By Ranjit Lal. Illustrations by Ambika Karandikar
Set in the ubiquitous apartment complex peppering our cities, The Great Poop War story revolves around a mystery pooper in Skyline Apartments.
Reviewed by: Vinatha Viswanathan
Edited with an introduction by Bulbul Sharma. Foreword by Ruskin Bond
The title caught my eye! So did the theme of the book when I read the blurb. Excitedly, I started the book. Written for fluent readers and young adolescents this has imagined stories and real-life events, brought to us by 15 authors, all carrying their own charm of storytelling.
Reviewed by: Ruchi Shevade
By Nayantara Nayar and Amulya B
This book is the outcome of a residency programme for playwrights in 2021 through a collaboration of ThinkArts, Parag and Eklavya. The unintended backdrop of this residency was the Covid 19 pandemic, so it is not surprising that the subject of these two plays has a sense of urgency to reimagine how our relationship to nature could be reordered.
Reviewed by: Jane Sahi
By Hemendra Kumar Roy. Translated from the original Bengali by Jashodhara Chakraborti
These scenes take place in the opening chapters of The Treasure of the Khasi Hills, a story written by the renowned Bengali author, Hemendra Kumar Roy. It was first published in 1930 as Jawkher Dhawn meaning ‘The Yaksha’s Treasure’.
Reviewed by: Jane Sahi
By Shweta Taneja
Aaah! Lizard’, was my expression when I saw one in the kitchen. But as I kept looking at it, I observed it looking at the fruit flies and that brought about a realization for me: It was there because of those fruit flies hanging around my food peels bin near the kitchen sink. After I ate my food, the flies had found their food and the lizard found its in turn.
Reviewed by: Manika Kukreja
By Deepa Agarwal
Deepa Agarwal’s Traveller’s Ghost is the story of three teenagers—Kriti, Mohit and the journalist Neel Pargat. The story starts in the hilly town of Banari where the families have gone for a holiday.
Reviewed by: Parvin Sultana