It all started with my six-year-old daughter Aastha coming back from school and running to me- “Mumma, the teacher wants me to write a poem in Hindi and I don’t know where to start”. As someone with strong Hindi-speaking roots, I was puzzled. How do I motivate my daughter to write poetry in Hindi, in […]
So, a lot of people tell me …how do you motivate children to start writing… The answer is to start with poems as they are fun and easy and well, about the theme- it lies all around them. Most importantly, we need to make this a fun activity and, therefore, suggest fun themes a child
“Let’s do some Hindi practice today” – Nikita told her six-year-old and Pat came the reply- No, not Hindi mumma! It was not the first time that Nikita had heard this from her daughter Antara. Nikita was concerned as she had seen her struggle with her Hindi homework. We often see this growing trend, especially
