Sudhamahi Regunathan – författare

The firstborn of a nomadic couple in Tibet, the child had barely learnt to walk when he was identified as the third reincarnation of Doboom Tulku and taken away from his parents. Inheriting a hermitage and a retinue of office-bearers, this child grew up to become a revered Rinpoche in the Gelukpa tradition. ''I want to demystify the life of a monk,'' he declares. ''It was like that of any other.'' And yet it obviously was not. In 1959 he had to wear his heaviest robes and leave Tibet by night across snow-capped mountains. He describes his entry into India and the camp where he stayed. From having a hermitage at his command with staff to manage his affairs, Doboom Tulku had to live with weekly food supplies in spartan accommodation. With catastrophic change thrust on him, the young monk has to decide on the course of the rest of his life in exile. Told movingly but unsentimentally and with care and humour, Doboom Tulku''s life story is also the extraordinary story of Tibetans, especially those from monastic orders, finding their place and purpose in foreign lands.

Death, as we know it, does not indulge in dialogue. (Maybe a little negotiation as we run between hospitals and pharmacies!) Yama does not relent. Yet in the Vedas, the Upanishads and the Mahabharata, and even modern accounts, he appears as a wise and captivating conversationalist. The King of Death charms a child, pacifies the unyielding and discloses the secret of immortality to anyone with the patience to listen to him. In a brilliant feat of creative imagination, rooted deep in scholarship, Sudhamahi Regunathan dares to capture the essence of Yama, not as a grim reaper but as a charismatic and compassionate guide of the dead and of the living.

Join our flying hero Hanuman on his many adventures across the world! Hanuman is fun, cheeky, loyal, clever, powerful and caring. He is also the monkey god! Learn about how baby Hanuman got his name and learned to fly. How he met Lord Rama and vowed to help search for Sita, his missing wife. How he cleverly crept into the heavily guarded Lanka and outwitted Ravana''s army of monsters. Hanuman the Flying Hero presents these classic tales, beautifully illustrated and lovingly translated from the Valmiki Ramayana. Also included is a companion guide for adults and older children outlining the context of each story.