Sahitya Akademi awardee Paro Anand has written and spoken extensively on critical issues through her stories. As a storyteller and children’s literature activist, she has been invited to address children, young adults and adults all over India and many parts of the world including Harvard University. Here, she spoke on Disruptive Innovation in children’s literature in India. She has worked with over 3 lakh children, especially those in difficult circumstances, using stories as a safe space to talk about hard things. She has received several awards including featuring on the IBBY Honor List and the Karubaki Award for fearless writing.
Delegate | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025 | NLF
Speaker | 2021 | NLF Reading Challenge
Kashmir Stories | 2019
What in the World Do Children Care About | 2019
Stories Told/Suppressed Part 1 | 2019
Should We Fear The Dark | 2017
Author Talk | 2017
The Many Lives of Young Adults in the Past, the Present, and Beyond | 2021
Author Interaction | NLF Reading Challenge 2021
Book Reading: Being Gandhi | 2020
The Reading of Young Adult Books in India | 2020
Meeting of Minds
Narratives of Conflict