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Thursday, October 23, 2025
TopicChildren's literarture

Topic: Children's literarture

75 authors, book launches, exhibitions & more at 8th edition of Valley of Words Literary Festival

This year, the festival will launch Lead@VoW, an initiative to connect young minds with institutions in Dehradun, providing them with exposure to India’s scientific, environmental sectors.

Valley of Words Hindi litfest Shabdavali 2024 will see book launches, digital art displays & more

The festival will be held from 27-29 September, leading up to the main event in the middle of November.

Target — the kids’ magazine of the ’80s that has spawned fan groups in the new millennium

During the times of Champak and Tinkle, this children’s magazine was ahead of its time in its writing and art. 

With Malgudi Days, R.K. Narayan paid a timeless ode to the common man

Legendary writer R.K. Narayan's journey began in erstwhile Madras in 1906. On his 112th birth anniversary, we remember a man who can't be forgotten.

Wicked witches and evil queens: Why children’s books need more female villains

There are clear gender biases in children's books. Studies show lead characters are 50% more likely to be male than female.

On Camera

Pakistan can’t bend Taliban with bombs. It must stop the Yemen-isation of Durand Line

This confrontation looks subcontracted—escalation to re-establish Pakistan's indispensability to outside capitals while squeezing Afghanistan back under an old paradigm.

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.