Farmer Falgu hears on the news that it’s not safe to go out except when it’s really necessary, and that people must stay indoors. His daughter Eila is rather cross, and wants to know why everyone has to follow this rule – she misses her friends and wants nothing more than to play outside. But Farmer Falgu explains that staying home is the only way to keep the people around us healthy.
Read Chitra Soundar’s beautifully written story where Farmer Falgu sets
a positive example for his friends and family and stays at home during the pandemic. The illustrations are by Kanika Nair, taken from the Karadi Tales Farmer Falgu series.
If you’re familiar with the Farmer Falgu series (published by Karadi Tales) that I write and Kanika Nair illustrates, you will notice that Farmer Falgu is always going somewhere. It wasn’t planned – it just happened that way. And now, given my mild obsession with patterns, I always send him off somewhere. I have a … Continue reading Farmer Falgu Goes Kite Flying – The Inside Story
Kanika Nair is a visual storyteller. She has illustrated 22 children’s titles and designed 30 books for several award winning Indian publications. Her book titles have been published in English and multilingual Indian regional languages. Also, rights of recent titles have been sold to publishers in Japan, Germany, France and Africa. Kanika Nair is the fantastic illustrator of … Continue reading Farmer Falgu’s Co-Creator Talks About The Series
When I wrote the first Farmer Falgu story, I had specific goals. I somehow wanted to convey that this earth is never quiet and Quiet is not necessarily a fun thing. I wanted to write a story about an Indian farmer I wanted music and dance in the story. The quiet and noise thought has … Continue reading Farmer Falgu is going places!
Well, this post has started with an alliteration. From the 14th to the 16th January of this year, India has been celebrating the Harvest Festival. Called Pongal in Tamil Nadu to mean “brimming with the goodness” to Makara Sankaranthi in many other parts of India, it is an important festival to mark. India is predominantly … Continue reading Festival Fun with Farmer Falgu