{"product_id":"when-the-wind-god-fell-sick-and-other-folk-tales-9789357021944","title":"When The Wind God Fell Sick And Other Folk Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Chandrasekhar Kambar | Krsihna Manavalli\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Rupa Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Rupa Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Action \u0026amp; Adventure - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Save the tree, that's a wood nymph you see!'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Readers of Indian folklore will immediately relate these words to India's finest mythmaker and Jnanpith awardee, Chandrashekhar Kambar's works.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhen the Wind God Fell Sick and Other Folk Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, a delightful collection of several folk stories and a play, opens up fantastical vistas in children's literature while addressing environmental concerns like saving trees, conserving forests and keeping our world green and clean. With marvellous multi-layered plots, this book transports young readers into a world full of gods, demons, princesses, sorcerers and also common people.\u003cbr\u003e These are tales of adventure, romance and good-natured humour. 'Daughter of the Kino Tree' celebrates the victory of love against hostile supernatural forces. In another tale, the eponymous Wind God ails with a strange sickness. In 'Gullava and the Lord of Rain' the evil king Bhupathi gets all trees chopped to prevent the Lord of Rain from visiting Earth. Naturally, there is a calamity.\u003cbr\u003e 'The Tale of the Flower Queen' is a play about a wood nymph who can transform into a tree. When the king of the land marries this Pushparani, his jealous senior queen plots to kill her. The fight between humans, who are bent on cutting a tree, and the animal world, which forms a protective ring around it, is a superb climax. The collection includes other fascinating stories too.\u003cbr\u003e Krishna Manavalli's brilliant English translation brings the rich folk sensibility and a vibrant Kannada idiom to readers of the younger generation and to those young at heart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rupa Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45675089887383,"sku":"9789357021944","price":163.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789357021944.webp?v=1769295540","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/when-the-wind-god-fell-sick-and-other-folk-tales-9789357021944","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}