamaican father - has been known to blaze a trail for herself in her chosen fields.
Fun 'momala' and aunt at home but hard-nosed, unsparing prosecutor and senator elsewhere, Kamala dons many hats. This biography focuses on the micro-histories that shaped Kamala Harris and celebrates her Asian and Jamaican heritage - with special attention to her India connect - and her barrier-shattering ascent as a woman of colour coming to occupy one of the highest offices in the USA.
Chidanand Rajghatta's masterful chronicling of Kamala's life - her rise to candidature, the struggles and triumph in a messy, hard-won election despite coming from a 'non-traditional' background - delivers an inspirational story of a phenomenal woman.
It all began when, viewing the breathless preparations for independent India's 60th birthday celebrations - and poised then on her own sixth decade - Shobhaa De was struck by the thought: 'Surely my life has taken the same trajectory as the country's?' In an intimate confession to her readers, she answers that question, and many more: Does India really deserve to congratulate itself? Has it lived up to the early promises it made to its people? Does the author believe in India herself? Surveying the many images of the country, De points out that for every truism about India the opposite is also true: India as the land of the meek; India as inheritor of the earth; India gherao-ed by distinctly unfriendly neighbours; Indians fleeing to jobs in the West and then racing right back to a better life; Indians who ape their erstwhile colonizers and yet cling irrationally to tradition. In a departure from anything else she has written, Shobhaa De focuses on Indian people and their place in the larger human society, pointing out her country's historical failings and equally historical glories. De reasons that the nation has earned superstar status, and with humorous argumentativeness, she convinces the reader that India is not about to lose its glow.
The emperor of China who doesn't have a son announces that he will hold a contest to see which boy can grow the best plant from the seeds given by the king. Jun, a young, capable and honest boy tries his best but his seeds don't sprout.
A hardworking tortoise is tricked by a fox into giving him half his yield. The two get into a heated argument and finally decide to settle the matter with a race. The fox is sure he will outrun the tortoise but the tortoise has a plan.
An enthusiastic beetle builds a magnificent home for himself and soon becomes popular among the insects of the forest who come to him for help. The overnight fame makes the beetle demanding and unreasonable, but he soon learns a lesson in humility.
Nahudak, a jolly little pea sized boy goes missing one day and cannot be found anywhere. The tiny boy is stuck in a wolf's mouth between his teeth. Will his parents and the villagers find him?
An old woman decides to visit her daughter who lives in a village on the other side of a forest. The forest is dark and dangerous, but she is determined to go. Unfortunately, she encounters a tiger and wolf who are just as determined to eat her.
A Bedouin tribe sends a crow, a dove and a partridge in search for land and water. The cunning crow come across a bountiful land and decides to crown himself the king of that land rather than going back and telling the tribe about it.
A mouse deer who steals cucumbers from a farmer manages to escape every time he gets caught, but the farmer finally manages to outwit the mousedeer and trap him. Will the mousedeer manage to escape or will he become the farmer's dinner?
The king of Armenia holds a contest to see which man can lie the best and announces a golden apple as a prize. The king is caught in a dilemma when an old man comes to his court and tells him he owes the old man a pot of gold.
A wise old toad embarks on a difficult journey with a crew of unlikely animal companions to beg for rain from the gods during a drought. The animals feel discouraged and hopeless when they are turned away by the gods but the toad refuses to give up.
When a vicious and undefeatable tiger goes to a village to find his prey, he comes across a creature mightier than him. The tiger has two options, fight or flight. What will he choose?
