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A PBChamp Jumps Into the World of Storytelling
We are always delighted when we hear stories of how a project we started went on to start another journey. We get to hear many such stories - especially with the Pratham Books Champions project. Here's...
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Book Launch : Dhyan Singh 'Chand'- Hockey's Magician
Folks in Mumbai - Are you ready for some Hockey Magic at MCubed Library? Why was he called hockey's magician? How did Dhyan Chand prove Hitler wrong? Why is hockey a great game? Come, hear about the...
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It's Raining Books This Monsoon!
The monsoon is here and it's raining books at Pratham books too. Here is the our latest offering...Thirteen books on different subjects that will delight you. From grabbing a glass of water after...
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Totto- Chan and the World of Learning
This year, we've been reading many books in office. Keeping track of the books we are reading, sharing and recommending books and also finding little gems. Gems like Totto-Chan! Mala Kumar shares more...
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Gobble, Gobble, Gobble in July!
We have a new team member at Pratham Books. Lesson no.1 for all new team mates : PBees love sweets! One must always bring sweets to office (for special occasions, when you travel and come back and...
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Comic Book Celebration Week
The Alto Comic Book Celebration Week will be held from July 4 to July 10 on the ReadWhere platform.Via International Business TimesComic book and superhero culture may still be a niche spectrum of...
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5 Campaigns To Support This Week
Last week, our crowdfunding platform turned 1! We step into the second year with a renewed commitment to take the joy of reading to kids across the country. And WE NEED YOUR HELP! "How can I help?",...
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The Evolution of the Book
Via TEd-EdWhat makes a book a book? Is it just anything that stores and communicates information? Or does it have to do with paper, binding, font, ink, its weight in your hands, the smell of the pages?...
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Ganesh Devy and Mapping Linguistic Diversity
From 2010 till 2013, Ganesh Devy oversaw the People's Linguistic Survey of India (PLSI). G Seetharaman meets the man who is out to map the world's linguistic diversity.Via The Economic TimesSpeech...
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"...A Place For People Like Us”
Bijal Vachharajani sent us an email with a link to this beautiful speech by author Matt de la Peña. He talks about readers, diversity in children's books, the loneliness of writing and more.Via The...
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JUMPSTART 2016 : Have You Registered?
JUMPSTART is back and this year's festival is going to school! We are also happy to announce that Pratham Books is also collaborating to organize the 'JUMPSTART ALCHEMY LAB'.About the JUMPSTART ALCHEMY...
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A Chat With Shahidul Alam
Chintan Girish Modi talks to Shahidul Alam on his latest book Brahmaputra Diary: A Journey To The Source of Asia’s Greatest River. 'Brahmaputra Diary' is our recently published book which is a...
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Attend a Masterclass at JUMPSTART 2016
(Click on image for a larger view)Via JUMPSTART For JUMPSTART, we’re taking a trek back to class as this year’s annual festival of content creator’s ‘JUMPSTART’ - Goes to School. Our aim is to provide...
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Learning to Read
This week, we came across two examples of how organizations are increasing reading fluency among the kids they work with. Closer home, Deepalaya Community Library Project conducted a Summer Fluency...
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How StoryWeaver Is Enabling Stories in Multiple Languages
Shrabonti Bagchi reports on how our online platform, StoryWeaver, is providing access to stories in multiple languages - including rare languages.Via FactorDailyTranslations and languages have emerged...
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What's Happening at JUMPSTART 2016?
Soooo much to look forward to at this year's JUMPSTART Festival. From the JUMPSTART ALCHEMY LAB (psssst : sign up!) to the masterclasses by subject experts, from innovation to technology. Here's more...
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Pratham Books is Hiring!
Pratham Books is as a not-for-profit children’s book publisher with the mission to see ‘a book in every child's hand’. In the last decade, Pratham Books has published over 300 original titles in 18...
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Sing Along This August
August is a hectic time for us at Pratham Books. We begin our preparations for the annual Pratham Books Champions event and get busy packing books, sending them to volunteers across the India and...
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The #PBChamps Programme is Back!
It is that time of the year again! The time when we start gearing up for the annual champions event. Last year 2500+ storytellers joined us to take 'The Boy and Drum' across India (and some other parts...
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Apply For A Free Library That Sparks Curiosity And Discovery!
In keeping with our mission of putting a book in every child's hand, Pratham Books is inviting applications for a STEM Library Grant. With an aim to ignite curiosity in children, we want to give away...
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