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The English and Hindi versions of my award winning picture
book 'The Anger of Apsu,' were featured on the Instagram page
of The Children's book Trust, on May 15th & 16th, 2025.

   The Mumbai launch of Hug Yourself - Body Positivity
and Empowerment Stories for Teenagers,' an anthology
of body positivity stories, published by Penguin Random
House, India, was held on October 23rd, 2024 at the lovely
  'Title  Waves,' bookstore in Bandra. There was an excellent
turnout, and the lively audience participated with enthusiasm
in the  discussion on body shaming that followed the book
launch, and reading of excerpts by authors. The event was
hosted by psychologist Varsha Shetty.

10th July, 2024

Trees have always fascinated me - their unique beauty, generosity, strength and quiet resilience are captivating. I have written many stories
and poems around,and about trees. But this short piece that I wrote for seasonwatch.in is a more personal one - its about a gracious fruit tree
that has been in the garden of our family home for decades. It has become a part of our family's history...

https://www.seasonwatch.in/blogpost/our-chikoo-tree

I was happy to be invited as one of the guests of honour at "Patrotsav 2023 -The First Mumbai Letter Festival," conducted as part of the National
Postal Week from October 9th, 2023, at the General Post Office, Mumbai. More than a hundred students from classes 5-10 took part in the
competition which was held in the GPO building, a beautiful, century old heritage structure that is currently being restored to its
former grandeur.

https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/photo/mumbai-india-post-organises-patrotsav-to-promote-writing-97779/1

   My interview appeared in INTERVIEW TIMES, leading website and newsmagazine of Odisha on January 13th, 2023.
  https://interviewtimes.net/interview-with-eminent-author-santhini-govindan/

May 24th 2022
My interview in KETAKETI ONLINE - Online magazine for Nepali children
https://ketaketionline.com/2022/05/23/interview-with-respected-author-santhini-govindan/?fbclid=IwAR0Its4ub0KKx-
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At the Sangrur Heritage and Literary Festival, held in Sangrur, Punjab, on November 25th & 26th, 2017, at the GGS
High School, Sangrur.

The Waterford Institute is a nonprofit research center in the USA that creates personalized, cloud-based instruction through award-winning curriculum, content and assessment for children. In honour of the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Month in April 2021, Waterford celebrated by presenting 50 well-known children’s poems - 25 for elementary-aged children and 25 for middle and high school-aged children on their website www.waterford.org on April 1st, 2021. My poem ‘Clouds’ was one of the twenty-five well known poems chosen for elementary school children.

The Anger of Apsu was recommended by the Department of Elementary Education, Early Literacy Programme, NCERT (National Council of Educational Training and Research, in their suggestive list of selected Children's Literature, Level 2, ( Grades III- IV) 2014. The Hindi version of this book (also published by Children's Book Trust, New Delhi) 'Aapsoo ko Gussa Aaya', is now on the CBSE Reading Promotion List for classes 1-3, recommended by the Publishers Action Group (PAG-e)

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH ( NCERT) MYSORE, FACILITATING TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATORS

At RIE (Regional Institute of Education, Mysore) NCERT Campus 7th - 11th September 2015.

At RIE (Regional Institute of Education, Mysore) NCERT Campus 22nd - 26th February 2016