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Would You Like to Have a Children's Book Fair in Your Office?
(Please click on the image above for a larger view) We've been conducting book fairs at offices occasionally. The most recent one was the bookfair at SAP Labs, Bangalore. Read all about our experience...
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Pratham Books at Giving Back - NGO India 2013
Earlier this month, we participated inĀ Giving Back - NGO India 2013.Ā Giving Back - NGO India is a large scale exhibition supported by a high-content led conference designed to bring together NGOs in...
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Libraries of the Present and the Future
Chrystie Hill works with libraries around the world and shares her knowledge to help make libraries great places.AtĀ TEDxRrainier, Chrystie Hill talks about libraries of the present and the future. At...
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Bangalore and New Bookstores
Ooooh! Bangalore is getting a new bookstore. And you can go for the opening too! Fantastic!!Ā Via Rangashankara's newsletter We also heard that there is a new bookstore in Frazer Town. The new store is...
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AHA! International Theatre Festival
Via BookmyshowAHA! an expression of wonder, excitement and fulfillment that has no language barriers. That's what we call our children's theatre program because those are all the emotions that theatre...
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Meet Magical Muchkund - on a Digital Platform
(Click on the image above for a larger view)Meet Magical Muchkund - on a digital platform! Don't know who Muchkund is? It's understandable because for the first time, Pratham Books is launching a...
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Meet the Author : Dr. Madhav Gadgil
For the first time, Pratham Books is launching a digital version of a book ahead of the printed book. Written by eminent scientist Dr. Madhav Gadgil and beautifully illustrated by wildlife illustrator...
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Meet the Illustrator : Maya Ramaswamy
For the first time, Pratham Books is launching a digital version of a book ahead of the printed book. Written by eminent scientist Dr. Madhav Gadgil and beautifully illustrated by wildlife illustrator...
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Penguin and Random House Merge
Via The New York Times And a new temporary logo ā with a penguin in profile next to a tidy house ā was released until a permanent one could be designed. On Monday, the newly formed company of Penguin...
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JUMPSTART : Speaking in Tongues 2013 - Register Now
JUMPSTART 2013 is back with āSpeaking in Tonguesā. We are also happy to announce thatĀ Pratham Books is also collaborating with German Book Office New Delhi's JUMPSTART: Speaking in Tongues 2013 as a...
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Stories on a Postcard Challenge
Time to visit your nearest post office Ā and send in a story to the 'Stories on a Postcard Challenge'. What fun! When was the last time you sent some actual mail? Via Katha Kosa Stories on a Postcard...
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Bookshelves at 17000 Feet
Our friends atĀ 17000 ft FoundationĀ have been taking many of our books to remote libraries across Ladakh. So happy to see tons of our books in these lovely libraries. Sweet Spot Media travelled with...
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Pratham Books and Cisco come together for a book reading session
As a part of their CSR initiative, Cisco collaborated with Pratham Books to come together for a book reading session at GKMPS, Kormangala in Bangalore on 12thĀ July, 2013With a team of two people from...
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AFCC Call for Papers!
Via Singapore Book CouncilThe Asian Festival of Childrenās Content 201430 May to 4 June 2014, Singapore AFCC is calling for papers. Childrenās writers, illustrators, preschool & primary school...
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A Workshop in Kilkari
Rajesh Khar writes about a recently conducted workshop on reading and writing in Kilkari, Bihar Bal Bhawan in Patna. A very low-rise building, coloured in brick red and yellow with plenty of air and...
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Meet the Illustrator : Tapas Guha
In our joyful world of Pratham Books, there are many endearing characters who are our best buddies, stories that we tell and retell and values that we learn and imbibe. But how much do we know about...
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Stories Galore on a Windy Saturday
It was a chilly morning due to the incessantĀ rainsĀ in Bangalore but that did not deter children and parents from coming for the interactive book reading session conducted by Bookalore at the Rajendra...
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Registrations Open for 'What is your Bhasha? What is your Language?'
As part of this year's JUMPSTART conference, Pratham Books will also be hosting a panel discussion : 'What is your Bhasha? What is your Language?' on 30th August. Time : 9:30 am- 2pm Location :...
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Results of the 'Library-in-a-classroom' Grant Application
In the month of May, we put out a call for applications - asking organizations to apply if they wanted a library for their organization/school. And we received a tremendous response! More than 200+...
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