Author, poet and translator, Deepa Agarwal writes for both children and adults. She received the N.C.E.R.T. National Award for Children’s Literature in 1993 for her picture book Ashok’s New Friends. With many children’s books to her credit, author and freelance writer Sreelata Menon writes about anything and everything. She especially enjoys capturing children’s imagination with fascinating tales from India’s rich historical and literary legacy. She believes that if children are able to relate to these stories, it will inspire and encourage them to have aspirations of their own. Rachna Chhabria is the author of Lazy Worm Goes on a Journey, The Lion Who Wanted to Sing and Bunny in Search of a Name among several other children’s books. Her short story ‘Ganesh’s Blanket of Stars’ won the Special Prize in the Unisun-Reliance TimeOut Writing Competition, 2010-11.
<p>The Roots of India series will bring children closer to their roots through stories that will introduce them to the India of the past, the present and the future – its mythology, its history, its geography, its people, its cities, its food and everything that constitutes the rich cultural diversity of India.</p><p>The first boxset in the series, Great Stories of India, will contain a collection of some of India’s greatest stories ranging from tales from the Panchatantra and stories of the Mahabharata to India’s many festivals and its ancient learned men and women.</p><div><br></div>
