About The Author

Born and studied in New Delhi, India, Sunita has been a prolific writer since childhood, having published her first poem at the age of eight. While studying Human Nutrition in conjunction with the Indian traditional wisdom of Ayurveda, she began writing on health and nutrition, and then went on to writing on general fitness, psychology, beauty and parenting. Sunita has worked as an editor with The Times of India Group, starting the path-breaking supplement, The Saturday Times. She founded and edited The Eternal Solutions, a monthly magazine on wellness. She began writing for children in 1988, having written 36 books based on traditional Indian wisdom till now, and more to come. With nearly a thousand articles published till date, Sunita has also aired a number of programmes on radio and television as well. Her versatility with handling media can be seen in the numerous books, multimedia CD ROMs, audio CDs and short films that she has created in the last two decades. Some of her products are: History of India, Encyclopaedia of India, Healing Rhythms of Indian Classical Music, On the Footsteps of Buddha, and Ramayan for Children. Sunita Pant Bansal has published three of her books under the banner of Pustak Mahal. Hindu Pilgrimage —The Teerthas is her fourth book with us, and the first under the imprint Hindoology Books.