Gary Worthington: 4 books

In this award-winning companion to India Fortunes, also published by Penguin India as "The Mangarh Chronicles," eight novellas set in earlier periods are linked by a treasure hunt in modern times through the immense fortress of Mangarh by government tax raiders. "A rich and informative...

India Fortunes is the award winning companion sequel to the epic historical novel India Treasures, which drew widespread praise both in America and abroad when published by Penguin India. A search for a maharaja’s legendary treasure weaves together novellas of major events and historical figures...

Jimuta, a poor farm boy in a remote part of ancient India’s great Mauryan Empire, finds and returns the huge war elephant Rudra belonging to his local prince. Most unusually, he is invited to become Rudra’s new driver. The elephant and boy form a close bond.They are sent on a long journey...

What for decades could only be dreamt of is now almost within reach: the widespread provision of free online education, regardless of a geographic location, financial status, or ability to access conventional institutions of learning. But does open education really offer the openness, democracy...