BARGAD

Rhyming stanzas welcomes you to experience a new culture. As you step in, lively illustrations will navigate you through a story, which is about a small village - Vikasnagar and its oldest and most respected resident BARAGAD - a humungous tree! Bargad is a friendly stage for everyone including the kids and is part of the families and their traditions.

But "Changing times changed the tide and even Vikasnagar could not hide. " Tale deepens into inevitable progression of Vikasnagar -

"....As a new city was underway and old traditions were cast away. "

Now urbanization is eyeing BARGAD - "With no fruits or flower he is just a load. "

What if a bulldozer comes to disturb Bargad's compusure? Will BARGAD prevail? Who can save him? Will BARGAD find a place in our modern lives?

You will have fun while learning to love, respect and care!

Illustrations are beautifully crafted demonstrating flow in an Indian setting

5.0 out of 5 stars A must buy for your child, a great way to introduce our culture to them.. And yourselves!,July 18, 2013By A Desi Mom - See all my reviewsThis review is from: Bargad(Hindi) (Hindi Edition) (Paperback)This book is a wonderfully written and beautifully illustrated simple story of the Bargad tree. I love that I could read it to my two year old, and explain it to him, and I can continue to read it to him as he grows. A great book for our collection. To be completely honest, the adults in our house love reading it, too!Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? Yes NoReport abuse | PermalinkComment Comment

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read ..., June 15, 2013By samsan - See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Bargad (Hindi) (Kindle Edition)Me ,my wife and daughter read this book together , we like illustration and story , Excellent work by Sujatha and Subhash ,we are now looking forward to your new book.......Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? Yes NoReport abuse | PermalinkComment Comment

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent bedtime story with Indian Heritage & values, June 10, 2013By Nitink - See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Bargad (Hindi) (Kindle Edition)Excellent piece of child literature. I am glad that this author penned down a beautiful children's story in Hindi. Pictures & Illustrations are icing on the cake. Me and My Daughter loved it. She was very excited with the story line and illustrations, and could not stop asking questions about Bargad, Vatasavitri & Panchayat. This book is a great way of introducing my kinds to Indian culture & heritage. Looking forward for some more exciting stories from this author.Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? Yes NoReport abuse | PermalinkComment Comment

5.0 out of 5 stars Story with great message and beautiful pictures, June 10, 2013By nikk - See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Bargad (Hindi) (Kindle Edition)We and our children loved 'Bargad'. Simple yet very profound story line and marvelous animation makes story so real and alive.Great (and successful) attempt to introduce children to Hindi language and Indian culture. Message : Deepening roots and broadening vision. Recommended for children of all ages :-)Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? Yes NoReport abuse | PermalinkComment Comment

5.0 out of 5 stars Great inspiration to the kids!, June 10, 2013By Anitha Mohan - See all my reviewsThis review is from: Bargad (Hindi) (Kindle Edition)'Bargad' is a great read to young children. Our kids absolutely loved this book while reading. The simple but detailed Hindi narration with catchy and colorful illustration made the kids to focus on the summary of the book. They surprised me with their thinking about the book, which of course, is 'Save the Trees'.Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? Yes NoReport abuse | PermalinkComment Comment

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Hindi book for kids!, June 9, 2013By kishore - See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Bargad (Hindi) (Kindle Edition)This book is a refreshing take on the importance of protecting our natural resources. It's for anyone looking for a simple yet interesting pass-time story for their kids. The main character 'bargad' which is a banyan tree is very well illustrated and brought to life in this easy to understand Hindi tale which will attract kids and adults alike!! My toddler enjoyed reading it very much!!!Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? Yes NoReport abuse | PermalinkComment Comment

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful way to introduce your child to the Hindi language and culture, June 8, 2013By M.S. - See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Bargad (Hindi) (Kindle Edition)I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, and can imagine reading this aloud to my child to introduce her to the Hindi language. The story is heartfelt, and the pictures are a gorgeous accompaniment to the action. I look forward to introducing my baby to Bargad and look forward to more writings from the author couple!Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? Yes NoReport abuse | PermalinkComment Comment

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful, wonderous, imaginative book, May 29, 2013By A Desi Mom - See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Bargad (Hindi) (Kindle Edition)I loved this book. It has a beautiful story line and amazing drawings to go along with the words. Very eloquently written, gorgeously depicted, and has a great story line to boot. A pleasure to read aloud to your children, no matter what age they are, and for us adults too.

I am eagerly waiting for this author's next book(s)

I highly recommend this book, for you and your kids!

Author Profiles: We, Subhash and Sujata(Illustrator), hail from India.

We migrated to US and brought along with us memories of our childhood. Now that we are parents, we crave to introduce our kid to the culture and values from our upbringing. It gets challenging to teach something while you are in midst of adjusting to a different culture yourselves.

We both work in different disciplines, have different styles, different backgrounds but it is the upbringing of our son that brings us on the same page. That exact place where we meet, is being captured and reflected in our stories. Where I can express in words she can illustrate them beautifully, Where I put it in black on white, She adds color to it. You get the idea!

These story is our attempt to share a glimpse of our childhood days with our son. He is our inspiration to write short stories which have meaning to them and provide teaching in some shape or form.

Q&A & interviews

What is BARGAD: Bargad is a Banyan tree and is Indian national tree. They are known to have long life span and they grow to be huge some spread across acres of land.

Why BARGAD: Bargad can be seen everywhere in India be it cross town, in middle of square, in front of temple just about anywhere. Its benefits and reason for being is hard to understand. Probably because of that very reason there are quite a few fairy tale, stories and religious belief surrounding Bargad. We thought if we have to teach compassion, love and care what better channel than Bargad? At the same time picking up on a subtle theme which just about gives a glimpse on thinking of a different culture seemed perfect for us.