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Bookalore's Folklore Mela
BOOKALORE invites you to its April mega-event : FOLKLORE MELADate: Saturday, April 20Time: 10.30am -12.30pmVenue: Army Public School, Kamaraj Road, Bangalore More details of the five different...
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The Last Bookshop
Via The Last Bookshop, We love bookshops. But we saw that many are going through tough times. We wanted to contribute to the cultural debate with our own celebration in support of these glorious...
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Massive Volunteer Collective Proofreads 25,000 Public-Domain Books
Via The Atlantic Give these people a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records, because they surely deserve one: As of today, 100,000 people around the world have taken part in a massive proofreading...
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Taking Time
Came across this lovely post by Ellie Wins . She writes..."As a teacher, my job is to coach kids to do things they cannot yet do independently, or to push them past their established comfort zone to do...
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Arvind Gupta: Turning trash into toys for learning
Started the day by watching this delightful video of Arvind Gupta. Watch the video to see how learning can be fun :) Via TED At the INK Conference, Arvind Gupta shares simple yet stunning plans for...
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Stop Stealing Dreams
Seth Godin talks about the future of education & what we can do about it.
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When Storytellers Came to Town
Payoshni Saraf is our newest intern and we sent her off to a storytelling event in Bangalore. She writes ... 10.30 am. Sunny Bangalore morning...75 curious eyes..75 attentive ears..75 restless...
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A Child's Approach to Storytelling
Chintan Girish Modi shared a few lines from an interview with author Mohsin Hamid. They are too good not to share. When asked about rituals associated with his writing, Mohsin says ... This novel, I’ve...
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The What on Earth? Wallbook Goes Dancing
Rajesh Kharwrites about a dance performance that is inspired by our recently released book - The What on Earth? Wallbook... Every year 29th of April is celebrated as the World Dance Day and for past 8...
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Neil Gaiman on the Future of Publishing
Boingboing linked to Neil Gaiman's keynote speech at the London Book Fair. Via theguardian "Anyone who tells you they know what's coming, what things will be like in 10 years' time, is simply lying to...
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Delhi, we are looking for Book Reading Champions!
Image by zenrainman If you are in Delhi, Gurgaon or the NCR region, we'd like you to get a copy of Hindustan Times on 1st May, 2013 and come on-board as a Pratham Books Reading Champion. Pratham Books...
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Turn the Newspaper into a Book Today!
Today is an extremely special day for all of us at Pratham Books. Thousand of  copies of our books got printed today and are in circulation in the Delhi, Gurgaon and NCR region. This story can be read...
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Bookalore: A travelling book carnival for kids
Lakshmi Datta Arun writes about Bangalore's newest book club. Via mycity4kids ... we take a look at the recently launched kids book club – Bookalore – an independent forum that strives to introduce...
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Online Archive of Tagore's Works
Via The Telegraph The variorum edition of Tagore’s writings, which includes all manuscripts and all editions of his works, has just been completed in the city. It also happens to be the largest...
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The Literary Corner of the Internet
C.S. Bhagya writes about how 'a number of literary journals have moved online to save on printing and distribution costs, and now flourish like never before' Via The Sunday Guardian But it's also true...
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Crossword Book Award 2013
Via Crossword The Crossword Book Award is one of the most prestigious and popular literary prizes in India. It recognises and rewards the best of Indian writing and ensures that works of merit reach a...
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Every Kid Needs a Champion
To all the awesome educators and teachers we know - thank you for what you do! Via TED Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, "They don't pay me to like the kids." Her...
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Award for translator, Mukund Taksale
When we heard that Marathi writer Mukund Taksale had won an award, it did make us smile a lot. Not just because he is a humorist, but because he is also the translator of many of our books. The...
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Changing Perceptions of School
PBS Newshour featured our friends at Pratham and the wonderful work they do. In India, an educational group called Pratham aims to change the perception of school as a solemn enterprise and to offer...
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