A Children’s History of India in 100 Objects

Your chance to meet a real author of an award-winning book! 

Children’s author Devika Cariapa, introduces her award-winning book "A Children’s History of India in 100 Objects" an exploration of India’s rich material culture through objects ranging from prehistoric to contemporary times.
In this interactive session, she engages young people in reading clues from ancient remains, everything from tiny coins to crumbling pottery, to reveal secrets of
the long-ago people who made them. Participants will then write their own ‘object stories’, discovering a whole new way of understanding the past!

BOOK SYNOPSIS
Throughout history, inventive humans have created objects to enrich their world.
A Children’s History of India in 100 Objects chronicles a hundred such objects from India’s past that have, in some way, shaped the present. The chosen objects are wide ranging, from a stone age hand axe, an iconic diamond, an enchanting sculpted yakshi, a dusty manuscript, even a battered cricket bat. Each reveals a story of how communities and identities were built on the Indian subcontinent, enabling young readers to engage in a deeper understanding of our diverse pasts.

About the Author:
Devika Cariapa trained as an archaeologist before finding her calling making the world of archaeology accessible for children.
Her first book India through Archaeology: Excavating History was awarded the Sahitya Akademi’s Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2019 and The Hindu Young World-Goodbooks Award 2018. Her subsequent works of historical non-fiction have received the Neev Book Award, the Times of India AutHer Award and the Bangalore Literature Festival Atta Galatta Award and been shortlisted for the Valley of Words and Crossword Jury Awards.
When she’s not writing, Devika enjoys calligraphy, loitering about ancient monuments or lingering with intent in one of Bangalore’s wonderful independent bookstores, all the while keeping a sharp look out for exciting stories from the past!