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Tata Trusts’ Parag Initiative Announces Parag Honours List 2022


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The annual list features the best books for children and young adults published in the past one year across Hindi and English in an effort to promote good quality children’s literature in India

India, February 8, 2022: Parag Initiative of Tata Trusts today announced the 3rd edition of the Parag Honour List for the year 2022. This robust list features a wide range of original writings across categories like picture books, chapter books, and young adult books. With a focus on curating a comprehensive collection of remarkable literature in English and in Hindi, the list aims to promote access to good quality children’s literature that librarians, teachers, parents and children can refer to and read. 

The Parag Initiative of Tata Trusts believes in the transformative power of reading for pleasure and works to ensure that children across India can appreciate and enjoy reading in diverse regional languages. The work of Parag spans over sourcing, publishing, disseminating and promoting good quality children's literature in India. Over the years, Parag has catalysed the children's literature ecosystem towards encouraging joyful reading. This year, Parag received books from 23 Indian publishers, published between October, 2020 to September, 2021 with over 200 entries, 38 of which were in English and 9 books Hindi across genres we selected. 

Amrita Patwardhan, Head of Education at Tata Trusts, shared her views on the initiative, she said, “With the number of books being published for children on the rise, it is important to help readers including librarians and parents with recommendations of good books. The Parag Honour List is a first of its kind effort in India, of an annual independently curated list of noteworthy books published in Hindi and English across genre and age-groups. An Independent jury with a deep understanding of children’s literature reviews a number of entries and curates PHL.”

As part of the criteria for creating the Parag Honour List, all leading publishers of children’s books are requested to submit their select titles for review. In turn the books are reviewed by a panel of eminent educationists and bibliophiles, with the very best finding their way to the Parag Honour List.

The jury for the English language category comprised of Anita Balasubramanian, co-founder of The Learning Network, Jeeva Raghunath, Author and Storyteller; and Manjiri Nimbkar, Author, Illustrator and Medical Doctor

Speaking on the book list Manjiri said, “This effort by Parag to curate the best books through a rigorous exploration is a truly laudable undertaking. The books in this list handle diverse topics and are beautifully crafted. Some are funny and entertaining while others handle delicate issues very sensitively while still others introduce the reader to the life's work of contemporary heroes."

Esteemed members of the jury in the Hindi language category were Arun Kamal, Poet and Essayist, Gurbachan Singh, Executive Editor of Azim Premji University’s -Paathshaala Bhitar Aur Bahar and Prachi Kalra, Associate Professor, Gargi College, Delhi University

Prachi Kalra added,The Parag Honour List is about the pleasure of binge reading! Just drown yourself in the best books.

HINDI BOOKS FEATURED IN THE PARAG HONOUR LIST 2022
BOOKAUTHORPUBLISHER
LightningPrabhatJugnoo Prakashan
Betiyaan bhi chahein AzaadiKamla BhasinPratham Books
Machhali Nadi Kholke BaithiSushil ShuklaEklavya
Ye Sara Ujala Suraj KaSushil ShuklaEklavya
Basti mein BaadhMaya Yadavan, Neha Patel, Tinam Nishad, Pooja SinghShaheed School
Bees Kachodi Poodhi TeesShriprasadJugnoo Prakashan
Kerala ke KelePrayag ShuklaJugnoo Prakashan
Ek KahaniVinod Kumar ShuklaJugnoo Prakashan
Gyarah Rupaya ka Fountain PenAmit DattaJugnoo Prakashan

 

ENGLISH BOOKS FEATURED IN THE PARAG HONOUR LIST 2022
BOOKAUTHORPUBLISHER
Animal AlphabetManjula PadmanabhanTulika Publishers
Asamo, is that You?Canato Jimo and Ogin NayamPratham Books
How I FeelVarsha SeshanPratham Books
Ikru's First Day of SchoolSunaina CoehloPratham Books
Jamlo WalksSamina MishraPuffin Books, Penguin Random House India
Our World Hamari DuniyaSandhya RaoJugnoo Prakashan
Sometimes Mama, Sometimes PapaNandini NayarPuffin Books, Penguin Random House India
The Grand Chapati ContestAsha NehemiahDuckbill, Penguin Random House India
This is Where We LiveManjari ChakravartiPratham Books
Tiger, Tiger, Where Are You?Mujahid KhanPratham Books
When Adil Speaks, Words DanceLavanya KarthikPuffin Books, Penguin Random House India
Who's Next?Mini ShrinivasanEklavya
HomeAuthor Fausto Aarya De SantisPratham Books
Coming HomePriti DavidKaradi Tales in partnership with PARI
Kashmir! Kashmir!Deepa AgarwalScholastic India
My Name is GulabSagar KolwankarTulika Publishers
No Nonsense NandhiniAparna KarthikeyanKaradi Tales in partnership with PARI
Noon Chai and a StoryAdithi RaoTulika Publishers
That NightBijal VachharajaniPratham Books
Have You Met the Parsis?Anastasia DamaniPuffin Books, Penguin Random House India
Hop On: My Adventures on Boats, Trains and PlanesRuskin BondTalking Cub, Speaking Tiger Books
Nature Society Series - Maharashtra, Odisha, Lakshadweep and RajasthanYemuna SunnyEklavya
The Boy Who Played with Light - Satyajit RayLavanya KarthikDuckbill, Penguin Random House India
The Grass SeekerUddalak GuptaPratham Books
The Secret World of Mehlli Gobhai: The Man Who Found Art EverywhereJerry PintoPratham Books
Bena's SummerShibal BhartiyaHarperCollins Publishers India
Strong as Fire, Fierce as FlameSupriya KelkarScholastic India
The Blue Horse and Other Amazing Animals from Indian HistoryNandini SenguptaHachette India
The Teenage Diary of Abbakka - The Warrior Queen of South IndiaKavitha MandanaTalking Cub, Speaking Tiger Books
10 Indian Heroes Who Help People Live with DignitySomak GhosalDuckbill, Penguin Random House India
A Germ of an IdeaCharudatta NavareEklavya
Gods, Giants and the Geography of IndiaNalini RamachandranHachette India
How to be a WriterRuskin BondHarperCollins Publishers India
Postbox Kashmir: Two Lives in LettersDivya AryaDuckbill, Penguin Random House India
Queen of FireDevika RangachariDuckbill, Penguin Random House India

About Parag Honour List

Parag Honour List is a curated collection of outstanding books in English and in Hindi, for children and young adults, by the Parag Initiative of Tata Trusts. This list, published annually, comprises noteworthy books of the year with brief information about each title. It has been created with careful screening and multiple reviews by experts in the children’s literature sector. The list aims to promote access to a comprehensive curated list of good quality children’s literature that librarians, teachers, parents and children can refer to and read. Parag Honour List was first launched in January 2020 at the New Delhi World Book Fair. 

Website Link- https://www.paragreads.in/parag-reads/parag-honour-list-2022/ 

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About Tata Trusts

Since inception in 1892, Tata Trusts, India’s oldest philanthropic organisation, has played a pioneering role in bringing about an enduring difference in the lives of the communities it serves. Guided by the principles and the vision of proactive philanthropy of the Founder, Jamsetji Tata, the Trusts’ purpose is to catalyse development in the areas of health, nutrition, education, water, sanitation and hygiene, livelihood, digital transformation, migration and urban habitat, social justice and inclusion, environment and energy, skill development, sports, and arts and culture. The Trusts’ programmes, achieved through direct implementation, partnerships and grant making, are marked by innovations relevant to the country.

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Nayantara Dutta

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