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After Midnight -A History of Independent India
An inspiring but realistic look at the triumphs and trials of the post-independence era, when this motley union of hundreds of little princely states became a nation, grew and developed, and reached a stature of no small significance in the world today. Due credit is given to all who contributed to this journey, and the narrative brings us right to the post-pandemic times, giving context to the present and hope for the future.
Broadening the scope of the struggle for independence that children have read in their history books, this book links the events that began in 1857 and developed and swelled into the tide that swept us to freedom in 1947. Apart from events and personalities, it also discusses the ideas, ideologies and philosophies that shaped the freedom struggle and continue to influence modern India and people and movements around the world.
In the Land Where Beetles Rule
Illustrated books of poetry for children are rare in India. The pages of this bold and pathbreaking book have sparse but unsparing text that are illustrated by stunning and disturbing illustrations of a stark future where the world as we know it has collapsed and beetles rule the land. A book for older readers, each page opens a conversation on recognizable markers of today’s world set in an unrecognizable future.
This breezy novel has in its heart a classic non-conformist teenager, Madhu. She develops a computer app that goes viral and she is soon caught in a maelstrom of conflicts with peers and adults, with hilarious consequences. This book is warm, empathetic and energetic, with Madhu possessing far more agency than teenagers portrayed in Indian fiction. A girl who loves to code and is good at it serves to highlight the serious, gendered perception of coding abilities in India.
A beautifully illustrated and designed storybook from the master storyteller Ruskin Bond. The story does not hold too many surprises or too many ghostly encounters, but there is tremendous atmosphere. As the author describes the cottage, the surrounding jungle and the greedy crow, we visualize it all and get pulled into the world where something is waiting to happen. And something is not quite dead because life was cruel…
Set against the backdrop of the struggle for independence in Mizoram, this heart-wrenching story takes us on a journey with the protagonist from just wanting to lead a peaceful life to inevitably getting almost overwhelmed by the circumstances that are not of his own making. A coming of age story, a tender reminder that no one remains unaffected by war and strife, least of all children.
इस किताब में बचपन के नानारूपों को रंगों और कूची से उकेरा गया है। जिनमें रोना-हँसना, घूमना-फिरना, चलना-चलाना, देखना-दिखाना के साथ ही रचना, कल्पनाओं व मस्ती के भावपूर्ण रंग हैं। दुनिया एक बच्ची है और उसकी अपनी एक दुनिया है किताब में। कविता बहुत आकर्षक है जिसमें कई बिंब और कल्पनाएँ उभरती हैं। बहुत कुछ कहते बेहतरीन चित्रों और विचारशील कविता की जुगलबंदी से बनी एक न्यारी चित्र पुस्तक। उत्कृष्ट आकल्पन और प्रस्तुति इसे और भी सुन्दर बनाती है।
एक नन्ही किताब जिसमें बहुत ही सरलता से एक चींटी की कहानी पिरोई गई है। जैसे बच्चे अक्सर चींटियों की कतार के पीछे-पीछे चलते हैं, वैसे ही लेखक और चित्रकार हमें एक अकेली चींटी के साथ सैर कराते हैं। इस किताब के ज़रिये मिलिए एक ऐसी चींटी से जो कई मुश्किलों का सामना करती है और अपने साहस के बल पर एक नया रास्ता खोजती है। एक अनोखी किताब जो बच्चों और वयस्क पाठकों का मन जीत लेगी।
