PARO ANAND BOOKS

Paro Anand is an acclaimed Indian author, storyteller and children's literature activist, known for her engaging novels, short stories, plays and poetry for children and young adults. Her writing explores meaningful themes such as identity, courage, conflict, social challenges, resilience and the experiences of young people. She received the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puruskar in 2017 for her collection Wild Child and Other Stories, later published as Like Smoke. She previously headed the National Centre for Children's Literature at the National Book Trust, India, and has worked extensively with children in schools, NGOs and difficult circumstances through her programme, Literature in Action. Her internationally recognised book No Guns at My Son's Funeral earned a place on the IBBY Honour List and has been translated into several languages. She also received the Kalinga Karubaki Award in 2019 for fearless writing