Pregnancy & Parenting: Tips, advice and information for Indian parents!
Pregnancy & Parenting: Tips, advice and information for Indian parents!
Educationist/artist Devi Prasad's insightful book on the role of art in education draws on his experience as a teacher of art at the Nayee Talim Educational Institute at Gandhiji's ashram in Sevagram, Ahmedabad. Some excerpts.
Few authors deal with the thorny issues of those troubled teenage years with the sensitivity and humour of Judy Blume.
Why don't you wear a kurta, Bapu? the little boy asked. True life stories from the life of Mahatma Gandhi, written by Uma Shankar Joshi. Some excerpts..
Award-winning playwright, writer, artist, cartoonist and illustrator, Manjula Padmanabhan, who has published 21 books for children, lists out her 10 all-time favourite children's books and series, for Pitara's A-Ha list.
Suresh and his friends have grown up beside the sea and they dream of growing up and going fishing for the first time. A fascinating photo-essay by Raghavendra Rao and Sandhya Rao.
Together we shall unravel some of the invaluable gems of Indian thought and literature -- the Bhagavad Gita, The Puranas, The Vedas, and the Upanishads, says writer Manoj Das. Excerpts...
If it is summer, it must be mango time. The only way to enjoy them is to have them for breakfast, lunch and dinner, wrote famous naturalist M. Krishnan.
What happens when Kali, a little forest boy, is admitted to a regular school? Read Zai Whitaker's 'Kali and the Rat Snake', to find out...
Aditya and Devyani discover that their grandfather is off on a trip to Gaumukh, where the mighty Ganga originates, and insist on accompanying him in Sheila Sharma's story of exploration...
In an Enid Blyton book, tragedy rarely exceeds a cut finger. That's where JK Rowling scores with her Harry Potter series, writes 11-year-old Sujit Thomas in a sparkling review.
No mention of Eid is complete without remembering the story of Hamid the orphan boy, in the classic 'Eidgah', by the famous Hindi writer, Munshi Premchand - now in an English translation.
The boredom of summer vacations vanishes when Priya discovers Hari living next door to her new home. But the real adventure only begins when they come across an old family album. Excerpts from Gita Iyengar's story.
Most people flee at the sight of a snake. But there are those who actively seek out snakes. Like the Irula tribals of Tamil Nadu. Excerpts from the book by Zai and Rom Whitaker.
A list of some extremely fine low cost Indian books on Education, Popular Science, Maths and Children's Stories. Click to view the names of the top 40 books as judged by Arvind Gupta.
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A young teacher comes to a school with dreams in his eyes. The students have their own plans to unsettle him. But, not for long. Gandhian educationist Gijubhai Badheka writes about his experiences. Some excerpts...
Golu, the mahout's son, is sad to see the way animals are treated in the circus. His friend, the little bear Bholu, is miserable. One day Golu decides that he has had enough. A heartwarming tale by Pankaj Bisht.
Bringing up a family successfully is the most anxious business of the year for birds. The hazards increase when a long migratory journey precedes nest-building, say writers Salim Ali and Laeeq Futehally.
The twins miss Mumbai and spending a year in a sleepy army cantonment seems a bore. But excitement is just a sandstorm away, they soon discover. Excerpts from Cheryl Rao's story.
Ten-year-old Moen Sen wonders what the hoopla about the bespectacled character is all about.
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