Our Publishing Director Shobha Viswanath was at the Neev Literature Festival, and took part in two panel discussions, one on The Revival of Storytelling, and another on Local Books Going Global.
HONORABLE MENTION!
Sadiq Wants to Stitch, by Mamta Nainy and illustrated by Niloufer Wadia, (which was shortlisted for the Neev Book Award 2019 along with The Tale of Babban Hajjam, Thukpa For All, and The Clever Tailor received an Honorable Mention at the awards ceremony.
A massive congratulations to Richa Jha and Sumanta Dey, author and illustrator of Maccher Jhol, which won the Neev Book Award in the Picture Book category!
FANTASTIC REVIEWS
“The story paints a beautiful picture of a tightly-knit community, who look out for each other. Shilpa Ranade’s illustrations perfectly capture the serenity of Ladakh. From their clothes to the colourful prayer flags hung on the roads, there is an authenticity to the illustrations…Thukpa for All follows in the footsteps of other books that try to deal with disability without bringing it to the forefront of the story.”
– Multistory on Thukpa For All
Full review here.
“If you’ve never been to New Delhi, then the photos and illustrations in the book are a spectacular introduction to the city’s mixed architecture, erstwhile yet contemporary roads, lip-smacking grub, and the by-lanes of Chandni Chowk. The book also brings to our notice the forgotten art of letter-writing..the simplicity with which complex emotions about family and the city are written, is what makes Letters to Ammi a heartwarming tale. Each page of the book holds on to the past, never failing to make us nostalgic in the present.”
– Outlook Traveller on Letters to Ammi
Full review in the September issue.
“Told in vivid prose with words from several Indian-subcontinent languages featured in a bold, large font colored the same as the fabric pattern (and defined in the glossary), the story works well as a read-aloud. The bright, fully saturated illustrations, in jewel-like tones with heavy black outlines, are amusingly warmhearted.”
– Shelf Awareness on The Clever Tailor
Full review here.
“Encouraging children to read books similar to this, is essential to enable them to tackle a society rife with their opinions on who gets to do what…By painting a tapestry of bright, colourful embroideries, the illustrator Niloufer Wadia, introduces us to the indigenous craft. The book also draws attention to the fact that this is a dying art form and how efforts are taken to preserve it.”
– Multistory on Sadiq Wants to Stitch
Full review here.
INDIA’S NOMINATION FOR THE IBBY HONOUR LIST!
We’re thrilled to announce that The Tale of Babban Hajjam by Ira Saxena, illustrated by Mayukh Ghosh, has been been chosen as India’s nomination for the IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) Honour List in the Illustration category.
The IBBY Honour List is a biennial selection of outstanding, recently published books, honouring writers, illustrators and translators from IBBY member countries. Their aim is to encourage international understanding through children’s literature.
STORY-TIME AT POWELL’S BOOKSTORE, OREGON
Our title Thukpa for All, distributed in North America by CBSD, was featured at the iconic Powell’s Bookstore in Portland, Oregon! This story by Praba Ram and Sheela Preuitt, illustrated by Shilpa Ranade, is a touching tale on compassion, friendship, and community.
Sheela did a story reading, answered questions, and autographed copies for the children attending.
RECEIVING THE CRYSTAL KITE AWARD!
We were thrilled The Clever Tailor won the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award for the Middle East, Asia, and India regions. Our wonderful author Srividhya Venkat was able to attend the awards ceremony and collect her award. Congratulations to Srividhya and Nayantara Surendranath (the incredible illustrator of this book)!
TSERING IS ONE OF 20 OUTSTANDING CHARACTERS!
Our gentle Tsering from Thukpa For All has done it! He was featured on GetLitt’s list of 20 best Children’s Book Characters!
Check out the entire list here.
PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIA CSR SUMMIT 2019
Karadi Path Education Company was glad to be the Magic English Partner for the India CSR Summit 2019.
C. P. Viswanath, Co-founder & Director of the Karadi Company, was a panellist in the session that is very much the need of the hour – India’s Education Challenges: CSR Prioritization, Getting it Right. The session was moderated by Ms. Kavita Anand, (Adhyayan Quality Education Foundation), and the rest of the panellists were Ms. Supriya Singh (Tata Communications), Ms. Lavanya Shrinagesh (Genpact India), and Mr. Kumar Anurag Pratap (Capgemini).