Ritu Vaishnav

Inside a Dark Box by Ritu Vaishnav is an honest, easy and heart-warming read to call out the strength available to each person who might be trapped in his/her dark box. The book makes a brilliant attempt to reach out to the readers through simple yet powerful monotone.


Reviewed by: Shalini Jayaswal Singh
Nandita Jayaraj and Ashima Freidog. Illustrations by Upasana Agarwal Designer: Devangana Dash

This book can be celebrated alongside the historic win of Nobel Chemistry Prize 2020 by Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A Doudna. Extracted from the Feminist Science Media Project, TheLifeofScience.com, 31 Fantastic Adventures in Science: Women Scientists of India.


Reviewed by: Asfia Jamal
Stephen Hawking & Lucy Hawking

A compendium of write-ups related to the earth and the universe, compiled by Stephen Hawking and his daughter, Lucy Hawking, is most suitable for middle-school children and teenagers. The key authors and compilers are Stephen Hawking and his daughter, Lucy Hawking.


Reviewed by: Manu Mehrotra and Ambika Mohan
Krishna Kumar

Worries about the reading habit in children steadily being on a decline in present times have been expressed by all those who interact and deal with them. Be it parents, teachers, counsellors, school librarians and psychologists, the refrain is the same.


Reviewed by: PADHNA, ZARA SOCHNA
Amneh Shaikh-Farooqui. Illustrations by Aziza Ahmad

On the eve of International Women’s Day, Aurat March movement in Pakistan sparked women’s voice throughout Pakistan to end violence and harassment against women and change the attitude towards the traditional patriarchal norms of society. The social, cultural.


Reviewed by: Azeemah Saleem
Subhadra Sen Gupta

A feather in the cap of Puffin Books adding to the impressive list of books written by Subhadra Sen Gupta for children. This book is an ‘academic excursion’ for all school enrolled students and beyond. The magnum opus called the Constitution of India.


Reviewed by: Shubhra Seth