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The #PBChamps Programme is Back!
And... the champions programme is back! Last year 1300+ champions joined us to conduct 1500+ storytelling sessions across India and the world. How many champions will join us this year? We need you to...
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The Hidden Classrooms of Mumbai
Ankita Rao writes about the educators who are 'bringing the classroom to the thousands of Mumbai’s children out of school — in school buses, treehouses, and beyond'. Via MediumShe got up to face a...
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Scholastic Asian Book Award
Via scholasticbookaward.asiaHave you written a children’s story that is INSPIRED BY ASIA?The Scholastic Asian Book Award (SABA) is the joint initiative of the National Book Development Council of...
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Jumpstart Fest, 2015 - Have You Registered?
The Jumpstart Fest is heading to Delhi and Bangalore this year.Via Jumpstart FestJUMPSTART 2015: GET STORYFIED!This is a platform for creators and disseminators, for experienced professionals to...
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Libraries That Are Bringing Kids Back to Reading
Sayoni Basu shares a list of 7 libraries that are 'quietly bringing children back to reading'. Happy to spot so many familiar names - people we work with, #PBChamps and more...Via Scroll.inThere are...
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Calling Kannada and Telugu Copy Editors
Pratham Books is looking for sharp Kannada and Telugu copy editors. The work includes reading and reviewing of new manuscripts in these languages, translation from English, reviewing translations,...
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Coimbatore Book Festival
Something for our friends in Coimbatore to look forward to.Via Business StandardOver one lakh books covering almost all subjects will be showcased at Coimbatore Book Festival 2015, beginning here from...
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Freedom is... Being Able to Choose a Storybook in My Language!
Freedom means many things to many people. Our freedom fighters brought us freedom from foreign rule and every day good Samaritans across the world are fighting for all the little freedoms that matter...
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As Books Made Their Way to Deepalaya Community Library in Sheikh Sarai...
Deepalaya Community Library's campaign for fundraising for books on Donate-a-Book was a roaring success. They had received 100% funding just half-way through their campaign period and we couldn't be...
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The Leading Reading Schools of India Award
Young India Books has announced their nationwide search for the 5 Leading Reading Schools of India for the year 2016. 3 of our books are also on the recommended reading list (The Scarecrows on Parade,...
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Books for Delhi Metro Riders
More good news for those who use the Delhi Metro.Via Business StandardWith an aim to promote Indian literature among the masses, the Sahitya Akademi today threw open its second Delhi Metro outlet at...
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Under the Aaladamaraa : International Storytelling Festival
Kathai Kalatta in association with the Bangalore Storytelling Society present the Bangalore Chapter of the Storytelling Festival titled, "Under The Aaladamaraa". The Bangalore edition takes place from...
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Animated Dutch, French and Gujarati Versions of Our Books
We absolutely enjoy seeing the animated versions that Bookbox creates with our books. We found three more versions of our books - in Dutch, French and Gujarati!Vayu the Wind - DutchThe Moon and the Cap...
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The Boy and the Drum : Public Events You Can Attend
For the 4th edition of ‘One Day-One Story’, over 2400 #PBChamps will be conducting storytelling sessions across India and the world. The story chosen for this year is ‘The Boy and the Drum’, written by...
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When Illustrator Rajiv Eipe waves his magic wand!
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The Man Whose Plan is to Have No Plan - Umesh P N
A candid telephonic interview with Umesh P N, author of 'The Boy and the Drum', published by Pratham Books brings out the man minus his other avatars, namely of an engineer, author and a theatre...
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Celebrating International Literacy Day with 2500+ Storytellers and 2300+...
A few months ago we had an internal discussion on the book we wanted to choose for this year's 'One Day-One Story' event. There was a unanimous vote for one of our new books - The Boy and the Drum....
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Conversations about Reading
Our friend Chintan Girish Modi sent us this special post for Teacher's Day.This story is from the time when I used to be a school teacher. It was the day of Dussehra. The entire batch of eighth graders...
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The Future is OPEN
Ms.Suzanne Singh, Chairperson, Pratham Books, talks about the philosophy behind the new open source story platform, StoryWeaver, by Pratham Books,If we could have one wish, it would be this : Joyful...
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Meet Us at Kathavana: Children's Literature Festival, 2015
Via Kathavana (Azim Premji Foundation)Azim Premji Foundation has been organizing a children's literature festival, Kathavana, since 2012. This multilingual festival brings together children,...
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