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Varsha Seshan

Ammini Against the Storm

July 12, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Ammini Against the Storm is a reflection of the world we live in, a world where the urban rich are immune to the raging storms that destroy the lives of […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: Ammini Against the Storm, books for tweens, climate fiction, Middle Grade, PARI, reading, review, Vishaka George

A Big Splash

March 6, 2022 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I read the entire PARI series a few months ago, and I’ve been mulling over them ever since. I’m not usually a big fan of nonfiction, and I haven’t yet […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: A Big Splash, book club, bookish activities, books for ages nine and ten, Chapter Book, Nivedha Ganesh, online reading programme, PARI, reading, review

No Nonsense Nandhini

September 13, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

What do you do when circumstances force you to let go of your dream? You create another dream. And another. And another. Hold on to your sense of humour and […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: Aparna Karthikeyan, Chapter Book, Karadi Tales, No Nonsense Nandhini, PARI, reading, review

A Big Splash

September 10, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Dhivya loves swimming.But when her brother nearly drowns, she isn’t allowed to swim in the lake anymore. Dhivya enjoys playing cricket with her friends.But they don’t seem to want to […]

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No Ticket, Will Travel

September 7, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

For ever so long, I didn’t even know what the general compartment of a train was. When I saw people lining on station platforms, I assumed that they couldn’t plan […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: Karadi Tales, No Ticket Will Travel, PARI, reading, review, Short Stories, Subuhi Jiwan

House of Uncommons

August 31, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

We all know about the House of Commons. What could the House of Uncommons be? I didn’t want to read up about the book to find out, so I picked […]

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