Author Shobhita Narayan, on her book ‘Midaash & Maitreyi’s Magical Mayhem’, in which old fairy tales get an Indian twist

Author Shobhita Narayan, on her book ‘Midaash & Maitreyi’s Magical Mayhem’, in which old fairy tales get an Indian twist

Shobhita Narayan, cover of her book ‘Midaash & Maitreyi’s Magical Mayhem’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement How about giving old fairy tales a new spin in an Indian setting? In her debut book of fiction for children aged between eight and 12, author Shobita Narayan leads her readers into a village named Gol Gumbad. An […]

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Engaging Indian books on regional cuisine for your child’s library

Engaging Indian books on regional cuisine for your child’s library

A for appam, B for bonda, and C for chaat…If we had to teach our children the ABCs of food, I’d rather opt for something like this and not A for asparagus, B for burger and C for cookie. As parents and teachers introduce books about food to children, more often than not, they borrow […]

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Why toy libraries are sustainable and cost-effective for parents

Why toy libraries are sustainable and cost-effective for parents

In mid-2020, Bengaluru-based Vikram Madhusudhan found his home, and that of his friends’, cluttered with toys but their children glued to screens. The father of a 2.5-year-old son then, he decided to quit his job as a quality manager at Boeing to pursue his entrepreneurial aspirations in the child-learning space. Two years later, Vikram with […]

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Interactive Tamil boardbooks for children: This publishing startup presents a quirky take on popular tales

Interactive Tamil boardbooks for children: This publishing startup presents a quirky take on popular tales

A page from the book I | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The popular story of the grandma who sold vadai now has an interesting twist. Perhaps one of the most narrated, reproduced, and illustrated Tamil children’s stories of all time, it is now available as an interactive boardbook. Agan Adhigaram, a publishing startup by Chengalpattu-based […]

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Why did Butterfingers character created by Khyrunissa A go to Texas in a new comic book

Why did Butterfingers character created by Khyrunissa A go to Texas in a new comic book

Khyrunnisa A and P Vijaya Kumar  | Photo Credit: Christropher Francis Life has come full circle for Butterfingers, aka Amar Kishen, who began life as a character in a comic strip in Tinkle. Created by Thiruvananthapuram-based author Khyrunnisa A, Butterfingers went on to star in three novels and three collections of short stories before returning […]

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