by Sreejith Murali Sreekumar, K (2021), Malayalam Balasahitya Charitram [Trans: History of Malayalam Children’s Literature] (2 Volumes), Kozhikode: Poorna Publications (First Edition), pp. 1312. Fig. 1: The cover page of the two-volume book. This two-volume encyclopaedic collection of the history of children’s literature in Malayalam is an invaluable collection of materials related to the history … Continue reading Book Review: Malayalam Balasahitya Charitram by K. Sreekumar
Not A Review: A Home to Haunt, Sudeshna Shome Ghosh
Ritwika Roy A Home to Haunt, Sudeshna Shome Ghosh, illus. Pankaj Saikia, HarperCollins, 2025. Kolkata, or Calcutta as it was once known, is replete with stories of ghosts and hauntings, many of which stem from the city’s days as the capital of British India. There’s the National Library, where former Governor-General Lord Hastings is rumoured … Continue reading Not A Review: A Home to Haunt, Sudeshna Shome Ghosh
Book Review: Sanika Deshpande’s Kya Tum Ho Meri Dadi?
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?
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 )
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)
Susie Will Not speak
A Book Review by Arthya Pandey
Jumbo: A Film Review
The coming-of-age story of a young elephant, whose desire to find his father takes the form of a hero's journey.
Mirror, Mirror
Every time she looks in the mirror, Ananya braces herself for the voices in her head that insist on calling her “Fat bitch” … The title of the book brings to mind the recurring dialogue of the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?” But while the queen in the popular fairytale recognizes Snow White as her enemy, for Ananya, it is her own body
Mayil Will Not Be Quiet!
Written by Niveditha Subramaniam, Sowmya Rajendran Tulika Publishers, 2011, 104 pages, ISBN: 978-81-8146-855-0 By Ahona Das Mayil Will Not Be Quiet! by Niveditha Subramaniam and Sowmya Rajendran, is the story of young Mayil Ganeshan who refuses to conform. It is a love letter to all young girls who, throughout their childhood and adolescent years, have … Continue reading Mayil Will Not Be Quiet!
When Amma Went Away
Written by Devika Rangachari CBT, 2002, 120 pages, ISBN: 8170119286 By Ahona Das When Nalini finds out that her mother has been selected for a very prestigious research project that only few people ever get a chance in, her heart both fills with pride and breaks. The project is in Singapore and as a result … Continue reading When Amma Went Away