Read all about India!

There is so much more for you to discover about the nation of India! Check out our recommended reading below, including a devotional about the inspiration for the Rice Bag Project, and selections available through Sonlight Curriculum.




Read an excerpt
from the 40-day devotional book Why Pray, as Mission India Founder Dr. John F. DeVries tells the story behind the Rice Bag Project and challenges your family to ask God for His miraculous provision.

If you would like to purchase a copy of Why Pray, call us toll-free at
1-877-644-6342 or send an email to sonlight@missionindia.org


India the People


Discover more about the people and culture of India.

Sonlight Item #5H35

Daughter of the Mountains


A young Tibetan girl chases the man who stole her Lhasa terrier—from high in the Himalayas to the Bengal plains and the city of Calcutta.

Sonlight Item #5A22

The City of Joy


A searing look at life in a Calcutta slum: the struggle for survival, the violence, and the social and cultural practices.

(Recommended for older readers)

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