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On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 5:08 PM, Ashwin Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 ? >> > >
