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  Dinosaur Granny’s Story-Poems by Sanjukta Dasgupta

  ₹450.00

  Dinosaur Granny’s Story-Poems is an extraordinary collection in which Prof. Sanjukta Dasgupta, one of India’s most respected literary voices, reimagines childhood for the twenty-first century. Blending memoir, fable and lyrical storytelling, these seventy-one poems capture the transforming world of today’s children—its technology, its tenderness, its uncertainties—and place it within a rich tapestry of memory, culture, nature and global belonging. Through the affectionate figure of “Dinosaur Granny,” the book becomes a bridge between generations, offering young readers a space of safety, curiosity, compassion and joy while quietly addressing themes like climate consciousness, digital life, identity, and freedom. Profound yet playful, deeply humane and beautifully accessible, this book stands out as an essential contemporary classic for children, parents, educators and storytellers everywhere.

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  Ekalavya Speaks by Sanjukta Dasgupta

  ₹300.00

  ‘The myth of the weavers’ thumbs may also have grown out of the famous Mahabharata story of Ekalavya, a dark-skinned, low-caste boy whose skill at archery rivalled that of the noble heroes, the Pandavas; to maintain the Pandavas’ supremacy as archers, their teacher demanded that Ekalavya cut off his right thumb.’ ‘An interesting parallel between Ekalavya and Karna, an illegitimate child abandoned by his Kshatriya mother and brought up by a charioteer. Like Ekalavya, Karna finds that his lower caste disqualifies him from an archery contest with Arjuna, again under Drona’s aegis;…’ The poem ‘Ekalavya Speaks’ perhaps defines the purpose, perspectives, resilience and relevance of Ekalavya in our times. Many of the poems in this volume address the deep-rooted prevalence of systemic marginalization of citizens of our country, on the basis of caste, class, gender and religion, among others. Othering is the unifying theme in this volume of 100 poems, though some of the poems do not typically focus on issues of discrimination and ostracism.

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