children

“Kids at age 14 are like old men post 40”

Pramila N. Phatarphekar

Even as weight-loss surgery turns fashionable, Dr Dhuper is trying to treat obesity before the need arises.

Maggots in the Mind

Open

Khalid, the protagonist, after over a year of being thrown into an isolation cell at Guantanamo Bay.

Where No Healing Is Ever Enough

Elizabeth Kuruvilla

Nominated for a children’s book prize, Anna Perera’s story of a Guantanamo inmate wrenches the heart with its stark realism.

The Enigma of Enid Blyton

Sandipan Deb

How does a mediocre writer with recycled plotlines sell 600 million copies across the world?

Gaming the System

David Lepeska

Q2L, a new school in the US, is changing the rules of the learning game.

Happy Birthday, Uncle Pai

Manju Sara Rajan

Anant Pai, the adoptive ‘Uncle’ of generations of Indian children, has turned 80. Pity we can’t find an adequate gift for the man who gave us so much joy?

Teen Love

Manju Sara Rajan

Today, romance is a preoccupation with urban teenagers who are not yet 14. They must survive this minefield without deep wounds. How much can parents do?