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Day Five: Reading Workshop at Friends Library

May 23, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Another wonderful reading workshop came to an end today. “Five minutes more.” “Please, last day!” “Can we stay till 1?” “Please …” Despite everything, we did not finish at 11:30 […]

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Days Three and Four: Reading Workshop at Friends Library

May 22, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

“How can it already be 11:30?” “Time is already up?” “I could sit here for five hours daily!” “Why is tomorrow the last day?”             […]

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Let’s Read! – Reading Workshop

May 21, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Look what’s coming next! Register now! Call (020)30116811 or +91-7385022202 for more details.

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Day Two: Exploring the World of Stories

May 20, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Two more children joined the reading workshop at Friends Library today! With seven children in the cosy children’s section of Friends Library, Day Two of the reading workshop was a […]

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Day One: Exploring the World of Stories

May 19, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

As of yesterday, I had no registrations for my reading workshop. I decided to go to Friends Library anyway. Three children came. And then one more. And one more. And […]

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Exploring the World of Stories: A Reading Workshop for Children

May 11, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Summer holidays! Time for yet another reading workshop! I’m moving to another library now – Friends Library, Salunke Vihar Road Mark the dates: 19th May – 23rd May 2014 Age-group: […]

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Biskitwali

May 10, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

My dance teacher regularly gives the Salvation Army children food and biscuits, so everyone there, from the workers to the watchman’s son, knows her. The little ones have given her […]

Filed Under: Children, Dance Tagged With: Academy of Indian Dances

The Macmillan Book Review Contest

May 9, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Write a review; win a prize! And guess which book is on the list for the Macmillan Book Review Contest? You can write as many reviews as you want from […]

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Parents and Kids Choice Awards

May 8, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Second runner-up for the Parents and Kids Choice Awards among Indian books for the age-group 10-15! I’m thrilled!

Filed Under: Books, Children, Writing Tagged With: award, parents kids choice awards, story, story-catcher

Last Day to Vote

May 6, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Somehow, seeing my book cover on Rivokids’s shortlist for the Parents Kids Choice Awards makes it all the more real. Thank you, those who voted. And thank you, all those […]

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Read before you vote!

May 3, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

If you have not yet read The Story-Catcher and that is holding you back from voting, click here to read some excerpts. Rivokids says: Votes are streaming in! Make sure you Vote. Every […]

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Parents Kids Choice Awards

May 1, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I’m thrilled to be shortlisted for the Parents Kids Choice Awards! Those who have already voted, thank you, and please spread the word (before the 6th of May). Those who […]

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Goodbye Gurukul

April 30, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I had decided what I would write about today, but was moved to tears more than once by everything students and colleagues from Vishwashanti Gurukul said to me, wrote to […]

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Fun 4 Kids

April 25, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

It’s workshop season! The Cultural Centre, Pune, is a new space in Mundhwa for different activities and programmes. “Fun 4 Kids” is a venture into a range of activities for […]

Filed Under: Children, Workshops Tagged With: English, reading, the cultural centre pune

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

April 19, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

“How about watching The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?” a friend’s mother suggested when I was about eleven. I giggled. “What a funny name! What is that?” “You mean you […]

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The Red Dress

April 18, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

As a child, I did not like anything about anything awkward. I did not like dirt (even though I asked my father where the Famous Five went to the loo […]

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Hello? Is Anybody There?

April 15, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

If you go to the moon, you would go up. But when you reach the moon, you land. You go down. And if you are on the moon and you […]

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Parents and Kids Choice Awards – Last Day to Nominate

April 13, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

For once, I’m taking on the role of marketing my work! If you like The Story-Catcher, do nominate it for the Parents and Kids Choice Awards! Because this is one award that […]

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International Children’s Book Day

April 2, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Yes, today is International Children’s Book Day, a time for me to look back at all the wonderful children’s books I’ve read this year!

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Kung Fu Panda 2

March 31, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

There’s nothing like a happy movie to raise your spirits when you have a cold and feel like doing nothing. And Kung Fu Panda 2 was as delightful as the first! Inner […]

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