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Visual Arts in the Library
Any educator, whether they work in a school or another institution, must have encountered some reluctance within children when it comes to expression through art. The sentiment ‘I cannot draw!’ is easily expressed by children as young as 10 as well as adults. In my practice as a Visual Arts Educator, I too have encountered […]
Free Visual Arts Resource based on The Tree Book by Mehlli Gobhai
The Tree Book project enabled by the Mehlli Gobhai fund was conducted by the Visual Arts Program of Bookworm Library from January to May 2022. It consisted of a series of 6 hour-long sessions which opened up the art of Mehlli Gobhai to children and facilitated the creation of abstract art, nature inspired art, and […]
Bookworm March 2024 Calendar
Another Encounter With Children
What is new you may ask about yet another encounter with children ? And you are perfectly correct in making this enquiry because haven’t I written and spoken enough about this ? Somehow it seems not. Somehow I am unable to shed the vestiges of the possibility that children impose upon my being when I […]
Through a child’s eye
Written by Sanjeevini, Intern at Bookworm I am Sanjeevini, a graduate student in Sociology at the University of Hyderabad and in December 2023 I had the opportunity to intern at Bookworm and work with the team on various projects. I had a great time exploring the various ways Bookworm engages the children and brings them […]
Bookworm February 2024 Calendar
The Library Team Reminisces… Looking Back at 2023
Written by the Library Team, Bookworm The library team at Bookworm is a small team who ensure that our libraries at Mala, Aldona and Saligao remain vibrant, accessible and engaging spaces. In this blog we look back at the calendar year 2023, traversing two fiscal and academic years. Captured here are voices of different team […]