You will have seen the tragic situation in India on the news as a second wave of the Covid pandemic is sweeping across the country causing absolute chaos. Millions of people are infected, thousands are dying daily, and the healthcare system is completely overwhelmed. Our…
Read MoreIn collaboration with Tulika Books, we present book reviews every month of new age stories and age old fables, to preserve and promote the habit of reading amongst all children. Nature does not discriminate. Nature invites, intrigues, and inspires all equally. In The Gular Flower, it is…
Read MorePopular American children’s fiction writer Kate DiCamillo once said, ‘Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift.’ Numerous studies have highlighted the benefits of inculcating the habit of reading early in childhood. Apart from…
Read MoreWILL YOU ROLL DOWN YOUR WINDOW? A small boy stops at your car Squints through the sun As he asks you to lower your window. Some click their tongues with frustration Tap the window to drive the children away Maybe their excuse is that…
Read More#NoChildOnTheStreets – Awareness Among Stakeholders Saves Aarti & Her Mother From Begging On The Streets
An autorickshaw spots mother-daughter duo begging near a railway station Aarti was a four-year-old living with her parents in Karnataka. She was the only child to her parents. Her father was the sole earning member of the family and her mother was a homemaker. Her…
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