Tulika has good books for age 8-10. Plus, they put age levels on their books, which makes it easier to pick and they're not expensive. They also publish Suniti Namjoshi. Their books on environment and wildlife are quite good. Scholastic, where Anushka Ravishankar used to work, has a good selection. Also, Duckbill, which she has founded.
On 22 Aug 2016 9:31 a.m., "Amitha Singh" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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* >
