Ecological Messages in Indian Children's Literature

Indian writing in English for children and young adults has come of age, with a plethora of talented and dedicated writers contributing their creative efforts towards the growth of this new field.

The book is based on the author's interviews with the creators of English-language fiction for the young in India. Specially selected are those who have a deep love for nature. Writers, illustrators, publishers, editors and also environmentalists have been interviewed. The University Grants Commission, New Delhi's grant of a Major Research Project to the author made these interviews possible.

The galaxy of those interviewed include:

Meeting the Authors

- Nilma Sinha

- Ira Saxena

- Shamim Padamsee

- Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan

- Benita Sen

- Deepak Dalal

- Zai Whitaker

- Ranjit Lal

- Leela Gour Broome

- Sreekumar Varma

- Sandhya Rao

- Dr.Graeme Macqueen

- Ken Spillman

- Anushka Ravishankar

- Asha Nehemiah

- Harini Gopanswami Srinivasan

- Radha H.S.

- Sowmya Rajendran

- Niveditha Subramaniam

- D.Ronald Hadrian

Views of the Illustrators

- Ashok Rajagopalan

- Maya Ramaswamy

- Priya Kuriyan

- Januka Deshpande

What the Editors and Publishers Have to Say

- Himanshi Sharma, TERI Books, New Delhi

- Maegan, Tara Publishers, Chennai

- Mala Kumar, Pratham Books, Bangalore

- Saraswathy Rajagopalan, Mango Books, Kochi

- Shobha Viswanath, Karadi Tales, Chennai

- Mini Krishnan, Editor, OUP, Chennai.

- Sandhya Rao, author and former editor, Tulika, Chennai)

Some Suggestions from Environmentalists

- Payal B.Molur (Author and Wildlife Educator)

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