Why isn't anyone recommending Satyajit Ray? Feluda, and his Short Stories - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literary_works_of_Satyajit_Ray ~ashwin
> From: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2016 14:57:20 +0530 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [silk] Indian authors in english for 8-10 year olds > > Tons actually. > > There is original writing and then there are translations. > > Original > > 1. Check Aniruddha Sen Gupta and Anshumani Ruddra for game books and > mystery books. > 2. Scholastic India has an incredible list of books divided by age > groups: http://scholastic.co.in/ They also have book clubs and > children's book fairs. > 3. Sampurna Chattarji has published a nice range of children's books - > both poetry and fiction: The Fried Frog and Ela > 4. The classic Malgudi Days by RK Narayan > 5. Pika Nani's Little Indians > 6. Samhita Arni has done some nice work with Sita's Ramayana (a feminist > perspective at 10 would certainly enhance your son's world view) > 7. While at it, also check your Navayana Publications' Gond art > illustrated Bhimayana - a book on Ambedkar's life by Durgabai Vyam and > Subhash Vyam: http://navayana.org/product/bhimayana/ (and so would > understanding the dalit perspective) > 8. Anushka Ravishankar (is also editor of Tara Books) > 9. I am also a big fan on Devdutt Patnaik's children's books > > > Translations > > 1. You absolutely must get your son to read Sampurna's translation of > the Sukumar Ray classic Abol Tabol: The Nonsense World of Sukumar Ray. > 2. Check the Tara Books' and Katha books' rosters for translations of > Indian language books > > > Hope this gives you a good start. > > R > > > Regards, > > Rashmi Dhanwani > *Founder* > > +91-9820060344 | [email protected] | www.art-x.co > > > Linkedin: http://in.linkedin.com/in/rashmidhanwani > Twitter: www.twitter.com/rashmid > > > > On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 10:13 AM, Mohit <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 1. Samit Basu > > 2. Nilanjana Roy (although she'll probably work better for him after a > > couple of years) > > 3. Check out http://scroll.in/article/810251/indian-fantasy-writers- > > are-creating-worlds-beyond-the-epics-but-readers-must-know-where-to-look > > > > Regards, > > Mohit > > > > > On 21-Aug-2016, at 10:01, harry <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I am looking for Indian authors for 8-10 year olds. My son has read a lot > > > of fiction by western authors (jk rowling, philip pullman, philip > > reeve). I > > > have been struggling to find things by indian authors. He didn't like the > > > typical ruskin bond -- i imagine there are a whole new generation of > > modern > > > writers ... any recommendations please ? > >
