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Varsha Seshan

The Wild Robot

August 12, 2023 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Reading The Wild Robot with one of my book clubbers was quite the experience. ‘Do you think a robot can experience emotions?’ I asked.‘Yes,’ came the confident reply, which took me by surprise.‘Why would you say that?’‘Because it’s artificial intelligence, which learns. If it can learn other things, why can’t it learn to experience emotion?’ […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: Middle Grade, Peter Brown, reading, review, science fiction, The Wild Robot

Stories of Space Robots and Rockets

November 21, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself thinking – an online writing programme is not a lit fest. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to invite people who would be able to do something entirely new? What could I do to bring in a new kind of story? And here was my answer: How can I […]

Filed Under: Workshops Tagged With: creative writing, creative writing with children, creative writing workshop, online creative writing programme, rockets, science fiction, space robots, Sreeja Nag