2024 – 2025

MI TAR MANJAR AAHE
Story: Rinchin
Illustration: Jitendra Thakur Hindi Translation: Sushil Joshi Publication: Eklavya Prakashan
Synopsis: Little Tinti thinks she is a cat! She refuses to do any work given by her mother. So, her mother makes her do all the things that a cat does. Will Tinti be able to do all those things? Or will she fail to do them and become a ‘zero cat’?

AAI AANI MI
Story: Mamata Naini
Illustration: Sanket Pethkar
Translation: Sujata Deshmukh
Publication: Eklavya Prakashan
Synopsis: Aadya runs out of the house to meet her mother who is returning from the hospital after many days. But why is her mother walking so slowly? And where is her beautiful hair? She smells different, too. Aadya has many questions. She is angry. She remembers her mother’s long hair. What will Aadya do now?

HAAKANCHA POOL
Story: Nidhi Saxena
Illustration: – Atanu Roy
Marathi Translation: Pruthviraj Taur
Publication: Ektara Cycle Magzine (Sept 2017-18)
Synopsis: Haakancha Pool’ tells the story of friendship that transcends physical barriers. Friends stay connected on either side of a river through a unique bridge—not bricks and mortar, but of voices calling out to one another.

PERU
Story: G A Kulkarni
Illustration: Tanvi Bhat
Publication: Jyotsna Prakashan
Synopsis: G. A. Kulkarni is an important name in Marathi literature and the story ‘Peru’ written by him is in his classic style. The power of folklore and its timelessness can be experienced while reading or watching ‘Peru’. The story contains a series of mad events that unfold in and around ‘Peru’. This extremely fast-paced and magical story not only entertains you but also makes you think.