by natashasharma | Sep 16, 2020 | For parents
Don’t we all love indie booksellers? Many of my happiest childhood memories revolve around bookstores. Growing up in Amritsar, we had Rajat Book Depot that stocked a selection of children’s books that never fulfilled my voracious appetite. Then there was...
by natashasharma | May 9, 2017 | I write, I bake!, teachers and writers
When the editors at Pratham Books wrote in for a STEM book about houses, it brought back a flood of memories. My childhood spent tying sheets to chairs, propped up with sticks and cushions dragged in from various corners to create my own “house”. I recall...
by natashasharma | Dec 20, 2015 | I write, I bake!
With two books out in quick successions – Vikram and the Vampire and Princess Easy Pleasy (to reach bookstores soon), the baking bug has been buzzing around. And while I have been baking every now and then over the last few months, my Facebook page has seen evidence...
by natashasharma | Oct 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
In a recent visit with family to Fatehpur Sikri, our excellent guide was rather befuddled by an over-excited woman, screeching with joy when she saw the Durbar hall, the Anup Talab, Akbar’s bed and the Buland Darwaza. “Yes, yes madam. Would you like a...
by natashasharma | May 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Summer break begins in ten days. The kids’ school calendar for these last few days looks ready to burst, packed as it is with project submissions, PTMs, book-day preparations and global perspectives day amongst others. I have glue in my hair, superglued fingers...
