ABOUT THE AUTHOR Roopa Pai is a well-known children’s author, who is also a computer engineer and journalist. Pai lives in Bangalore and has published over 20 books. She started her literary journey as an article writer for the Deccan Herald. Chanakya: the Master Statesman was her first book, which was published in 2004. Pai Read more…

I was a seventh grader when the Hindi Pakhwada, a 15-day celebration of the Hindi language, was organized in my school. We also had a quiz competition. As a student who enjoyed taking part in competitions, I was among the first ones to sign up for it. As fate would have it, I ended up Read more…

My first memories of ‘reading’ a book are that of the Bhagavad Gita. I was in fifth grade when my grandmother read it out to me. As you would expect from someone my age, I didn’t find it particularly interesting back then. However, during my tenth-grade summer vacations, I received an illustrated copy of the Read more…