children's books

Book your date: Interesting summer vacation reads for children

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Book your date: Interesting summer vacation reads for children

What are summer vacations without a pile of interesting books to read? Here is a list to get kids started The Gutsy Girls of ScienceIlina Singh Eleven gutsy women who loved science enough to fight for their place in the sun… This book explores the contribution of these remarkable Indian women —from cytogeneticist Archana Sharma … Read more

I want idlis and rava kesari to be just as ubiquitous as khichdi or sheera: Lakshmi Iyer, author of ‘Why is My Hair Curly?’

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I want idlis and rava kesari to be just as ubiquitous as khichdi or sheera: Lakshmi Iyer, author of ‘Why is My Hair Curly?’

As a seventy’s child, I got to see the change from a primarily local economy to a global one. Many are the writers who use their own childhood experiences to construct their fictional narratives. For those who have grappled with being bullied or mocked over how they look or their weight, it takes considerable grit … Read more