Once upon a time, in a small village in West Bengal lived a jolly man named Bhoumik Sen. He was immensely fond of taking long walks in his backyard garden. During one such walk, Sen began coughing vigorously all of a sudden. The coughing continued until a parrot’s feather emerged out of Sen’s mouth. He Read more…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sayantani DasGupta is a pediatrician by training. She teaches at the Columbia University. She is a team member of We Need Diverse Books and has grown up hearing Bengali folk tales about the man-eating Rakkhosh demons, brave princesses, serpent kingdoms, Tuntuni birds, and flying horses. REVIEW The Serpent’s Secret is a fantasy Read more…