Taatung Tatung and Other Amazing Stor..., Vaishali Shroff
Taatung Tatung and Other Amazing Stor..., Vaishali Shroff
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Taatung Tatung and Other Amazing Stories of India's Diverse Languages

Author: Vaishali Shroff

Narrator: Avantika Akerkar

Unabridged: 3 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/13/2023

Synopsis

Languages make us human. The ability to communicate and be understood through songs, art,words, inscriptions, or even gestures is essential because we, as a species, cannot live in isolation.And each one of these languages has its own journey.Early humans leaving messages on cave walls; three men on a raft stumbling upon a language they weren'tlooking for; a secret language that evolved to hide a people; the world's only undeciphered language that is4000 years old. The stories in this book take you from the northeastern-most tip of our country to theforests in central India, from indigenous languages that are thousands of years old to those thathave developed recently.Engrossing, entertaining, and packed with trivia, this book is for non-fiction lovers and students,who have a keen interest in all things India!

About The Author

Vaishali Shroff is an award-winning children's author and columnist based in Mumbai. More than 200 of her stories, both fiction and non-fiction, have been published across various books, readers, magazines, newspapers, and online platforms. Many of her works are about challenging and sensitive yet pertinent subjects and act as icebreakers to initiate difficult conversations. She loves to write research-based books, especially related to the environment. She wrote The Adventures of Padma and a Blue Dinosaur, which is the first book exclusively on India's dinosaur fossil heritage and won the 2019 Best in Indian Children's Writing (BICW) award in the Environment Tales category. Shroff has been invited as a speaker in various literature festivals across the country. Follow her on Facebook and Instagram (@vaishaliwrites) to know more about her work.

Reviews

Goodreads review by bookhoarder_neha (

#bookhoarderreviews Conversations, stories and songs are important influences when it comes to learning languages.They keep our languages alive.When we stop narrating stories to the next generation, stop singing songs and humming lullabies to babies, the language is on its path to extinction and the......more

Goodreads review by Natasha

I saw two people post about this book on the same day and took that as a sign to pick it up without realising it was “International Mother Language Day” that day. I am glad I did, because it was a fascinating book. The book is meticulously researched and full of stories and anecdotes about the many......more

Goodreads review by BookClickDeo

I had to put up this one before February ended as only last week we celebrated International Mother Language Day ( the story of the day also finds a place in this book! ) . A very inclusive, non fiction which wont feel like one at all, this book is all about the importance of language! The history of......more

Goodreads review by Aparna

"It's imperative to understand that languages make us human" Lord Brahma emerged from Hiranyagarbha or the Golden Egg. He created the universe but there was chaos and no order. To restore normalcy, Brahma created Goddess Saraswati. According to Vedas, one of her Avatars, Vag Devi is responsible for t......more

Goodreads review by Ipsita

“Every language has a story, and every story has a language,” said the wise author Vaishali Shroff. And in her delightful book “Taatung Tatung and Other Amazing Stories of India’s Diverse Languages,” she takes us on a journey through the rich tapestry of linguistic history in India. With her vivid s......more

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