S4E170: Nalini Ramachandran on Mythology for Kids, Dashavatara and Writing Children’s Books | The AboutHer Show
Can a three-year-old understand the ten avatars of Vishnu? Author and graphic novelist Nalini Ramachandran thinks so. In this episode, she talks about her new Penguin board book, My Little Book of Dashavatara, and her journey from TV and print to Tinkle, where she wrote Shikari Shambu and Suppandi. We talk about retelling Indian mythology for children, why girls need to see themselves as heroes, what Nava Durga can teach young readers, and the reality of building a career in children’s writing in India.
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I’m Sangeeta Relan—an educator, writer, podcaster, researcher, and the founder of AboutHer. With over 30 years of experience teaching at the university level, I’ve also journeyed through life as a corporate wife, a mother, and now, a storyteller.
