The book ‘Millets for Children’ is an informative resource for kids and adults 

Millets for Children is a fun, informative resource for kids and adults alike. It features rhymes, illustrations, cartoons, collages, and recipes from chefs from India and abroad.

Can you see the green fingers pointing to the sky?

What plant is it, Grandma, please do reply!

A sturdy grass, tall and emerald green, said Grandma.

With five finger-like spikes of grain; it is the ‘finger millets’ that blooms in abundance, even regions with little rain

Who doesn’t love a rhyme? You will find plenty of them, along with illustrations of children, parents and grandparents cooking together in the recently-launched book Millets for Children edited by Vijaya Chakravarty , Sweedle Cerejo-Shivkar, and Susan Eapen, brought out by the Indian Women Scientists’ Association as part of their Golden Jubilee celebrations.

“Many books have been written on millets but none focussed on children. Children are our future and unless they relish millets, there can be no future for these ancient grains,” explains Vijaya. The book, which started off as a cookbook with nutritional analysis of recipes, turned into something fun, packed with information, cartoons, collages, and rhymes, she adds.

While previous books brought out by the IWSA had contributions only from members, Millets For Children has contributions by culinary experts, hoteliers, cookbook authors from India and abroad. Vijaya explains that they invited contributions from the public and people across the globe, including college students, their faculty, research scholars, their PhD guides, and children pitched in.