Colours of the Rainbow
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Author: Umesh Bhat
The author, through Colours of the Rainbow, tells us that everyone is destined for his/her own rainbow with a pot of gold at the other end if, one has a will, works hard on it, and with a little bit of luck. The book narrates the dream journey of a village boy.
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Vaidehi Kathana
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