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Bijal Vachharajani on writing for children and the planet
1 day, 11 hours ago

Bijal Vachharajani on writing for children and the planet

The Hindu  

The next in the monthly series by WWF-India that highlights niche and unconventional green careers through the stories of well-known personalities from the field of environment and conservation My 12-year-old self would have refused to believe anyone if they told her that she would grow up and become an author of actual books. A writer is born When I worked …

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Review: Go Wild edited by Bijal Vachharajani
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Review: Go Wild edited by Bijal Vachharajani

Hindustan Times  

Exactly why aren’t we taking active steps to mitigate climate change? One of the pieces featured in the book, Ranjit Lal’s For Queen And Colony, follows two ants, Mishri and Meethi Boli, as they try to win over the Queen of the colony, ‘Rani Sahiba’, by defeating their nemesis, Ms Khatri Chabuk. Ranjit Lal’s For Queen And Colony, which follows …

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7 Killed in Rain-related Incidents in Gujarat, 15,000 Relocated, 300 Rescued
3 months, 3 weeks ago

7 Killed in Rain-related Incidents in Gujarat, 15,000 Relocated, 300 Rescued

News 18  

Heavy showers continued to lash parts of Gujarat on Tuesday, with at least seven persons dead in rain-related incidents, while more than 15,000 were evacuated and over 300 rescued in different districts as administration carried out relief and rescue operations on a large scale. Four persons were killed in wall collapse incidents in Gandhinagar, Kheda and Vadodara districts, while one …

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Column: Our immigration problem isn’t what Trump says it is
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: Our immigration problem isn’t what Trump says it is

LA Times  

Former President Trump speaks during a visit to an unfinished section of border wall in Texas in 2021. I’ve seen the photos.” And it’s that feeling among even Democratic and undecided voters that is Biden’s real immigration problem. Crisis or political creation, it doesn’t matter, because, “something is necessary to give Americans confidence that borders aren’t open and porous as …

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New on Shelves: 5 new books that make for good winter reads
1 year ago

New on Shelves: 5 new books that make for good winter reads

Live Mint  

The Indian Vegan: By Sonal Ved, Harper Collins India, 144 pages, Rs. 999 A vegan at the table might cause all sorts of fears about what to dish up but Sonal Ved’s The Indian Vegan shows that Indian culinary traditions are synonymous with veganism. His Majesty’s Headhunters: By Mmhonlümo Kikon, Penguin Random House India, 256 pages, Rs. When Fairyland Lost …

India Indian
Kavita Gupta Sabharwal: ‘Children need to see affirming images of themselves’
1 year, 8 months ago

Kavita Gupta Sabharwal: ‘Children need to see affirming images of themselves’

Hindustan Times  

Known for promoting and supporting children’s literature in India through festivals, reading challenges, and book awards, the Neev Literature Festival has now launched a fellowship for writers and illustrators of children’s books to help them produce high-quality, richly detailed work that has the power to connect with young readers universally. To give you an example, two titles that were the …

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Why wordless books for children are getting better, popular
2 years, 2 months ago

Why wordless books for children are getting better, popular

Live Mint  

For many of us, large-leafed picture books have been the first steps to reading. In just the last few months, children’s book publisher Pratham Books has published two standout wordless books. “But it’s now becoming a popular, visual and artistic form of storytelling.” For starters, wordless books are finding favour in a world marked by geographical mobility and multilingual families. …

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Review: Savi and the Memory Keeper by Bijal Vachharajani
2 years, 4 months ago

Review: Savi and the Memory Keeper by Bijal Vachharajani

Hindustan Times  

Savitri is a grumpy teenager, forced to abandon her friends and move to Shajarpur “a city with the best climate in the world” while mourning the loss of her father. I was cold and hard to everyone.” Vachharajani lays bare the coping mechanisms of Savi’s entire family and shows the loneliness and isolation that loss brings. Something was always more …

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Book Box: Seven powerful books on mental health
2 years, 7 months ago

Book Box: Seven powerful books on mental health

Hindustan Times  

One summer evening in Mumbai, we sat around a table. May is mental health awareness month, and the perfect time for me to recommend these seven powerful books on mental health. The first origins of book therapy or bibliotherapy can be traced back to the Ancient Greeks, who built libraries holding both entertainment and educational books. From a bibliotherapy perspective, …

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Notes on reading Bijal Vachharajani's Savi and the Memory Keeper and reflecting on losing a parent
2 years, 7 months ago

Notes on reading Bijal Vachharajani's Savi and the Memory Keeper and reflecting on losing a parent

Firstpost  

Savi and the Memory Keeper, written by Bijal Vachharajani and illustrated by Rajiv Eipe, is an ecofeminist fiction, for in this narrative you have a ‘Talking Tree,’ a network of wasps that communicate, and tree-hugging children, who have to brave climate change deniers – entitled people who equate tree-cutting with economic development – besides dealing with their everyday problems. Savitri …

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Help! My Aai Wants to Eat Me book review: Bijal Vachharajani paints a delightful coming-of-age read
2 years, 8 months ago

Help! My Aai Wants to Eat Me book review: Bijal Vachharajani paints a delightful coming-of-age read

Firstpost  

My Aai Wants to Eat Me is a joyride of a book where a seven-year-old is coming to terms with his mother’s ‘cannibalistic tendencies’. And to make the situation worse, when he asks his favourite teacher about this bizarre thing he has just watched, the “eco-friendly [Miss Mankad>, always insisting on saving the planet one switch at a time,” reasons …

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Court Gives Custody of Orphan Girl to Transgender Mother in Gujarat’s Porbandar
2 years, 10 months ago

Court Gives Custody of Orphan Girl to Transgender Mother in Gujarat’s Porbandar

News 18  

Nileshkumar Bhaishankar Mehta, a transgender woman who works in the Mamlatdar office as Deputy Mamlatdar, had to fight a court battle to win the custody of his daughter. Later, Nilesh aka Bijal got married to Hemangi and when troubles started appearing in their marriage, Hemangi took the minor daughter of Nilesh, Mehak, to her father’s house. Sighting records and reasons …

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A list of books to keep the kids out of trouble this weekend
3 years, 2 months ago

A list of books to keep the kids out of trouble this weekend

Live Mint  

The weekend looms with the promise of some rest and relaxation at last. Apart from house work and other chores, at the top of the weekend to-do list hovers the worry about ways to keep the kids gainfully occupied, without letting them go berserk with their screen time, while also managing to find some breather, a slice of me-time to …

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Covid-19: Children exhibiting behaviour disorders due to curfews and lockdowns
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19: Children exhibiting behaviour disorders due to curfews and lockdowns

India Today  

State after state is imposing curfews and partial lockdown to curb the surge in numbers, but longer quarantine period, fear of infection, helplessness, frustration, boredom, inadequate information and financial loss is creating stress for citizens. Parents and councillors need to be extremely aware of behaviour changes on children, irritation, a sudden burst of anger, going into a shell.” Mental health …

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8 die in Gujarat COVID-19 hospital fire
4 years, 4 months ago

8 die in Gujarat COVID-19 hospital fire

The Hindu  

In a heart-wrenching tragedy, eight COVID-19 patients undergoing treatment at a COVID-19 designated Shrey Hospital in Ahmedabad were killed in fire occurred at 3 am in Ahmedabad’s Navarangpura area. PM announces ex-gratia Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief at the loss of lives in a fire incident at a hospital in Ahmedabad early Thursday and said the administration is …

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