The Adventure Of The Missing Dancing Girl

The year is 2500 bc Four high - spirited girls and boys are on their way to the auspicious surya mela. Kartik xerxes kaveri and nami have set off from their village for the bigfair held in lothal a port town in meluhha (bharat). On the way a daring robbery takes place - sacred treasures have been stolen from mohenjo daro’s temple including the famous dancing girl statue - and immediately they are caught up in its coils. In the city they meet young amu darya from faraway mesopotamia a world utterly different from theirs who is looking for his missing father last seen in this part of the Indus valley. When amu warns them of the grave danger they’rein the five become fast friends. But soon they are entangled in forces much darker than they couldever have expected. Will the fearless five some succeed in upholding the honor of mohenjodaro? An amazing tale full of white parrots elephant rides river caravans and secret maps the adventure of the missing dancing girl is a glorious adventure story set in the time of the indus valley civilsation. About the Author Sunila Gupte is the author of two children's books From Pumpkins to Pickles and Quest for the Quetzal Feather. Her short stories for children have frequently featured in The Hindu and Deccan Herald and she has written for The Indian Express Sanctuary Cub and Children's World. Sunila has taught English and French for many years and has worked for The Times of India's Newspaper in Education (NIE). Currently she lives in Bangalore.