For the first time, a picture book for children on India's participation in the most spectacular sporting event in the world! Get Set, go! Write to tulikabooks@vsnl.com to pre-order your copies today.
2. For the first time
an exciting book about India‟s participation in the most
spectacular sporting event in the world!
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4. A cook from Elis called Coroebus
is believed to have been the first
ever winner of the first ever
Olympic event, a running race
called the „stade‟. He knew how to
burn his calories, didn‟t he!
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6. 1948: Stoke Mandeville Hospital,
England, holds Parallel Olympic
Games for World War II injured
to coincide with the Olympic
Games – marks the beginning of
the Paralympic Games
9. Stories about
little known, differently abled and well known
Indian sportspersons whose journeys
represent values that define
the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
17. “…I truly believe that the Olympic
Games, and sport in general, are
not just about medals and glory. It
Music: Intro from Ghoom Charakana – Talvin Singh‟s Future Sound of India Mix
is about the person you become
and the sporting values you bring
into your daily life. That is the true
meaning of sport and that is why
this book was created.”
Abhinav Bindra,
India‟s first ever individual Olympic
gold medallist
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