The Secret Garden is a story that combines elements of adventure like an Enyd Blyton's Famous Five story, pieces of climate fiction like an episode of 'Planet Earth' and some elements of magic like a Harry Potter story. The story revolves around a household with children living in a manor on the moors. Amongst the many secrets that the manor holds is a secret and locked garden. Through working in the garden, healthy friendships form and lives are redeemed.

Young reader who joins in reviewing this book: Prakriti (11 yr old, Mumbai)

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How did the global war on terror reshape the Kashmir conflict? This podcast episode explores the dramatic shifts that transformed the players and stakes in the Kashmir dispute over the past decade and a half.

• Post-9/11 Relations: How Pakistan went from key US ally to regional pariah

• Aid Cuts: American military aid and weapon sales to Pakistan come to an abrupt halt

• Pakistan's New Patron: How China stepped in to fill the void left by American withdrawal

• Leadership Change: Narendra Modi's election and his hardline Kashmir promises

During the Cold War, the US sought allies to support it during the war against the Soviets. Pakistan was one of those allies. In exchange, Pakistan received financial aid and military support from the US. How did the state of Jammu and Kashmir become an unintended recipient of trouble during this cold war?

Source material for my research

1. 'India after Gandhi' by Ramachandra Guha

2. Sarah Paine's lectures on the ⁠'War for India⁠'

3. How to constrain the Pakistani Jihadi Complex - research piece by Pranay Kothasthane from Takshashila Institution

4. Tarekh Fatah's '⁠The Bloody Partition seen through a Pakistani's eyes'⁠

Read other pieces by ⁠Sangeetha on the 'Lighter Side'⁠ on Substack.

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