Navratri is a nine day long Hindu festival celebrated in almost every part of India. During this festival, devotees worship the nine forms or avatars of Goddess Durga, which then culminates on the tenth day with Dussehra. Each day of Navratri is dedicated to a particular goddess and is signified by a special color. The first …
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Hi there folks, If you are reading this you are still with me and I am thankful for that. I haven’t posted in a while and it has been a struggle these last couple of years to keep the blog running. However, Never say Never and I will get there soon. 🙂 It’s lockdown time …
Hello there, I started reading to my daughter a long time ago. I am not able to pinpoint the exact moment but, I still remember her first bath book with bright, lovely animal pictures in it. I was working from home during those early days. This enabled me to spend a lot of time with …
Hi, Our earlier post on Hanuman was about the book review of “Amma, Tell me about Hanuman” by Bhakti Mathur. As it is Hanuman Jayanti on Friday, we would like to share with you some more facts, stories, videos and activities about Lord Hanuman. There are many links in this post so take your time …
Hi There, I am doing a review after a long time. Some of our earlier book reviews were: 1) Watch Out! by Shamim Padamsee 2) Elmer and Grandpa Eldo by David McKee 3) Usborne Farmyard tales 4) Stories on Compassion 5) General books for a three-year old. Today, I would like to introduce books by …
Hi, Today is 1000 Voices for Compassion Day! I found, I wanted to be a part of this wonderful campaign too and here I am. When a word like compassion strikes you and you have to write about it, you wonder, what that word means to you? I started reading some of the posts written …
Hi, This is a simple book. It has minimal words and yet, it tells a story. A story about how the lion cubs spend their day. As the entire story has simple words, the illustrations play a very important part. Have you ever seen such cute heart-shaped lion cubs? We just loved the pictures by Ajanta Guhathakurta. Another …
Hello, This word is something that really bothers me. It bothers me because I deal with it everyday. It stays in my head all day and sometimes all night too, when I let it. And there are people who do exactly opposite. I will not say they never knew the word but, yes, they seem …
We have dreamt of this moment a thousand times, We have discussed your little being, Our lives were shining and hopes soaring, as we thought of you my angel, everyday. All her test results have come. I want to ask god questions. For he has given her life within her and yet, death looms beyond. …
Do read on — It was a room full of adults . They were all playing some kind of a game. A big box was being circulated around and everyone took out something. As the box passed hands, each of them became sad, angry, tired, jealous, insecure, frightened or dejected. Everyone had taken their share. Suddenly, a small …