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Varsha Seshan

The Lit Bug Fest 2018

April 22, 2018 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

The Lit Bug Fest, Pune’s own literary fest for children, was held yesterday, and I’m sure everyone who was there is still on a high. For me, just like last […]

Filed Under: Lit Fests Tagged With: Bholu, Lit Fest, railway adventures, reading, storytelling

The Lit Bug Fest

April 21, 2017 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

How many of us are familiar with Bholu the guard-elephant, mascot of the Indian Railways? Join me on an exploration of a series of railway adventures that will take us on thrilling […]

Filed Under: Workshops Tagged With: Bholu, railway adventures, reading, storytelling, The Story-Catcher

Book Launch at Atta Galatta

March 15, 2017 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Launching my railway adventures for children in a city in which I know very few children was bound to be a challenge, but it was such fun! The event began […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: Atta Galatta, Bengaluru, Bholu, Bholu and the Fairy Queen, Bholu at the Level Crossing, Bholu at the School Excursion, railway adventures, reading, The Story-Catcher, The Toy Train, workshop

Reading Workshop and Book Launch in Bengaluru

March 8, 2017 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I have two events coming up in Bengaluru this week – a book launch tomorrow, and a reading workshop on Saturday. I hope to see you there! Book Launch at […]

Filed Under: Workshops Tagged With: Bholu, book launch, railway adventures, story, workshop

Storytelling Workshop at Palm Groves

May 17, 2016 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Activities at reading workshops - jigsaws

A group of parents got together and invited me to conduct a weeklong storytelling workshop at a housing society. Storytelling has never been more fun! Working with my own stories is […]

Filed Under: Children, Workshops Tagged With: Bholu, reading, Rishi Bhardwaj, story, story-catcher, storytelling, workshop

A Brand New Series of Books on Trains: Coming Soon!

January 11, 2016 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Do you know who Bholu is? Since 2002, this friendly guard elephant has been the mascot of the Indian Railways. I’m delighted to be writing a series of stories for children, featuring Bholu, along […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Writing Tagged With: Bholu, Indian Railways, National Rail Museum, story