Unni Krishnan PV
An aid worker’s first-hand account of how the children of Japan are coping
No tantrums, no parental cajoling, no reprimanding. The Bookaroo fest was three days of fun, with stories, doodles and secret languages
Some of them haven’t even attained puberty. But Maoists think nothing of brainwashing them to their cause and thrusting guns in their unsuspecting hands, using them to fight armed forces, lay land mines and inform on their kith and kin. This is the story of thousands of lost childhoods.
Prithvi theatre holds one of the most popular workshops for kids with theatre, comics, and even science and poetry.
The cute and cuddly photos in kid’s rooms have competition. Artists are creating art specially for kids as young as two months old, and they can’t keep up with the demand.
How will today’s children learn to live in their own world when all they read about are heroes who have magical powers to fight evil forces?
Even as weight-loss surgery turns fashionable, Dr Dhuper is trying to treat obesity before the need arises.
Khalid, the protagonist, after over a year of being thrown into an isolation cell at Guantanamo Bay.
Nominated for a children’s book prize, Anna Perera’s story of a Guantanamo inmate wrenches the heart with its stark realism.