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       My story 'Prep Classes for Life,'       
      appears in the  anthology of
       young adult stories 'Online 
       Encounters and more, 12
       teenage  stories.'
       The stories in this collection
        were written by the
        members of AWIC
        (Association of Writers and     
        Illustrators for Children)
        New Delhi.
       Published by Children's Book                                                                                              Trust, New Delhi, 2021.
                                                                        Illustrated by Ajanta
                                                                        Guhathakurta.
                                                                        P.p 112.  Rs 150/-  
   

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             My  short story 'The Lie That Grew,'
             appears in 'Summer Waves,'  an
             anthology of stories published
              by Ukiyoto Publishing,
​              August 2022. 
​              Pp. 134. Rs. 197/- 

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​        My story 'Abdul Kareem's 
        Dream Forest,'  which
         won a prize in the
        category of 'Creative
        Non-fiction,' (9-12 years)
        at the XVI  Competition
         For Writers of Children's     
         Books,'  2016, has been                            published in 'Nothing
        is Impossible -
        Eight Inspiring Profiles,'
                                                                           published by Children's
                                                                           Book Trust New Delhi .
                                                                           2020 .P.p 88 Rs. 80/-  

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​   Translated into Hindi. 


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                       Two of my stories appear                                                   in this anthology of
                       eighteen stories
                      "Purrfect Surprise,' published 
                       by Writefluence, August 2021.
                       The stories are among the         
                       winning  stories selected from
                       209  story submissions received
                       worldwide  for the Writefluenza   
                       Contest  organized  in June 2021.
                       Pp. 141  Rs. 299/-  

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    Two of my stories for children appear 
    in this anthology of stories 'Cloud 9'
    published by Writefluence. My stories     
    won​    the top spot in Writefluence's
    Competition  of stories for children,
     held to mark  Children's  Day in     
​     November, 2021.

     Pp. 131​   Rs. 250/-
    

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     My story 'Why The Elephant is Not the King
     of the Jungle,' appears in this anthology 
     'A Collection Of Children's Stories,' published 
​     by Red Penguin Books, New York, USA,
     July 2021.  The book has stories for pre-readers,
     beginning readers, early-grade and middle
     grade readers. 


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​                                 

​         My poem 'An Uninvited Guest,' 
         appears in 'Untamed Thrills
         & Shrills,'  an anthology of
         poems  for children,
         compiled and edited
         by Kiren Babal.
         published by Authorspress
         New Delhi, 2019. P.p 147
         Rupees  295/- 
 
  

  

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      My prize winning story 'Mambally 
​       Bapu Takes the Cake',  appears in this 
       anthology 'Wafting Earthy-Fragrances 
       from all over the World.' Published
       by Writefluence in June  2021
       P.p 233  Rs. 399/-               
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​                My story, 'Badshah For A Day,'
                appears in this collection of
                prize winning stories, 'No
                Mountain is High Enough,' 
​               published by The Children's
                Book Trust,(CBT) New Delhi,
                2015. P.p 128, Rs. 150
                
Translated into Hindi, 2017
               'Hauslon Ki Udaan.'  
 


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​    My story ‘Daisies for a New
    Beginning,’ was published
    in an anthology of school
    stories titled, ‘Whispers in
    the Classroom Voices on
    the Field,’ Stories of School,
     Friends, and Life. Published
     by Wisdom Tree Publishers,
     India, 2012 P.p. 351 Rs. 345 


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                       My story ‘The Clever Cure’ is the
                       title piece of The Clever Cure 
                      Three Award Winning Stories 
                       published by Unisun
                       Publications, Bangalore,
                       2010 P.p 20 Rs 95    


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      My non-fiction article,
      'From Cowrie Shells to Paper,'
       published in the 'Young World'
       supplement of  'The Hindu'
       newspaper, Chennai, was
       reproduced in 'Forever Young',
       a Collector's Edition published
       to mark the 20th anniversary
       of Young World. 2010
        P.p 175 Rs 150


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​                    My story ‘Sometimes Different
                    is Delightful’ was selected
                    in  September 2009 by the                                                   National Foundation for
                    Communal Harmony (an
                    autonomous body under                                                     the Ministry of Home Affairs,
                    Government of India) to be
                    published in a textbook                                                       on communal harmony,
                    in  English and Hindi, for
                     students of  Class   V –X
                     in schools across India.  
                    The book titled ‘One Big Family’ 
                    was published in 2010 by The
                    National Foundation for
                    Communal Harmony
                    P.p. 212 Rs. 250 

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        My short story ‘Ashoka’s Road
        to Peace’ has been published
        in an anthology of stories on
        the theme of peace, written
       ​ by members of AWIC
        (Association of Writers and
         Illustrators For Children, India)
         titled ‘The Road to Peace...
         Stories that Show the Way,’ 
         Published by Radical Books
         Pvt Ltd., New Delhi,
         India, 2008 Pp. 175 Rupees 95 


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                   A prize-winning story written
                  by me appeared in
                  ‘Schooldays’ published by
                  Children’s Book Trust, 
                  New Delhi, 2007
                  P.p 120 Rs 100

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      A  prize winning story written by me 
      appeared in ‘Teenage Stories’,
​      published by Children's Book Trust, 
      New Delhi, 1999
      P.p 80 Rs 35


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                     My story ‘The Tests of Friendship’,
                    appeared in an anthology of stories
                    titled ‘Once Upon A Time in India’,
                    published jointly by the AWIC,        
                     Delhi (Association of Writers
                     and Illustrators for Children)
                    and the ICCR, Indian Council of
                    Cultural Relations, New Delhi, by
                    Macmillan India,
                    2004  P.p 175 Rs 385

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     A prize-winning story written by me 
     appeared in ‘Indian Folk Tales’ 
​     published by Children’s Book
     Trust, New Delhi, 1999
​     P.p 128 Rs. 75     


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​              Two prize winning short stories 
              written by me  appeared i
               in  ‘Kaleidoscope’. A collection
               of  34 short stories, published by 
               Children’s Book Trust, Delhi,
               1996 P.p 247 Rs 75
              This book was included in
               a collection of children’s   
               books, selected by The National
               Centre for   Children’s Literature
               (a special wing of The National Book
                Trust, India) in a collection of the best
​                books  India has to offer.


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        A prize-winning story written by me     
        appeared in 
Indian Tales and
        Folk  Tales’ published by
        Children's Book Trust,
​        New Delhi, 2003. P.p 112 Rs 85



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                         Two prize winning stories written
          ​               by me appeared in 30 Teenage
                         Stories,' published by Children's
                         Book Trust, New Delhi, 2003
                         P.p 280, Rs 85

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     My story ‘The Unwelcome Neighbour’ 
     first published in the American 
     ​magazine ‘Highlights for Children,’ 
     later appeared in an anthology of
     folk tales, also published by
     Highlights for Children.
     Read the story here: 
     
    https://www.voorhees.k12.nj.us/cms/lib/NJ01000237/Centricity/Domain/               
                                                             794/Fiction_C9_Folktales.pdf 

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      • Shape Poems
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      • Mythology
    • Historical Fiction
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    • Retold Stories
    • Picture Books
    • Anthologies
    • Stories online
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    • CHAPTER BOOKS
    • Academic Books
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