Children's Literature
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What can be done to support children’s books illustrators and writers, publishers, and booksellers?
An excerpt from ‘NLF Report on Children’s Literature in India 2022’.
Neev Literature Festival team
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Neev Literature Festival announces Rs 6-lakh fellowships for children’s book creators
The last date to apply is June 30, and the recipients of the fellowship will be announced in October 2023.
Scroll Staff
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Welcoming a new school year: 14 books for young readers as they get ready for classes
Children should be encouraged to read different genres, authors, and writing styles without any inhibitions.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Children’s Day reading list: 17 books for readers from the very young to those coming of age
Selections across poetry, picture books, novels, and graphic novels for young readers.
Sayari Debnath
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What did lift-the-flap books look like in the 18th century?
‘Mother Shipton’, an exceptionally rare children’s book, has been acquired by the British Library.
Maddy Smith
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For young readers: 15 books about the freedom movement and contemporary Indian history
The childhood of Bhimrao Ambedkar reimagined, the ecological history of independent India, a primer on Indian elections, and more.
Sayari Debnath
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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How best-selling writer Enid Blyton created the template for children’s theatre in Britain
‘Noddy’, the story of a wooden boy living in Toyland, was one of Blyton’s huge success stories.
Andrew Maunder, The Conversation
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In ‘Coral Woman’, 45-year-old Uma Mani takes her first deep dive
Excerpts from the children’s book, based on a film of the same name by Priya Thuvassery.
Lubaina Bandukwala
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Long before fairies were considered cute, they used to drink blood and kidnap children
Here’s how they came to be associated with childhood.
Sam George, The Conversation
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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How ‘Cinderella’ lost its original feminist edge in the hands of men writers
In every incarnation, ‘Cinderella’ has historically been a story about women and for women.
Alexander Sergeant, The Conversation
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Biggles turns 122: Why those who grew up in the 20th Century can never forget the fictional pilot
Introduced by his author, Captain WE Johns, in 1932, James Bigglesworth was everything a boy would dream of.
Ajay Mankotia
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Was the decision to stop publishing six obscure Dr Seuss racist titles an erasure of history?
Media coverage of the controversy has presented it as an attack on free speech and yet another example of cancel culture censorship.
Monica Eileen Patterson, The Conversation
The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals
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India tour of Bangladesh: Focus on T20 World Cup preparation after moving on from last year’s drama
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants