From the Editors
Welcome to Tulika's archives — a library of ideas and reflections on writing for children and their reading in general, compiled in articles or in papers presented at various forums. If you would like to give feedback on these, comment on the books or share some thoughts, please write to us at tulikabooks@vsnl.com
Children's Fiction in India – Authentic Voices
The heightened interest in children’s fiction in India, the drive to make it more reflective of our diversity, and the challenges that lie ahead, seen from an independent publisher's perspective.
More than ever before, we need good stories and original ideas. Tulika's focus is on picture books and we publish in English and 8 other Indian languages: Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati and Bangla.
Books to delight in
Tulika has been a pioneer in the field of original children's publishing. Radhika Menon talks to mindfelds: the journal about ideas and learning, on Tulika's journey... 2008
The prevalent mindset in India has been that children's books aren't value for money. If one can buy a management book for Rs 50, the rationale goes, why would one buy a 20-page picture book for the same amount of money?
