Publisher: Jugnu Prakashan (Ektara Trust) Year of Publication: 2020 Price: Rs. 130/- Sanika Deshpande’s Kya Tum Ho Meri Dadi? begins with little Avani wondering why there are suddenly so many people at her house. No one seems to want to answer her question and, to top it all off, her grandmother – the one person … Continue reading Book Review: Sanika Deshpande’s Kya Tum Ho Meri Dadi?
My Magical Companions – “Magic Pot” and “Tell Me Why?”
Once upon a time, there was a cheerful and curious girl who loved hearing stories. Her nap time commenced with a story each day after a heavy midday meal. Her imagination ran wild as her aunt told her tales of demons and fairies. In her head, she was always the child in the story, facing … Continue reading My Magical Companions – “Magic Pot” and “Tell Me Why?”
Stories that Changed my Destiny
I belong to the second generation of my family born in the post-independence era. Most of the people in my family did not get the chance to complete their education due to lack of exposure and financial crisis. But, I came to the city from my ancestral village for my studies. I got admission in … Continue reading Stories that Changed my Destiny
Periodicals in South Asian Children’s Literature
What are those periodicals you read growing up in India? What are those periodicals from your part of the country that we hardly know about? How did these periodicals shape your childhood and adulthood? Write to us!
Itihashe Hatekhori: Deshbhag ( An Initiation to History: Partition )
Writer: Anwesha Sengupta Illustration: Ranjit Chitrakar, Sirajuddaulah Chitrakar Date of Publication: September 2022, Kolkata Review by Anurima Chanda Itihashe Hatekhori: Deshbhag (An Initiation to History: Partition), which runs to 58-pages from cover-to-cover, opens with the map of India-Pakistan etched on the lines of the map that was published in the Guardian on 15th August, 1947. … Continue reading Itihashe Hatekhori: Deshbhag ( An Initiation to History: Partition )
Play and Playthings in South Asian Children’s Literature: A 2 Day Symposium
Date: 18th & 19th March 2023 Time: 9 a.m. CDT/ 7.30 p.m. IST Location: Zoom, with YouTube livestream Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/play-and-playthings-in-south-asian-childrens-literature-a-2-day-symposium-tickets-556673303837 Last Date for Registration: 15th March 2023 Event Description: This 2 day symposium will bring together papers on the the iterations, manifestations, evocations of play in South Asian children's literature. Children’s literature and material … Continue reading Play and Playthings in South Asian Children’s Literature: A 2 Day Symposium
Young Authors and Childhood Agency: A Conversation with Sudeshna Shome Ghosh and Bijal Vachharajani
Interviewed by Ritwika Roy https://youtu.be/ZDS41qVWwrY This interview was originally taken on 18th May 2022, for a conference paper I was working on, where I discussed Talking Cub's A Bend in Time: Writing By Children on the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sudeshna Shome Ghosh (@SudeshnaShome) is Head, Talking Cub and Speaking Tiger YA, the Children's & YA Imprint … Continue reading Young Authors and Childhood Agency: A Conversation with Sudeshna Shome Ghosh and Bijal Vachharajani
Not A Review: Sayantani DasGupta’s Debating Darcy (2022)
By Ritwika Roy As a fan of both Jane Austen and Sayantani DasGupta’s fiction, reading Debating Darcy was inevitable, no matter the length of wait for Scholastic India to bring out an Indian edition. A YA contemporary re-imagining of arguably Austen’s most popular work, Pride & Prejudice, the characters are a diverse group of young … Continue reading Not A Review: Sayantani DasGupta’s Debating Darcy (2022)
Using stories as tools for understanding social justice with children
By Divya Jyoti Tirkey & Mamura Khan During the first lockdown at the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic in the country, a large number of migrants walked insurmountable distances, in the peak of summer, to reach home. Jamlo Makdam, a 12-year-old child, also walked, from the chili fields of Telangana where she worked as a laborer, … Continue reading Using stories as tools for understanding social justice with children
A YA Writing Workshop!
Writing is Personal: Narratives in Young Adult Literature A YA Writing Workshop organised by the American Center, Kolkata & ACLiSA Magical things happen when authors meet aspiring young writers, and on 17th November, 2022, we witnessed just that when the American Center, Kolkata, together with ACLiSA organised a YA writing workshop titled “Writing is Personal: … Continue reading A YA Writing Workshop!