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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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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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: 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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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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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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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces