education links contact us search our books view all our books coming soon schools & education download our catalogue blog sohni mehiwal bali rai posted friday 10th january bali rai tells us about a punjabi tale from his childhood which later inspired his writing . many things inspired my novel rani & sukh . the first major inspirations were stories of star crossed lovers tales repeated to me by my mother . this was back in the 1970s when every punjabi household i knew had the same painting on their walls . it depicted two lovers struggling through a dark and desolate landscape leaning on each other for support and fleeing certain death at the hands of ... read more on the blog twitter tweets by tamarindbooks follow us on twitter about tamarind we believe all children should be valued for who they are . they should live in an environment which respects their own identity culture and heritage and they should meet people like themselves in the books they read . more about tamarind keep in touch we always keen to hear what you think about our books . you can contact or follow tamarind books on facebook twitter on our blog our rss feed or by signing up to our newsletter . home books coming soon about us blog free stuff education links contact us newsletter tamarind books 2011 all rights reserved . terms & conditions privacy policy tamarind books is part of the random house group limited incorporated in england and wales . company number 00954009 vat number 102838980 . registered office 20 vauxhall bridge road london sw1v 2sa .