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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicChildren's literarture

Topic: Children's literarture

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

ThePrint Team -
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

ThePrint Team -
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

Taran Deol -
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

Fatima Khan -
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

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

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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