The Sky Belongs to All

About the Book: The novel The Sky Belongs to All explores the theme of class through the story of an US based Indian family. NImisha and Gopal are shocked to find that the faithful Ramu brought by them from India has disappeared leaving the family in total chaos. The young lad Ramu though living in a remote village near the jungles had dreamt of reaching the stars and leading a good life like he had seen in the rare movie he had seen. He manages to fulfil his ambitions and achieve the impossible.. But does it make him acceptable to others? The book goes on to deal with the class prejudice present in Indian families and the ambition that drives Ramu to reach the skies. Does his newfound wealth make Ramu happy and acceptable or does he remain a social underdog in the eyes of those socially above him? Simple yet powerful in its ideas the novel describes with sensitivity and understanding the divide between the socially unequal that still exists in our society. About the Author: Nilima Sinha is an acclaimed author of several published books both for children and for adults. She writes in Hindi as well as in English. Her childrens books have received several awards and have been included in the International White Raven list for Libraries. They have won awards for fiction as well as for picture books for younger kids. Her books Red Blooms in the Forest and a book for children have been discussed at the Jaipur Literature festival. She has worked on NCERT English text books the Marigold series and her Hindi book Hamirpur ke Khandahar was a supplementary reader for Class 6 in SCERT schools. Nilima is the President of the Association of Writers and Illustrators for Children (AWIC) which is the Indian Section of the International Board on Books for the Young (IBBY).