From growing up playing in the school band to living in a house full of sports crazy humans, my life has sure done a 180 degree turn. Every sport is celebrated at home by watching live matches, armchair analysis, and by making dream teams online. While the father and sons indulge themselves in these activities […]
I don’t know about you, but I always thought lefties were so cool! I am right-handed and cannot write at all with my left. But I do know some close friends and family that are left-handed and who have learnt, due to circumstances, to do things with their right hand, making them ambi-dextrous! Both my […]
I read this book as protests around the NEET exam leak erupted across the country, and as a result, I felt a shiver run down my spine every time I thought of how timely the book was. If one protest could be heard and have such an effect on the minds of Indians, why not […]
If you are looking for a book that will teach your child about climate change and the power of one, this is it. Stop Your Search. Our housing society recently started segregating our waste and Giggles (9) has been very involved in the process. He reminds me to carry our cloth bags when we […]
(This review appeared in GreenlitFest book reviews first) As a pet parent, this book will fill you with a deep sense of joy and still move you to tears like none other. This is a book that makes sense of the natural world through the eyes of a dog. Chitty: A Dog and Her Forest […]
Sometimes all it takes is a simple story to unlock the door to meaningful discussions with your child. I have always believed books are the window through which young kids make sense of the world. Compared to us, they are growing up in a starkly different world, so it is only fair that the books they read should […]
I love books that I can relate to. Growing up in a conservative, Tamil family means being a part of and imbibing many cultural nuances that are lost on my children who now grow up in Mumbai. When I read That Year at Manikoil, I was instantly drawn to the unabashed representation of an Iyengar upper-middle-class […]
75 incredible tales of things India gave to the world Travelling Treasures was all about how things like tomatoes, bread, aeroplanes, ketchup, and so many more came to India. Travelling Treasures 2.0 traces everything India gave to the world! Now, Gurgles (10) is a voracious non-reader who loves spouting trivia multiple times a day. He […]
I have long been a vocal advocate of the Dreamers series because I have witnessed the magic and the hold the books had on Gurgles (10). He read the first book when he was 6 years old, and it immediately piqued his interest enough to send him down a rabbit hole of research. Now 10 […]
I don’t think I have ever read about Palakkad in a book. Palakkad, a place where my paternal grandparents lived and a place my family visited for a few weeks every year when we came to India from the Gulf. Palakkad meant roaming in paddy fields, eating mangoes as they fell from the trees, and […]