Within Reach: My "Girivalam" Story - A 9-mile walk

By Madhvi Chittoor

This book tells about the "Girivalam" that the author, Madhvi Chittoor, as a 6 year-old performed in the year 2017. In Tamil language, "Giri" means "mountain" and "valam" means "walking around". So, "Girivalam" means "walking around the hill". The hill is called "Annamalai" and is located in a town called Thiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, India. Thiruvannamalai is also famous for the world-renowned saint Ramana Maharshi. This book has lots of pictures and so any reader would get a glimpse of the culture of Tamil Nadu, India.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Madhvi Chittoor
• Release date: Feb 15, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463267196

Madhvi Chittoor

Madhvi Chittoor is a prolific author, music composer, an ecoethics advocate and a martial artist. She has been writing books since she was 5 years of age. Her books have won many awards including letters of recognition from National Geographic. Her music compositions - "Ode to the NatGeo Genius Series" won twitter and facebook recognition from Lorne Balfe and John Williams (https://twitter.com/Lornebalfe/status/905911888898338817) and her orchestral composition in honor of Mr. John Williams also won recognition. She is the founder of the non-profit Madhvi4EcoEthics through which she conducts her advocacy.

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