The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Almost all of us who take the train wonder about our fellow travelers. What are they like and what are their concerns?Many of us also look outside the window and … Continue reading
The Sri Lankan Chronicles by children in Sri Lanka
Written by children ranging from 8 to 16 years, The Sri Lankan Chronicles is a collection of short stories and a poem from Sri Lanka. Two things struck me about this collection. … Continue reading
Interview with Devdutt Pattanaik
Devdutt Pattanaik – on children, Indian myths and mythology, and the importance of retelling the ‘old’. tgbc: You are a prolific writer, … Continue reading
Squiggle Takes a Walk by Natasha Sharma
A little Squiggle finds herself alone on a lined page and doesn’t know who she is. She decides to jump into the pages to figure herself out. Is she a … Continue reading
City Adrift, A Short Biography of Bombay by Naresh Fernandes
Much is known of Bombay, the city of seven islands and its history; this city of scarce space provides millions with enough space to chase their dreams. Not surprising then, … Continue reading
Interview with Rashmee Roshan Lall, journalist and author
Rashmee Roshan Lall is a journalist who has lived and worked in six countries in the last seven years. Her e-novel, ‘The Pomegranate Peace’, is a comment on the absurdity … Continue reading
Pashu, Animal Tales from Hindu Mythology by Devdutt Pattanaik
When I asked Devdutt Pattanaik if Indian myths and mythology had been done to death in children’s literature in India, he said,”The assumption here is we ‘know everything’ that the … Continue reading
A Bad Character by Deepti Kapoor
A young girl, abandoned by her father and left in the care of Aunty in East Delhi, meets a man, “ugly with dark skin, with short wiry hair, with a … Continue reading
Interview with Sandip Roy, author of ‘Don’t Let Him Know’
tgbc: What was the inspiration behind Don’t Let Him Know? Sandip: My inspiration was an image I had that comes in the third chapter. A woman standing on a rooftop … Continue reading
Amma Tell Me About series by Bhakti Mathur
When Bhakti Mathur, a banker by profession wanted to tell stories from Indian mythology and folklore to her two young boys, she could not find anything that met her standards. … Continue reading
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