Author: A Collection
Editor(s): Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 98
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8129106981
Description
This collection of stories, written by young schoolchildren, is a result of ITC Limited’s annual talent search-the Classmate Young author Contest. The twelve stories included here were adjudged the best by a National July headed by Ruskin bond, and they cover a range of topics. From a murderer on the loose to friendship in the time of Partition, from a man with a terminal illness to the Devil’s day in Paradise, the stories display wonderful perception, humour, imagination and storytelling abilities.
The Classmate Young author Contest is based on the belief that inside every student is a unique talent in search of an opportunity. It aims to encourage creativity and unfettered imagination in students, rewarding them for putting their ideas onto paper, in the form of short stories. This, the second year of the contest, saw a massive upsurge of interest, with over 40, 000 students across 2000 schools spread over 12 cities in India participating.
REVIEW
Judging by these stories this country is going to be flooded with brilliant young authors over the next decade.
-Ruskin Bond
Contents
FOREWORD
ABOUT THE CLASSMATE YOUNG AUTHOR CONTEST 2004
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
STORIES
AKHILA PHADNIS
A Day in Paradise
DEBI TALUKDAR
A Bald Man’s Comb
INDRANI BASU
A Walk in the Clouds
JEEVAN AUSTIN
A Precious Memory
JYOTI IYER
Post Box No 99
L LINDA BEATRICE
Ctrl-Alt-Del
NEENA ABHYANKAR
The last Laugh
ROMITA MAJUMDAR
The Beggar’s Coast
MOHD SALMAN
My Dog an Alien
SHAIL J DELIWALA
When the Martians Landed
SHRIYA PILGAONKAR
An Appointment with God
SREERUPA CHOWDHURY
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