
When authors speak about their books to children
The Hindu
An initiative of Balasahithi, YouTube channel of State Institute of Children’s Literature
Introducing the short story Manja Niramulla Rosapoovu (Yellow Rose), writer T. Padmanabhan recalls how he had got a yellow rose plant transported all the way from Kolkata to his residence. While he was planting it, a girl from a poor family in the colony asked him if there was a rose that was yellow. The writer assured her that indeed there was one, and offered her the first flower on the plant. The joy she felt on receiving the promise was palpable. It is this moving experience that Mr. Padmanabhan describes in the short story, which is included in his book for children Poochakuttikalude Veedu brought out by the State Institute of Children’s Literature.More Related News

Selected from 9,400 submissions across 37 countries, the 100 photographs on display traverse intimate and political terrains. In MRC Nagar, photographer Swastik Pal captures life in the Sundarbans, where severe climate change has brought humans and wildlife into closer contact. Shane Hynan’s Beneath Beofhod reflects on Ireland’s boglands as sites of memory and restoration, while Mateo Trevisan’s More than the Sun examines the impact of coal-driven industrialisation in the Western Balkans.

Rahul Gandhi to skip Kerala rally due to Sonia Gandhi’s ill health; Kharge to attend Kozhikode event
Rahul Gandhi will miss the Kerala rally due to Sonia Gandhi's health; Congress president Kharge to attend instead.











