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Chhotu Seen Unseen

Suvidha Mistry Picture Books Children's Book Trust There are three of them and that makes them a gang. Chhotu is alone and that makes it easy to tease him. Join […]

The House of Bindia’s Dreams

Ana Sanfelippo Picture Books OUP UK Bindia longs for a brightly coloured house. It seems impossible…but soon, her dream starts to grow. Suitable for: 3+ Years, Preschoolers, Early Readers, Storytelling, […]

What Happened to Grandpa

Aditi Anand Picture Books Penguin RandomHouse Something strange is happening to Grandpa. Words and names are slipping away, and his favourite faces and places are becoming distant memories. As Grandpa’s […]

Diwali, a New Way

Diwali, a New Way There were ninety-one children in Venus Housing Society and for the most part their lives ran parallel to that of the adults.  Except in the meeting […]

Nothing Like Holidays

Image by Taufik Abdullah from Pixabay Nothing Like Holidays Surpiya Kanekar stepped out on the balcony and took a deep breath of the mountain air. How crisp it was!  And how beautiful the […]

Inspiring Women, Inspiring Tales

Photo by Tim Foster on Unsplash Inspiring Women, Inspiring Tales There were many things Abhi enjoyed about school. Homework was not one of them.  ‘I don’t mind normal homework,’ he […]

In a Tiger’s Skin

Photo by Max van den Oetelaar on Unsplash In a Tiger’s Skin Abhi hid a yawn as Sumana Miss told them about conservation and why it was necessary.  No that […]

Dish-covering the World

Dish-covering the World The house was silent but Baba, typing away, knew this would change in a few minutes.  He had just sent off the last email when Sarika burst […]

Independence Tales

Independence Tales It was a daily ritual, the walk to the bus stop. And Dadaji and Vivek used it to exchange news, share jokes and generally make a good beginning […]

The Man Who Kept His Promises

The Man Who Kept His Promises Published as Promises to keep, 29th September 2017 in Young World, The Hindu  September 4th, 1887 was the day of my release. Or so […]