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The Mountain of Light BOOK

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ABOUT THE BOOK
By the time Queen Victoria slipped the Kohinoor on her wrist,the gem had travelled around the world, changing hands over the centuries from one ruler to another in Persia, Afghanistan and India. The fascinating story of this 105 carat diamond opens in 1830, when the Indian Maharaja and founder of the Sikh empire, Ranjit Singh, takes possession of the massive jewel that has been passed from man to man, king to king and emperor to emperor, through bloodshed and destruction, since the 1200s. When Ranjit Singh dies, four of his sons are slaughtered in wars with the British and the diamond is left to Prince Dalip Singh, a six year old child. The British governor-general orders that the Mountain of Light be secreted out of India in 1850 and the teenage king Dalip Singh follows the diamond to London to officially present it to the queen as a spoil of the Sikh War. He is feted and petted by the British monarchy for a long while until he realizes that all that Britain gives him cannot make up for the loss of his country and its celebrated diamond. Told in her inimitable trademark style, Indu Sundaresan's the Mountain of Light is a wondrous and historically rich tale, as clear and as dazzling as a diamond itself.

About the author:- Indu Sundaresan
Indu Sundaresan was born and raised in India and went to the United States for graduate studies. She is the author of The Twentieth Wife, which won the 2003 Washington State Book Award. The Feast of Roses, which continues the story of Empress Nur Jahan and Shadow Princess, the story of Shah Jahan's daughter Jahanara.

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Author:	Indu Sundaresan
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Published:	October 8, 2013
ISBN:	978-9351160915
Binding:	Paperback
Language	English
Pages:	352

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