{"product_id":"my-little-sikh-handbook-ardas-artika-aurora-bakshi-activities-book-english-mc","title":"My Little Sikh Handbook Ardas Artika Aurora Bakshi Activities Book English MC","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy Little Sikh Handbook for Kids - \u003c\/b\u003eArdas \u003cb\u003ewith Lot of Activities inside - English \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eBook Reference: MC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize approx 23.5 x16.5cm, Pages: 42\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Paperback\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: Artika Aurora Bakshi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIllustrator: Priyankar Gupta\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; text-align:start;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:1.50em;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy Little Sikh Handbook II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; text-align:start;\"\u003eYou don’t have to be a scholar or a priest to teach religion to children. Rather what works is simple, clean storytelling, that can help children (and adults) learn the meaning of rituals and the history of the people that follow the religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; text-align:start;\"\u003eArtika Aurora Bakshi’s debut \u003cb\u003eMy Little Sikh Handbook \u003c\/b\u003ewas a delightful interactive book that introduced the origin and the tenets on which Sikhism is based. And her second book  \u003cb\u003eMy Little Sikh Handbook II\u003c\/b\u003e continues the journey of teaching Sikh culture and the history behind some of its unique rituals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; text-align:start;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; text-align:start;\"\u003eSpoiler alert: I loved this book even more than the previous one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; text-align:start;\"\u003eIn it, Artika deconstructs the Ardas, the prayer Sikhs recite before and\/or after any auspicious event. She explains the various components of the Ardas, and how it is not a static prayer, but one that has evolved with the history of Sikhs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; text-align:start;\"\u003eMy Little Sikh Handbook II explains why the Guru Granth Sahib is sacred to the Sikhs and how it came to be the eternal guru for the Sikhs after the 10th Guru Gobind Singh passed on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; text-align:start;\"\u003eMost delightfully, the book has a little surprise: the recipe of the karah parshad – that yummy, ghee-laden parshad that is loved by all (and considered non-fattening because it is blessed by the Waheguru:-))\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; text-align:start;\"\u003eAs with the first one, the book is chock-a-block full of patterns, quizzes, crossword puzzles and more to engage children as they learn about the incredible Sikh history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; text-align:start;\"\u003eWhy a book on Ardas?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; text-align:start;\"\u003eArtika says the Ardas had a special meaning for her when she was growing up. It was something her family bonded over, and where she made her desires known to God so he might fulfil them – for instance, to help her get a better grade. And when she became a mother herself, the Ardas became a focal point in bonding with her two boys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; text-align:start;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes lots of fun facts, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehistory and\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e maps.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; text-align:start;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eExcellent gift item for loved ones on this Christmas and New Year. 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