‘Man is a Puzzle-Solving Animal.’ -Ronaldo A. Knox Solving puzzles is a natural instinct of humans. The thrill of it is the real joy. Joy makes learning easy. There are various ways to make learning enjoyable, but when it comes to learning words and numbers with excitement, creating your own path and reaching the right…
Prabhat’s newest collection of poems–Totiya Teetar–is very different from all his previous poetry collections. This is a unique collection of very small poems, each poem of only four lines. The first poem itself, titled ‘Panchhi’, gives us a peek into the detailed and wide nature of Prabhat’s observational lens.
Registan Mein Bus is a colourful bouquet of 28 short poems. This bouquet encloses the sand dunes and dhanis of Rajasthan, the herds of sheep and the golden-yellow flowers of Babool. One does not feel scalded by the scorching heat nor feel the discomfort of walking on the burning sand, nor is upset by the…
This story is about the friendship that develops between two children of different faiths. Both become friends when they bond over food, but food ultimately breaks apart their friendship. They begin by liking each other’s company; they admire each other’s clothes, earrings, anklets, etc. Slowly, as the story progresses, their friendship also grows and deepens.…
We encounter the many difficulties the rains bring with them in this story. Everyone is sitting tired, hungry, thirsty, and unable to sleep because the water is dripping through the panni (plastic sheet) that is the roof. Vessels placed at various spots to catch this water keep filling up;
In the recent years, we have seen many new experiments in poems for children. Old and new poets are a part of this trend. On reading these poems one realizes that the gaze for seeing one’s environment has changed, as has the manner of expression. One can see experimental new usage of language and construction.…