Workshop at Auxilium School, Carona, Aldona
Aldona is fast becoming a village that is becoming familiar to me and my tyre tracks! I was back this week, but at Carona and the well kept campus of Auxilium Primary School, a school managed by the Salesian sisters. It was so heartening to find that Sr. Antonetta was ready for the workshop, her […]
Book fair at Gurukul Academy School, Ponda
Blog post by our intern Karuna Chetna, Suhani and I set up a mini book fair of sorts for the parents and children of the Gurukul Academy School in Ponda. We had chosen to sell Indian publishers only, and among them were Bookworm Tulika, A & A, Katha, Jyotsna Prakshan, Pratham Books, Ekalavya and many […]
Story telling at St. Thomas Primary School Aldona
A bright April morning and together with my friend Bindu who is visiting Goa, we drive to Aldona. Aldona is a large village by Goa standards. I have come to understand that Aldona is also a village where its residents want to enrich it here and now. This kind of a sentiment brought Isa to […]
Creative Writing Workshop 2013 – Day 1
I consistently learn from the children and I know I will learn from our interns; Francesca, Karuna and Eva too. What I learnt today was that children are indeed philosophers even by accident and Anousha’s question about Who are you? was so profound. The scaffolding of Karuna for Aryan led to a beautiful piece of […]
Mobile Outreach Program Picnic 2013
It has been two years since our Mobile Outreach Program program got started and as often happens at Bookworm, the children guide us. Our Chimbel site children have been requesting for a picnic for some time now. School picnics were happening and somehow a Mobile Outreach Program picnic seemed like the order of the day. […]
Bookworms attending 3rd International English Language Teacher Educator Conference
From Bookworm Megha Gulati and Krystal Cardoso set off to Hyderabad to attend TEC ( Teacher Educators Conference) . This year the theme was The English Language Teacher Education in a Diverse Environment. Both of them learnt, read more about Megha’s report and Krystal’s report.
Workshop on Using Digital resources in a Public Library and educational institutions (Children’s Section)
Date and Time: Friday, 5th April 2013, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Venue: Bookworm Library, Taleigao (Location Map) Session A two hour session will include · Orientation to Ubuntu Operating System. This will include the philosophy of free and open source software, installation and basic navigation of the operating system. · ICT in society, education […]
Bookworm books available at
In Goa Broadway Book Centre Panjim, Margao, Candolim, Ponda Singbal’s Book House Panjim Literati Candolim Other India Bookstore Mapusa People Tree Assagao Confidant Margao Goa Chitra Benaulim Museum of Christian Art Old Goa Cholta Cholta available at Varsha Book Stall Panjim Bookfair (Hotel Mandovi) Panjim Indian Story Assagao Out of Goa Comet Media […]
Team Reflections
Bookworm team’s monthly March meeting began with a round of reflections. The team felt individually in their capacity of work within the larger organisation that Bookworm needs to incorporate systems for better operations. The growth of programs and possibilities of many more demand better systems of accounting, reporting, communication, financial management, HR and accountability. These […]
Telling stories, making connections with My Godri Anthology in Mumbai
Bookworm publishing’s newest book is travelling. Nina Sabnani and Merle Almeida organised an intimate session at Comet Media Foundation, Fort, Mumbai with friends and well wishers. Photo Credits: Chandita Mukerjee The room filled up quickly and intently and everyone was captured by Heta Pandit’s key note speech on Community Memory. Heta who considers herself a […]