Here’s a blog piece that I wrote for my publisher Duckbill’s blog regarding history, geography and more such.
Ooty and Orissa
Natasha Sharma, the author of the History-Mystery series, on her struggles with history and geography at school and beyond!
There is one bit of history that I recall clearly from school – the Indus Valley civilisation. It intrigued me. The layout of their cities, the thought put into buildings and public spaces, the drainage system, the statue of the dancing girl, the seals … it all built up this world in my head that has stayed with me ever since. On my earliest visit to the National Museum, I remember heading straight for the Harappan section and getting goosebumps on seeing the relics from thousands of years ago.
And that’s really where all my fascination with history ended back then.
History, apart from that first chapter, was my most dreaded subject. Okay, probably second from the bottom of my list, geography being the lowest. I was extremely geographically challenged back and even at the risk of being ridiculed ever after, I shall reveal the moment that I look back at myself in utter horror…
Read ahead here …
http://theduckbillblog.wordpress.com/2014/02/14/natasha-sharma-ooty-and-orissa/
Visit the History Mystery series page to know more about the books and for links to buy the books or ebooks.
Click on the book covers below to read the first chapter from each book.
