Bhakti Mathur wanted to give her elder son a sense of his Indian heritage. Diana David wanted her daughter to learn the alphabet using Hong Kong objects she could recognise. Neither of them could find children's books to suit those... needs, so they wrote their own.
09 Sep 2014
Bhakti Mathur, based in Hong Kong and mother of two started her work as an author in 2011, when she published her first book “Amma, Tell Me About Holi”. A former investment banker who has lived in Mumbai & Delhi settled in Hong Kong as a private banker and author. Her foray into writing books for...
05 Sep 2014
We discovered the Amma, tell me about .... series at Full Circle Bookstore, New Delhi. The series presents Indian mythology and festivals for young kids, so there's a Diwali book, a Holi book, a Ramayana book and so on. The piece de resistance is the illustrations, which I personally think are...
16 Aug 2014
This week, my younger daughter and I made diyas at our parent-child playgroup. Diyas are earthen oil lamps used for Diwali. The teacher explained Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, to the parents, while the children explored working with clay. After we give the clay a couple of days to set, the...
11 Nov 2012
Magical memories from my childhood. Shopping in the bazaar with my grandmother in the lead up to Diwali – the stalls stacked with dazzling silks, the smell of sweets being fried, the order in all the chaos around us, and just the sheer buzz in the air. Then all the excitement at home on Diwali day...
12 Oct 2012
Bhakti Mathur tells Matt Fleming her books on Indian mythology have got young readers all excited. Kids like tales. Fact. Followers of Hinduism like colourful stories on mythology. Fact. Hong Kong author Bhakti Mathur has cashed in on this obsession by creating the...
13 Aug 2012
“Holi hai, bhai, Holi hai, bura na maano, Holi hai” – the universal evocation associated with Holi says it all about the festival and what it means for me. A warning as well as a plea for forgiveness, both rolled into one, it is the license for indulging in all sorts of naughtiness and fun-filled pranks that one would...
05 Mar 2012
I finally fulfilled my long-time desire to become a writer with a children’s book series, Amma Tell Me About, the idea for whcih came as a way to introduce my sons, aged four and two, to Indian festivals and to the wonderful mythology associated with them. The goal was not only to keep the narrative...
22 Feb 2012
Daily7 interviewed Bhakti Mathur. She wrote the book ‘Amma, Tell Me About Holi’. She grew up in India. But now she lives in Hong Kong with her family. ‘Amma, Tell Me About Holi’ is her first book for children.
14 Jun 2011
Daily10 recently interviewed Bhakti Mathur, the author of ‘Amma,Tell Me About Holi’. She grew up in India but now lives in Hong Kong with her family. ‘Amma, Tell Me About Holi’ is her first children’s book...
09 Jun 2011
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