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Children’s literature in Indian languages remains one of the most neglected areas in publishing, despite India’s rich linguistic diversity. While the country is home to 22 officially recognized languages and hundreds of dialects, the availability of quality books for children in most of these languages remains severely limited. Mainstream publishing continues to focus largely on English and Hindi, leaving vast numbers of children with little access to stories in their mother tongue.
The lack of children’s books in regional languages has deep and lasting consequences. Language is not only a means of communication but also a vessel of culture, memory, and identity. When children are unable to find books in their mother tongue, they lose the opportunity to see their worlds, values, and everyday experiences reflected in stories written in their own language.
Bimb Pratibimb is an effort to make quality children’s literature in regional languages more widely available. This workshop brings together publishers and young translators to create a diverse set of books for early readers in Indian languages.
Parag, in partnership with Kulfi Magazine and Eklavya, are organizing the second edition of ‘Bimb Pratibimb’: An Experiential Translation Workshop in Marathi. It is a part of Parag’s efforts to strengthen children’s literature in Marathi language, especially designed for aspiring and emerging translators who translate children’s literature from English and Hindi to Marathi.
This will be a 3.5-day residential workshop in Pune, followed by 6 weeks of distance mentoring.
More details about the workshop can be found in the brochures.
Dates
Venue
Pune
Last Date for applications: 30 November 2025
Download English Brochure
Download Marathi Brochure
Application Form: Click here
Parag Honour List 2023 brings to you a curated collection of outstanding books in English and Hindi, for children, young readers and young adults.
An initiative of Tata Trusts, the Parag Honour List, published annually, comprises of noteworthy books of the year with brief information about each title. It has been created after careful screening and multiple reviews by experts in the children’s literature sector. The list aims to promote access to good quality children’s literature that librarians, teachers, parents and children can refer to and read.
As per this year’s criteria, we received original writing in the category of early readers, young readers and young adults, in fiction, non-fiction and poetry, from 33 Indian publishers, published between October 2021 and September 2022.
We hope this list will enable a wider readership to some of the best Indian children’s books!
Here is a list of some bookstores and publishers who offer good books for children.
A list of children’s publishers pan India who publish good books for children.
A list of some bookstores across Indian cities where you can find good quality Indian children’s literature.
Parag supports publication of original stories and translations for children across the age group of 3-16 years. The main aim is to provide access to good quality story books for children in Indian languages. A wide range and variety of books have been released through various publishers and we are happy to share an array of new stories for different age groups with you.
A wide variety of books have been published over the last 12 years in multiple Indian languages and across age groups.
The Parag catalogue provides a sneak peak into the books supported since 2005, their central themes and ideas. The books are categorized according to age groups and genres. However, the categorization is suggestive and their most effective usage lies in the hands of readers/story tellers/educators/parents. Books marked for ages 6+ can be read aloud to young children, while Teachers’ Resource books can be read by teens. Books are listed under one category to avoid duplication. This annotated catalogue lists the books published by the Trusts’ partners, under picture books, poems, young readers, activity Books and teachers’ resource books.
बचपन की दुनिया कल्पना, सवालों और कोमल भावनाओं से भरी होती है। बच्चों का साहित्य न सिर्फ इस दुनिया को संबल देता है बल्कि सोच, संवेदना और पढ़ने का प्रेम भी जगाता है। उत्कृष्ट कृतियां बच्चों की कल्पना को पंख देती हैं और किताबों से उनका गहरा, आत्मीय रिश्ता बनाती हैं। आज भारत में बाल साहित्य की दुनिया तेजी से बढ़ रही है।
Children’s literature holds the power to inspire young minds – igniting imagination, fostering empathy, and nurturing a lifelong love for reading. In recent decades, Indian children’s books have become increasingly rich, diverse, and creative.
For more than a decade Parag has been working to catalyse the children’s literature sector in India. Parag has supported the publication of 700+ titles in 9 Indian languages reaching more than 40 million readers.
Opening up the world of books to children with disabilities is an important pathway to making literature and society more inclusive
