For 13-18 years | Best of Both Worlds
For 13-18 years Best of Both Worlds: Trained in the Western traditions of art, the famous Bengali painter Jamini Roy evolved a new aesthetic by bringing in elements of Indian folk art. Through her book, Jamini Roy’s Unbroken Lines, award-winning author Vinitha R gives readers the chance to engage with his ideas firsthand. (45m)
For 13-18 years | Examining Freedom
For 13-18 years Examining Freedom: Art and poetry come together as participants embark on a voyage with award-winning writer and film-maker Samina Mishra to define their own interpretations of what freedom means to them. (45m)
For 13-18 years | Blurring Boundaries
For 13-18 years Blurring Boundaries: Award-winning graphic novelist Nandita Basu blurs the boundaries between time, class, and gender, through her books The Piano and Rain Must Fall. Absorb her process, to inspire your own. (45m)
For 9-12 years | Cultivating Empathy
For 9-12 years Cultivating Empathy – In a country as varied as India where a multitude of stories abound, what are the tales that sow the seeds for children to grow kindness, and reap empathy? Find out more from the author Nandita da Cunha, whose new book The Dog With Two Names seeks to do […]
For 9-12 years | Building Thrilling Eco-Fiction
For 9-12 years Building Thrilling Eco-Fiction – Animal conservation gets a leg up with Ambushed, writer Nayanika Mahtani’s middle-grade novel. Learn how the author’s work with an NGO that helps educate the children of poachers to open their minds to alternative livelihoods inspired the book. (45m)
For 9-12 years | Interviewing Animals
For 9-12 years Interviewing Animals: In the book Creature Features, 25 animals explain why they look like they do. Explore the acclaimed author Robin Page’s take on the book. Pick an animal you are interested in and give it a go. (45m)
For 13-18 years | Bringing Pages to Life
(For 13-18 years | Room No. 111) Bringing Pages to Life: Put together the components that make up your everyday to create a visual narrative. Explore with master illustrator Priyankar Gupta, who has drawn the visuals for one of the stories in the new graphic novel Unknown Heroes of the Freedom Struggle, the process of […]
For 13-18 years | Snipping Words, Moulding Tales
(For 13-18 years | Room No. 106) Snipping Words, Moulding Tales: Just what does a children’s book editor do? Get a firsthand account from Sudeshna Shome Ghosh, publisher, Talking Cub, on a book editor’s job. Step into an editor’s workspace for a brief while yourself. (45m)
For 13 to 18 years | Re-Reading, ReTelling
(For 13 to 18 years | Room No. 105) Re-Reading, ReTelling: Certain epics and classics pave the way for new perspectives with retellings that are built on the foundations of the original. Hear from the award-winning writer Samhita Arni on how she approaches this. Work with the author to explore how you could get started […]
For 13-18 years | The Language of Nonfiction
(For 13-18 years | Room No. 104) The Language of Nonfiction: The author Vaishali Shroff’s most recent work of non-fiction, Taatung Tatung and Other Stories of India’s Diverse Languages, looks at the history of India’s linguistic diversity, and where we are at today. Join the author to decipher what the language map of India looks […]