In this episode of The Shillong Reading Room, Jemimah Marak—learning and development specialist, mental health professional, and storyteller—discusses her Garo storybook Kimbe in Balpakram. Published by Pratham Books under The Forgotten Folklore Project, an initiative of the Sauramandala Foundation, the book traces a young Garo girl’s journey into the afterlife, offering a magical window into […]
In this episode of Shillong Reading Room, Anna Notsu—a PhD scholar at Leiden University—discusses the process and challenges she faced while creating her book Khâmnu Khah A Vâr Im? / Is She Wise?. The book is the first illustrated storybook in Biate, the language of a small indigenous community living in East Jaintia Hills and
I am so glad to inform all that the Shillong Reading Room has launched the first episode of their YouTube podcast in which Sonal Jain, a noted artist and author from Shillong is discussing her book ‘Puri’ which is about the Water Fairies or Water Nymphs of Khasi folkore. Please watch, subscribe to the Channel
