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Dancing to the Flute

Dancing to the Flute

Author(s): Manisha Jolie Amin

Location(s): India

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): Modern

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Abandoned as a young child, the street urchin Kalu has, against all odds, carved out a life for himself in rural India. One day, a travelling healer overhears Kalu playing a melody through a rolled-up banyan leaf and encourages him to build on his raw musical talent. This chance encounter will lead Kalu on an amazing voyage of self-discovery.

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Told in four parts, the story is themed around the Indian raag (raag: a musical form or a composition in this form; the word ‘raag’ means ‘mood’). The author has structured the story so...

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