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Parag Honour List 2020 is a curated collection of outstanding books in English and Hindi for children and young adults by Parag Initiative of Tata Trusts. This list, published annually, comprises noteworthy books of the year with brief information about each title. It has been created with careful screening and multiple reviews by experts in the children’s literature sector. The list aims to promote access to a comprehensive, curated list of good quality children’s literature that librarians, teachers, parents, and children can refer to and read.
To download – Parag Honour List 2020 (English)
To download – Parag Honour List 2020 (Hindi)
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. Parag supported books have original and contextual stories for children growing up in a multilingual and multicultural world. To nurture the sector, Parag launched the Riyaaz Academy for Illustrators in 2015 to train young illustrators to illustrate children’s books. The Big Little Book Award recognizes significant contribution by Indian authors and illustrators. Parag has worked with multiple children’s publishers, authors and illustrators in various capacities, supported writing and illustration workshops and created platforms for discourse on children’s literature.
One gap that has been highlighted in recent times is the lack of a comprehensive curated list of good quality children’s books that libraries, teachers, parents can refer to while procuring children’s books. To fill this gap, Parag will be publishing an Annual Honour List. The list will comprise outstanding books of that year with details about each book. This list will be created with careful screening and reviews will be done by an independent jury. Parag will also promote the List among schools, libraries and parents and in book fairs with the sole purpose of promoting reading for pleasure.
We invite publishers to send their books to the address mentioned below for the purpose of review and selection. This year books will be reviewed in Hindi and English languages with original writings only (no translations). The final list will come out in November 2019.
Send books to the following Address:
Ms. Priyanka Singh
Tata Trusts
R K Khanna Tennis Stadium,
1, Africa Avenue, RK Puram,
New Delhi- 110029
M- 9871649001
Email: psingh@tatatrusts.org
Children’s literature is an important means of imaginative engagement not just in promoting overall growth and development, but also has a critical role in wellbeing. Children’s literature has a role to play in helping children talk about a range of issues such as gender, caste and class. Literature can help children engage respectfully and dialogically on such sensitive issues building their perspective which is so important in the pluralistic context of India today.
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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.
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.
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