Adithi Rao has written seven books for children (one of which - Candid Tales: India on a Motorcycle - made it to the Parag Honour List 2021) and short stories for numerous anthologies. She was assistant director for the Hindi film Satya, and the rights to her film script, Baraf, have been sold to Aamir Khan Productions Ltd. She is currently scripting a play for Katkatha Puppet Arts Trust. You can find her at adithirao.com.
Muthu’s constant companion is a rooster called Goondi. But her grandfather tells her not to get too attached to Goondi, since he belongs to Selvi Paati. And the village head wants to buy him for his son’s wedding feast… Muthu can’t bear the thought! So, she makes her move and Thatha makes his, in this tender story about what a dear friend is worth....
An Uncle From Far Away shows little Amiya’s class a storybook with beautiful pictures. Now they must build a library, he says. But how? “In Gurez, there are no storybooks. Only lots and lots of snow!” Well, Amiya knows that her Deidi has many stories in her old-old eyes. And over steaming cups of pink noon chai, Deidi begins, Amiya writes, her sister...
