I would also recommend Suniti Namjoshi's Aditi & Friends series. My daughter fell in love with her writing when she was around 9-10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suniti_Namjoshi
Regards, Amitha On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 5:22 PM, Deepa Mohan <[email protected]> wrote: > You can also try the work of a friend of mine: > > https://in.pinterest.com/lakshmimitter/ > > 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 ? > >> > > > > > -- *amithasingh.com <http://www.amithasingh.com>* *"Hesitating to act because the whole vision might not be achieved, or because others do not yet share it, is an attitude that only hinders progress." -- MK Gandhi*
