New Books ! New Books !
I went book shopping in Delhi with my favourite group – Tibetan Librarians whom I mentor on a Library Empowerment Program for the Tibetan Board of Education ( Government in Exile ). My colleague and friend Usha Mukunda and I used a book shopping experience as a site for building discernment and gathering fine books […]
The Bookworm Film club screening ‘Trikal’
The Bookworm Film club is thrilled to invite you to our screening of ‘Trikal’ (Past, Present, Future), on Monday, the 12th of October, at 4:00 pm, at the Bookworm Library.Written and directed by Shyam Benegal, ‘Trikal’ (1985) explores the trials of an aristocratic family in Goa, as they struggle with social and political transformation at […]
Bookworm Events Calendar – September 2015
Keeping Still with Poetry
Now we will count to twelveand we will all keep still. Every outreach session with Bookworm now includes a poetry reading. We bring the same intensity of experience that we demand from story telling to poetry that also tells stories but more importantly demands of us to feel the stories that flow out of words. […]
Workshop on Puppetry
Written by Deepali The D day had arrived. It was the day when Alia and I were scheduled to present a workshop on Puppetry in the Dada Vaidya College of Teaching in Ponda. We prepared ourselves and set off on a cloudy afternoon with butterflies in our stomachs and reached our destination in no time. […]
Mukand and Riaz- Play at St. Thomas Boys Primary School, Aldona
Written by Alia Ever since the CLCE conference, Nina Sabnani’s words and images had permeated the Bookworm Library like friendly spirits, popping up from the shelves at odd moments. So when St. Thomas Boys Primary School said they wanted us to contribute to their “Independence Day” program with something, Nina’s book ‘Mukund and Riaz‘ seemed […]
Pre-School Morning Rain Walk
Written by Shirly The weather was, not too co-operative with our plans to take the Pre-School Morning (PSM) group out for a Nature Walk. This being August in Goa we should not be surprised. But thanks to Deepali’s warrior-discipline and the helping hands of the team—Vandana, Barkha, Jewel, Nidhi’s mother, Ria’s father and Tapasya, we […]
The beef about Burger
“Burger”, our first Konkani story Read Aloud at Bookworm. A very private in-house reading session guided by Siddhi and Padma, Don Bosco College of Social Work interns. Unbeknownst to them, they are playing a wonderful role in immersing us with Konkani. As both of them sit together to figure out a session plan or read […]
New at library
Written by Alia Over the years, Bookworm’s resources have been expanding gently to encompass a small, but wonderfully eclectic collection of books for mature readers. We are currently in the process of expanding this collection further, and are looking for recommendations, ideas, and most importantly, for readers! Parallel to this, we are involved in an […]
Book Reviews: Mara and the Clay Cows
Written by Shirly The lost potential of a powerful folktale bothers the reader( ie, of course, me!) here. Just imagine what a play of words, images and awareness levels is possible in a story where clay cows come alive in the hands of a real cowherd,where clouds swirl around the hut of the chief magician […]