Anu Kumar's Wonder Kids 100 Children Who Grew Up To Be Champions of Change
Author Aditi Kay aka Anu Kumar has been known for her children's books on Indian history. How the Harappans say Hello and other Mysteries of History , Across the Seven Seas: Traveller Tales From India , and Girls From India: A Chola Adventure are some of her books. She shares info about her new book from Hachette. How did this project come about? I’ve worked with Vatsala, editorial director at Hachette children’s publishing, on quite a few books, and so when she had the idea for this one, I happily agreed, and worked out a list. A hundred names that she vetted and then I went on to do the research, write it all out. How long did you take to write the book? I had to work on a few other things so I daresay it took a bit longer than I envisaged. I’d say around 2-3 months. What was the biggest challenge in writing this...