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And
the Winners Are...
Congratulations to Shivani Pandey, 7, from Kansas
and Varun R. Raj, 11, of California for their winning
submissions to Kahani’s 2nd Annual Young Writers
Contest!
Second place goes to Nisha Bhagwat, 8, of California,
and Celia Islam, 10, from Virginia. California’s
Maya Varma, 8, and Leena
Ambady, 9, of Massachusetts,
are our 3rd place winners.
For a complete list of winners and their stories,
click here. We’ve also included a
letter from Sangeeta Mehta, associate editor at Simon
Pulse, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s
Publishing. Ms. Mehta judged the submissions.
A big, BIG thanks to all the children who participated
in the contest.
...and Now the Art
Contest
Here is your official invitation to the 2nd Annual
Young Illustrators Contest. You must now illustrate
Shivani’s
or Varun’s
story. The
deadline is Saturday, March 31, 2007, so
get your entries in as soon as possible. Make sure
you follow the
rules v-e-r-y carefully! Artist Lara Lakshmi will
judge the illustrations. Click
here to read more.
Kahani Makes Sweet Music
Chances are many of you are learning a musical instrument
(or two?). Narinder Dhami, author of Bend It Like Beckham, kicks
off this Making Music issue with the story of Asha. She’d much
rather read than practice her piano. But what does Bibiji have to
say about that!
Also in this issue:
-Sisters – and classically trained musicians – Shuchita
Rao and Amita Naganand help you decipher classical South Asian music
and even compose your own piece! We’ve even got an audio demo
for you to hear on our Website!
-Our Spotlight is on an unusual musician of desi heritage.
Priya Giri Desai has all the details.
-The exquisite cover art features the work of award-winning
Pakistani artist Ambreen Butt. Her specialty is miniature painting.
-And so much more!
Food for Thought
Recipes, recipes, recipes: so many of you (young and
old) have asked for cooking articles. That’s why the Spring
issue of Kahani is called Food for Thought. Along with kid-friendly
recipes, we’ve got more original short stories and will even
take you on a trip along the Spice Route. Did you know India produces
nearly 100% of the world’s turmeric??
Kahani in the
News
India’s leading English-language newspaper The Hindu just
ran a feature article on Kahani.
Thank You
2007 will mark the 3rd year Kahani magazine has been
coming to your mailbox. What started as a small, niche publication
has grown to be an international quarterly with readers from around
the world.
Because of you, we were able to win two major publishing
awards last year. And because of you, we have been able to keep
the magazine ad-free.
But much more needs to be done and you are our best
ambassador. Tell your neighbor about us, buy your
local library a gift subscription, or organize a story time at your
temple. Are
you on a listserv from work or a professional association?
It’s
the perfect place to run a Kahani blurb. Are you
active in your local temple or Sunday school? Buy them a gift subscription.
Are you shopping for birthday presents? Kahani makes
the perfect gift.
Help us get the word out.
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