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Writing for kids has been Debashish Majumdar's passion for over two decades. He has written books for kids of all ages.   Mango DC recently released two of his e-books-Tiger Comes Home and The Magical Sunglasses. Debashish shared info on his books  and writing.                    How did you get into the world of writing? As a little boy, I was sent by my parents to live with my maternal grandparents in Shillong. My grandfather had a small library of his own. He encouraged me to read and write stories on my own.   My grandfather was not only a very literary person, but he would also routinely listen to the BBC World Service. So, I too had taken fancy to listen to short stories broadcast over the BBC. Surprisingly, I wrote my first short story at the age of fifteen for the BBC World Service and I received a lot of praise and encouragement from the Broadcasting Director of the BBC. What was your first book a...

Hyderabad based children's author Nandini Nayar is out with her 50th book for kids. She has been writing for nearly 13 years. Picture courtesy:www.nandininayar.in Congratulations on your 50th book- Living with the Ghost. Thank you! I wasn’t sure which of my books would be the fiftieth and when copies of this book arrived, I was thrilled. It is a special book for various reasons.  This is my fifteenth title with Mango with whom I’ve done some amazing books. And then it turned out to be my fiftieth book for children as well! Living with the Ghost is low on the fear factor. Was it planned or did the editor ask you to tone it down? Saraswathy Rajagopalan, the editor at Man go , is a wonderful person to work with. She never interferes with the writer’s vision; she merely steers it in directions that help make the story better. This book was never meant to be a ghost story; the title is enough to t...