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
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Humans of New York founder chides Humans of Bombay for filing copyright case against rival account
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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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Watch: Comedian imagines Karan Johar explaining ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ roles to cast
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Watch: The moment when a Las Vegas busker realised singer Kelly Clarkson was singing with her
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Watch: Crocodile rescued after straying into open plot of land following heavy rain
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Caught on camera in a zoo: Two gorillas run for cover as it begins raining
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Watch: Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus can sort blocks and get into yoga positions
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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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Start the week with a film: KG George’s ‘Irakal’ is a singular study of a psycho
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Watch: Marathi series ‘Shantit Kranti’ gets a second season
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‘Kumari Srimathi’ trailer: In Nithya Menen-led Telugu show, a woman stakes claim to her inheritance
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‘The Great Indian Family’ review: Well-meaning but simplistic
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‘Sultan Of Delhi’ trailer: Tahir Raj Bhasin leads series about ambition in 1960s India
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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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Asian Games, Shooting: Men’s air rifle team clinch first gold for India; two more bronze medals won
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Asian Games: ‘History created’ – Reactions to India winning gold in women’s cricket
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Asian Games, Rowing: Men’s rowers add two more bronze as India finish with five medals in Hangzhou
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Australia in India: Centurions Gill, Iyer ensure hosts win second ODI; lead series 2-0
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Brij Bhushan Singh sexually harassed wrestlers at every opportunity he got, Delhi Police tell court