A Russian folktale reaches Chimbel
Written by Neelashi Mangal Terence: Gulnaaz! (He sits on the mat they had just laid on the floor and kids sit around him in curiosity.) Gulnaaz: Sir! Kaunsi story hai? Terence: Russian story about a little girl. Gulnaaz, a 10-year old girl is a senior in the community library program group. She wore a floral […]
Dear Bookworm,
Written by Sonali Upadhyay Dear Bookworm, For the past 34 days you’ve been a home to me in more ways than I could imagine. They say, “When the student is ready, the teacher appears.” That was certainly true when I met you, you’ve transformed me over this course of a month and I’ll forever be […]
Beating the Chimbel Summer with Drama and Craft- Its Magic!
Written by Ana and Sammy April 2017, a time when the summer heat was its hottest in Goa and the Chimbel children were looking for fun things to do with their time. The MOP Team conferred and decided to give them something new! Something we knew the children would love… To begin with let me […]
Summer serendipity
Written by Meenakshi Menon An academic requirement it was. So it shall be written; so it shall be done. Cecil deMille immortalised this universal tenet in the biblical classic and I suddenly realised, cocooned in the comfort of campus life at Fergusson College that my time too had arrived to comply with the challenging task […]
From Read- Aloud to Listen – Quietly
Written by Krystle and Terence Read Aloud – a practice of bringing stories alive by reading from the text, is a significant practice of the Mobile Outreach Program (MOP) of Bookworm. Many children of various ages come to the various mobile library sites not just to borrow books, but also to listen to […]
Volunteering for Bookworm
Written by Anoushka Correya Since my mom has joined Bookworm, I have attended many bookworm events with her and helped her. But this time it was different. She asked me if I would go to Bangalore with her and I was super excited. I immediately started choosing my clothes and sweaters and stuff. And my […]
‘Good Dog Carl’ and our special lending library
Written by Amrita I came out of the metro station, checking my watch. It was already 4 pm. I needed to reach home, as my children would be home anytime now. My mobile rang and the screen displayed ‘Home’. So, I knew my children were already home! I walked faster, even as I picked up […]