Tag Archives: Children

The caliber of Late Satyajit Ray as a film director is recognised all around the world. And, literature enthusiasts know him as an excellent author as well. Yes, it may come as a surprise to those who don’t know about the books of Satyajit Ray that he was an author too! He wrote many books in Bengali including the famous ... Read More »

Some people are born with so much talent that they achieve scintillating success in whatever form of art they practice. Satyajit Ray is definitely one of such artists. While his international fame is linked to the movies he directed, we are also big fans of his writing. He has given us characters like Feluda and Professor Shonku. He also edited ... Read More »

The Jumanji books, TV series and movies are some of the best entertainers out there. Although three decades have passed since the first appearance, the franchise has moved on with time and kept pace with the changing expectations of the young crowd around. The 2017 film Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle put a nice twist on the game, turning into ... Read More »

The Christmas 2018 is approaching and the authors who delve into children special literature are trying hard to come up with something special for this occasion. Of course, seeing an innocent smile on a child’s face is something very special, and one would like to go to any extent for the same :). In fact, we love reading kids special ... Read More »

Indians have the most ancient, well documented and well preserved (up to an extent) culture on the planet. Actually, since so many invasions happen on the land, a large segment of the same was lost. A lot of libraries are burnt, a large number of scriptures are tarnished, a large number of monuments are broken, and so many more atrocities ... Read More »

Some stories have magic in them…literally… and they go on to become a worldwide phenomenon that even the writers would not have imagined at the time of writing. Such is the case with the 1981 book written and illustrated by Chris Van Alsburg. We are talking about the scarily entertaining board game – Jumanji that has now turned into a ... Read More »