In 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…

WE NEVER KNEW – HE WAS ONE OF US We are often asked to stay vigilant Danger lurks everywhere But what happens When danger presents itself as a friend Children often look after themselves They look around and stay safe But when the one who…

It took a whole year, will take some more than that, but we are finally seeing some semblance of normalcy. People are returning to work, taking mini vacations, catching up with friends, many activities have resumed with all the precautions in place, and so have…

Around this time, last year, we witnessed the beginning of the colloquial unprecedented times. Economies crashed, many lost their livelihood, while many others lost their loved ones. However, those in the eye of the storm and its silent victims were children. Children of all ages,…

It is both ironic and amazing how a still image holds the power to move people from within. Whether it’s the heartbreaking photograph of the 3-year-old Syrian refugee, Alan Kurdi, washed ashore or the captive photograph of the piercing-green-eyed Afghan refugee Sharbat Gula, a powerful…

With the advent of COVID19, many families lost their livelihoods, resulting in extreme poverty, not being able to afford food, nutrition, housing, education, and other basic social protections. Distressed families and communities led to distressed childhoods, pushing children into a dark abyss of poverty, abuse…

Photo – Associated Press As the phased opening up of schools and universities has begun, so have the conversations around children going back to school post lockdown. Education for children saw a dramatic change with the shutting down of schools in March 2020, moving schools…

On 3rd December 2020, we found Amir a 14-year-old boy wandering around at the Ghaziabad railway station. He seemed worried and stressed when our staff member approached him. It was after a brief introduction about RCI and how it works that Amir agreed to go…

  ALWAYS RUNNING.    He was walking to school Dragging the heavy backpack Tailing behind his sister She kept walking faster and faster He tried catching up Running behind eyes squinting to the sun ‘go away, my friends are almost here’ She screamed whispering to…