Subhadra Sen Gupta (1952-2021): A beloved children’s author is taken away by Covid-19

The acclaimed and beloved children’s author died on May 3, 2021, at the age of 68.

Sudeshna Shome Ghosh

· May 08, 2021 · 08:30 am

This Bengaluru children’s library flourished, became empty during the lockdown, then bloomed again

The story of Cosy Nook library, which children are using even more as the pandemic rages.

Sudeshna Shome Ghosh

· Aug 12, 2020 · 08:30 am

Indian children’s books are speaking fearlessly. Withdrawing in face of criticism is not the answer

Faced by harassment and threats, publishers Karadi Tales withdrew their book ‘The Art of Tying a Pug’. What should publishers do in such situations?

Sudeshna Shome Ghosh

· Nov 30, 2019 · 08:30 am

What this editor of books read outside her work in 2016 says a lot about why (and how) we read

Maintaining a list of every book read during the year yielded curious patterns.

Sudeshna Shome Ghosh

· Dec 31, 2016 · 07:30 am

Why no book-buying expedition can still match a visit to the Kolkata Book Fair

A non-resident Kolkatan visits the boi mela after many years and records her adventures.

Sudeshna Shome Ghosh

· Feb 03, 2016 · 08:30 am

A book for children that both parents and politicians must read

‘Dear Mrs Naidu’ by Mathangi Subramanian is that rare object – a funny book about serious things.

Sudeshna Shome Ghosh

· Aug 01, 2015 · 01:30 pm

Happy Birthday, Ruskin Bond! Eighty-one and Writer No. 1

From disguised voices to letters in the mail, Ruskin Bond’s editor writes about the delightful surprises of working with him.

Sudeshna Shome Ghosh

· May 19, 2015 · 08:30 am