The blog
An assortment of thoughts, opinions and stories
Books I’ve enjoyed, notes from my workshops, and stories about writing, dance and travel
Frederica
I was standing at the bank reading Frederica because even though it is not true that I ‘cannot’ put the book down, it is true that I don’t want to put the book down.…
Day Two: Vocabulary Workshop for Children
Day Two: Vocabulary Workshop for Children
Time flew by at the second day of my vocabulary workshop, so much so that I hardly even took any photographs! It was a day of frantic word-hunting in the dictionary, attempts to communicate…
Day One: Vocabulary Workshop for Children
Day One: Vocabulary Workshop for Children
“Both my daughters keep saying Varsha didi – Varsha – Varsha … I had to come and see what magic you do with them.” Probably the loveliest comment I’ve had so far I can’t…
Workshop this Weekend!
Vocabulary Workshop for Children Dates: 27th and 28th September, 2014 Time: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Venue: JustBooks, Wanowarie Age-group: 8-12 years Registration fee: Rs. 500 Workshop Overview: JustBooks Wanowarie, in association with Varsha…
White Dolphin
Who does not like animal stories? As a child, I wanted to be an environmentalist and a vet. The problem was that I was afraid of biology and dissection, so I contented myself with…
Vocabulary Workshop at JustBooks, Wanawadi
Vocabulary Workshop at JustBooks, Wanawadi
My reading workshop at the British Library is over; it’s time for the next workshop! This one is on my side of town this time – at JustBooks Wanawadi. Vocabulary Workshop for Children by…
Read Something New! – Day Four
Read Something New! – Day Four
Children’s imaginations are simply wonderful. Today, I met – a porcupine who dreamed of being a pillow – a hen that had three wings and could not fly – a snail that ran marathons…
The Memory Cage
A truly wonderful book. What can a boy do when his grandfather has Alzheimer’s and everyone else in his family wants him to go to a home? How can he convince his family that…
Street of Tall People
I was intrigued by the title; who wouldn’t be? The World War has not yet begun, but anti-Jewish sentiments run high. I know nothing of this time. Street of Tall People is set in East London,…
Ten Book Challenge
The ten book challenge has been doing the rounds for a bit, and I thought I’d write a bit more than the names of the books here. I think I owe the books that…
