The blog
An assortment of thoughts, opinions and stories
Books I’ve enjoyed, notes from my workshops, and stories about writing, dance and travel
Express Yourself!
Sigh. And that’s the end of another fun workshop at the British Library! We played, we laughed, we shared ideas. For once, I honestly believe the children enjoyed the workshop more than I did.…
My next workshop is tomorrow!
A custom-made workshop for the Reading Challenge at the British Library! Yes, each of these cards is hand-made. Each card contains a word from the Creepy House Reading Challenge. I’ve lost count of how many cards…
Trams in Kolkata
Yes, I’ve written about trams before, in a post with the same name as this. But how could I go to Kolkata again and not create some more tram memories? My grandmother often told…
Varsha and the Kerosene Stove
“So, Mamma, there’s no geyser in this place and they’ve given me a kerosene stove to heat water. What to do?” “Hmm. Okay. What kind of stove is it?” “Mm?” “Does it have a…
Inspired by Taboo!
The next workshop I’m doing at the British Library promises to be fun! My father got a rubber stamp saying ‘VARSHA SESHAN’ long, long ago. I kept it safely. I visited a bookshop about…
The Butterfly Lion
This morning, I was reading Private Peaceful before I left for school. I glanced at my watch. Okay, one more paragraph. I read about Big Joe singing Oranges and Lemons in his attempt to…
‘What happens next?’ at British Library
‘What happens next?’ at British Library
The afternoon’s workshop at the British Library began with a presentation that helped the eight children understand the mood of terror. Sights and sounds, ghosts, enormous spiders, zombies, mummies and pirates found their way…
‘Show and Tell’ at British Library
‘Show and Tell’ at British Library
At the first of today’s workshops at the British Library, children in the age-group 5-7 brought their favourite toys to talk about. There were two little creatures called Sita and Gita. A boy made…
The Illustrator of The Story-Catcher
The Illustrator of The Story-Catcher
I did not put up pictures from The Story-Catcher because the copyright isn’t mine, but I found this on Rishi Bhardwaj’s site and could not help sharing it.