Ahimsa - Supriya Kelkar - ★★★★.¾
AUTHOR: Supriya Kelkar GENRE: Middle-grade Fiction, Indian. PUBLICATION DATE: August 5, 2018 RATING: 4.75 stars. My 12th grade Hindi teacher had once told us in class, "A great book begins at the end." I couldn't completely understand what she meant by that but over the years, I have come to realize the beauty of that sentiment. A good book is fun to read; A great book stays with you after it's over too. The characters get imprinted on your heart, the story gets fixated in your mind, and you ponder over the experience for days. The last time this happened to me was when I had read "Wonder". And today I have had the pleasure of experiencing yet another fabulous book. This is a book I had purchased as a birthday gift for my elder daughter, but as it worked out, I happened to read it first. We all have studied about our freedom struggle in school, but have we ever wondered what went through in the lives of the children living in those tumultuous days? Ahimsa is...