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JoAnne Saldanha
May 222 min read
Zen : A Multigenerational Tale
A must read young adult book that seamlessly weaves political, religious and social commentary with love stories and a wee little murder!
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JoAnne Saldanha
Apr 3, 20222 min read
Books take you places! The Most Magnificent Mosque, Cordoba
On a rare visit to the Anna Centenary Library, a public library in Chennai, I was surprised by the collection in the children’s section,...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jul 2, 20213 min read
Julian joy in Jessica Love's stunning books.
Sometimes one comes across books that are celebrations of individuality...and just sometimes they burst with love and acceptance. I found...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jun 23, 20212 min read
Thukpa for all
9 July, 2019 Years ago, on one of my trips to Calcutta, a Bhutanese friend took me to a street not very far from my hotel. On this...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jun 11, 20213 min read
The Boy at the Back of the Class
November 3, 2019 The empty chair at the back of the class has been there for a while. But then one day, three weeks into school there is...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jun 8, 20212 min read
Once upon a time with a girl named Coyote Sunrise
So, I was ‘chopping onions’….chopping onions, I tell you!! The last few pages were blurry. I had to stop, go wash my face and come back...
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