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Weave-a-Story: 4 Stories, 40 Days, 100 Versions
On International Literacy Day this year (September 8th), Pratham Books launched StoryWeaver, an open source platform of multilingual children’s stories. We launched with our 'Weave-a-Story' campaign...
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The Joy that September 8th Brings Us
International Literacy Day is celebrated on September 8th. By now everyone knows that because like every year this year too we made a LOT of noise about it. We concluded our ‘One Day,One Story’ event...
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Interview with Anushka Ravishankar, Star Author of 'Weave-a-Story' Campaign
Pratham Books launched StoryWeaver on International Literacy Day (September 8th) with Anushka Ravishankar's clever and delightful story 'It's All the Cat's Fault!' Naturally, we wanted to involve...
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To Rani, With Love - Books Reach Bundelkhand
The story of Rani, from the impoverished Nari village had touched many a hearts. Our NGO partner, Paras India works with other tribal children like Rani, in the hinterlands of the Bundelkhand region....
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Ammu's Puppy is up on StoryWeaver, Meet its Author
p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 120%; We promised you amazing stories every Tuesday this September as part of StoryWeaver's 'Weave-a-Story' campaign and here we are, all set to brighten your...
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Meet Priya Kuriyan, the artist who drew the cat whose fault it was
Over the last week, Priya Kuriyan's guilty-looking cat has charmed many of StoryWeaver's readers. This comes as no surprise, as Priya's work is already wildly popular. But we're so glad that...
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“ Can you please send me home this book I want to show the story to my sister...
In the tiny village of Kolwadi, in Pune district runs a school which is the only English medium school serving a big area and a bigger community. St. Thomas English Medium School (STEMS) wanted to...
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Fundraising Fridays - First edition
Help India's children read!It’s been a little under 3 months since we launched Donate-a-Book, and what a ride it has been! In the odd 85 days or so, Donate-a-Book has helped build/strengthen around 240...
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Meet Soumya Menon, the Illustrator Who Made Ammu Twice as Adorable
Over the past few years, Soumya Menon has created many, many endearing characters for Pratham Books. And well, we're mighty thrilled that she continues to. Just last week, StoryWeaver published 'Ammu's...
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कहानियों के नए बीज
भारत देश अपने विशाल ह्रदय में कई प्रकार की बहुलताएँ समेटे हुए है। भूगोल और जलवायु की विविधता ने अनेक प्रकार की जीवन शैली, खान पान व वेषभूषाओं को जन्म दिया है। इन्ही के साथ साथ कथा कहानी, नृत्य, संगीत...
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Pratham Books Wins Two Publishing Next Industry Awards
September continues to be a magical month for us. We won...not one...but TWO Publishing Next Industry Awards. We won awards for :Printed Children's Book of the Year (The Boy and the Drum)Publishing...
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Books to Help Talk About the Refugee Crisis
We spotted this article when Tanu Shree Singh shared a link to it on Reading Raccoons.Via Institute for Human EducationThe headlines are full of news about refugees – from war, climate, and other...
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Read 'दीदी का रंग बिरंगा खज़ाना' and Celebrate the Joy of Reading
The third story that is part of StoryWeaver's Weave-a-Story campaign is up! We hope you've been waiting for this story, since we had already announced its arrival. Well, all we can say is that it was...
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Curious about the talented illustrator of 'Didi and the Colourful Treasure'?...
We've been following Kaveri Gopalakrishnan's brilliant artwork for a while now and have always admired her black and white sketches. So when we received Rukmini Banerji's story 'Didi and the Colourful...
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Be a Tiger Champion
Our friends at Duckbill Books are running an exciting contest to win their latest book 'Tiger Boy' (psst t: also illustrated by the lovely Tanvi Bhat).About the book :Neel's parents want him to win a...
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Have You Discovered StoryWeaver Yet?
It's been 3 weeks since we launched - StoryWeaver, Pratham Books' open source platform for multilingual children's content. We are completely blown away by the response. The platform has got over...
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Pratham Books is Looking for a Graphic Designer
Pratham Books is looking for an experienced Graphic Designer. The candidate will be responsible for designing effective marketing campaigns.Skills RequiredDesigner with an eye towards details,...
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Meet Rukmini Banerji, the Inspiring Author of 'दीदी का रंग बिरंगा खज़ाना'
When we first read Rukmini Banerji's 'दीदी का रंग बिरंगा खज़ाना', we were smitten! It felt great to publish a story that managed to capture the magic of reading in such an enchanting way, and all this...
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Translators' Baithaks
This year, we've been holding translator and author workshops across the country. Here are some notes and pictures from two translator baithaks we held in Pune and Delhi. Sandhya Taksale shares...
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'துப்பறியும் துரை', the 4th story under the 'Weave-a-Story' campaign is ready...
We're excited to share the fourth story that has just been published under StoryWeaver's 'Weave-a-Story' campaign.'துப்பறியும் துரை' is the first Tamil story that we are releasing under the campaign....
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