Ecological Messages in Indian Children's Literature

Indian writing in English for children and young adults has come of age with a plethora of talented and dedicated writers contributing their creative efforts towards the growth of this new field.The book is based on the author's interviews with the creators of English-language fiction for the young in India. Specially selected are those who have a deep love for nature. Writers illustrators publishers editors and also environmentalists have been interviewed. The University Grants Commission New Delhi's grant of a Major Research Project to the author made these interviews possible.The galaxy of those interviewed include: Meeting the Authors- Nilma Sinha- Ira Saxena- Shamim Padamsee- Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan- Benita Sen- Deepak Dalal- Zai Whitaker- Ranjit Lal- Leela Gour Broome- Sreekumar Varma- Sandhya Rao- Dr.Graeme Macqueen- Ken Spillman- Anushka Ravishankar- Asha Nehemiah- Harini Gopanswami Srinivasan- Radha H.S.- Sowmya Rajendran- Niveditha Subramaniam- D.Ronald HadrianViews of the Illustrators- Ashok Rajagopalan- Maya Ramaswamy- Priya Kuriyan- Januka DeshpandeWhat the Editors and Publishers Have to Say- Himanshi Sharma TERI Books New Delhi- Maegan Tara Publishers Chennai- Mala Kumar Pratham Books Bangalore- Saraswathy Rajagopalan Mango Books Kochi- Shobha Viswanath Karadi Tales Chennai- Mini Krishnan Editor OUP Chennai.- Sandhya Rao author and former editor Tulika Chennai)Some Suggestions from Environmentalists- Payal B.Molur (Author and Wildlife Educator)'OSAI' Kalidas Conservat