Our Potpourri Planet addresses the themes of the hour---climate change, global warming and the need for immediate action to preserve Planet Earth as we know it.Ranjit Lal introduces readers to the environment through interesting anecdotes, factual tidbits, well-researched statistical insights and observant descriptions of the rich natural diversity around us; highlights the problems facing us and also provides practical, workable solutions that governments and individuals ...

The corrupt, though democratically elected avian government of the Keoladeo NationalPark, Bharatpur is forcibly taken over by a monstrous white crow from Bombay and hiscrack force of commando 'crownies', by means of treachery, deceit and violence. A steel-taloneddictatorship is imposed on the park and all fundamental rights annulled. Butthis desperate hour produces unlikely heroes. There is Achaanak the shikra for one,Titiri, editor of Did He Do It?

Orphaned in a car accident, fourteen-year-old Shikha and five-year-old Sunny reach Shergarh House, on the edge of the Shergarh Tiger Reserve, to live with their uncle Binoy, an eccentric painter. In the company of Aslambhai (a retired forest guard) and his mischievous grandson Ali, the children enter a new world; that of the sights and sounds of the jungle. Encouraged by Field Director Mr Rana's daughter, Dipti, and watched over by her family, the children begin to enjoy their forays into ...

They form a formidable team: 14-year-old Budgie, outspoken to a fault; Bridge, a steady teenager with a rocky past; and Big Djinn, the ferocious Tibetan Mastiff-German Shepherd mixed breed. Together they set about getting their own back on a gang of mean-spirited bird-watching bullies. That's the easy part. When faced with a terrifying, life-threatening situation, that endangers the very existence of their idyllic mountain home, they have to dig deep to find the courage and tenacity to dea...

Gaurav alias Taklu, 17. Gaurav's happy-go-lucky world is shattered when his beloved German shepherd Rani is ruthlessly gunned down by the prime minister's security. He shaves his head and vows vengeance in any way possible. Shroom alias Rukmini,12. Recovering from cancer, still bald as a mushroom, the plucky grandniece of the prime minister rejoices in secret service lore and giving her carers the slip. Taklu and Shroom. They meet. She is thrilled to befriend a baldy like herself, and a fe...

The sun went out. The first wisps of clouds had already reached us. A strange silvery light from the clouds bathed the landscape eerily, like some malevolent eclipse. A stillness fell over the mountainside and forest, making the leaves look as though they were made of metal. It became dimmer as I hurried down the green tunnel path?and over the still, silent air came the distinct clink of tools being used. And then came the revving of a powerful engine. Had I found the Jaguar?s lair? Read f...

This book tells the survival stories of ten of India’s rarest animals. A few have made truly heroic comebacks from the very brink of extinction; others have not been so lucky and are spiralling to their almost inevitable doom. The Asiatic Lion | The Great Indian Bustard | The Blackbuck | The Vulture | The Rhino | The Hoolock Gibbon | The Forest Owlet | The Gharial | The Lion-tailed Macque | The River Dolphin Conservation writer and award-winning novelist, Ranjit Lal writes an engrossing ac...

The adventures of two runaway baby sparrows by award-winning author Ranjit Lal.Chiddy and Gouri, two baby sparrows, are bullied mercilessly by their elder siblings. They are so traumatized that they absolutely refuse to learn how to fly. Instead, they run away, kindly assisted by Breaking Wind—a jovial breeze. But they quickly discover that the world is an unkind place; they are trapped, dyed red, caged and sold off.A kind girl frees them, but the sparrows—...

Bambi, Chops and Wag: A madcap story of how three dogs trained a family is a first-person account of author Ranjit Lal's love for his three pet dogs and how the family cared for the two Boxers and a Labrador. A book for everyone from age 10 to 100, this is a fun, easy-to-read book that will keep the readers hooked to their antics, and their different personalities. At times funny and at times touching the core of your heart, this book celebrates the family's commitment to the three adorabl...

In every class, there’s a kid who’s a little bit different, a little bit on the ‘slow’ side. When she first sees Sushmita, with her sweet round face and innocent eyes, the principal of Rugged Rocks High is worried. “Putting that lovely child amongst our kids? “It’s like putting a dugong into a tank of barracudas!” And she’s right to worry!But Sushmita has other ways to fight back against bullies, and somehow, having her among them changes all the children’s lives for the better.

When fifteen-year-old Samir discovers that he’s got new neighbours, he’s horrified: he’s left certain ‘documents’ in the hitherto empty flat, which ought not to get into the clutches of anyone—especially not an attractive fifteen-year-old girl like Akhila Handa! But to Samir’s surprise and relief, Akhila is amazingly sporting about them, and pretty soon their friendship blossoms as Samir gets to know the family: the bouncy boxer dog, Akhila’s younger brother, Sumit, who is ‘a bit slow’, and h...

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