Curriculum vitae

Magazines (nonfiction):

  • Booming metropolises, (accepted), Calliope, USA.
  • Monstrous Myths, (accepted), Calliope, USA.
  • Gold-digging ants, (accepted), Calliope, USA.
  • The Dog in Ancient India, (accepted), Calliope (Carus publications), USA.

Published Children's Books:

  • 2006: The Albertosaurus Mystery: Philip Currie's Hunt in the Badlands (published by Bearport Publishers).
  • 2004: The Forbidden Temple, historical fiction novel, (ages 10 and over), Tulika, India. The 2nd edition of this book was printed in 2005 in conjunction with Spark and Orient Longman; the book is being translated into Hindi and Tamil; a chapter has been adapted for use in a text book.
  • 2003: Around the world with animals. Series of 8 books published by Brightsparks, India..
  • 2001: The amazing animal kingdom. Series of 10 books published by Neve, India; The 2nd edition of this book is currently being printed; the book is also being translated into Hindi.

Published juvenile fiction (magazines):

  • 2005: Chichibio and the one-legged crane. Faces, USA.
  • 2004: Birbal and the Barber, Spider, (Carus publications) USA. Reprint and translation rights for this article sold to Measured Progress Company (Local Market Itembank) in 2006.
  • 2003: A fair division. Highlights for children, USA.
  • 2002: Rounding up camels. Odyssey, (Carus publications) USA.

Published juvenile non-fiction (magazines):

  • 2006: Polar Dinosaurs, Calliope (Carus publications), USA.
  • 2006: Is this a Rembrandt, Calliope (Carus publications), USA.
  • 2006: The Rabbit in the Moon, Appleseeds (Carus publications), USA.
  • 2006: Shinto, Appleseeds (Carus publications), USA.
  • 2006: Saffron Yoghurt, Calliope (Carus publications), USA.
  • 2006: Kids to the rescue, Faces (Carus publications), USA.
  • 2005: Sounding out the sea's secrets, Faces (Carus publications), USA.
  • 2005: Mapping Distant Planets, Faces (Carus publications), USA.
  • 2005: Marie Tharp, Faces (Carus publications), USA.
  • 2005: Craig Kielburger, Appleseeds (Carus publications), USA.
  • 2005: Sea monsters in Kansas, Ask (publishers of Smithsonian Magazine), USA.
  • 2001: High Tech on the High Seas. Appleseeds (Carus Publications), USA.
  • 2000: Space, Science Weekly (contract work for Harcourt and Steck-Vaughn publishers).
  • 1999-2003: Science writer for the children's magazine, Chatterbox.
  • 1998: Science and Law (series), The Hindu, India.
  • 1995: Non-fiction writer for the children's magazine Gokulam, India.
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