Culture

Pratham Books celebrated International Literacy Day in a unique way - by holding storytelling sessions for thousands of children across India. Read an account of one such session held by our friend and writer in Assam, and learn about the beautiful experience storytelling can be - both for the listener and the teller, while serving as an important educational aid.

A nondescript village in Bihar is showing the way with its innovative way of celebrating the birth of a girl child - by planting at least 10 fruit trees! They are tackling declining sex ratios, global warming and climate change - all at once!