Parag Initiative of Tata Trusts has announced the 3rd edition of the Parag Honour List for the year 2022. This robust list features a wide range of original writings across categories like picture books, chapter books, and young adult books. With a focus on curating a comprehensive collection of remarkable literature in English and in Hindi, the list aims to promote access to good quality children’s literature that librarians, teachers, parents and children can refer to and read.
The work of Parag spans over sourcing, publishing, disseminating and promoting good quality children’s literature in India. This year, Parag received books from 23 Indian publishers, published between October, 2020 to September, 2021 with over 200 entries, 38 of which were in English and 9 books Hindi across genres we selected. Amrita Patwardhan, Head of Education at Tata Trusts, shared her views on the initiative, she said, “An Independent jury with a deep understanding of children’s literature reviews a number of entries and curates PHL.”