20th Century Indian Children's Literature

•1919 Sukumar Ray wrote and illustrated nonsense rhymes in the Bengali language
•1957 Khar Khar Mahadev by Narayan Dixit was the first full-length children’s books
•1957 K. Shankar Pillai founded the Children’s Book Trust publishing company known for high quality children’s books released in several languages
•Pandit Krushna Chandra Kar was one of the most distinguished authors

The Crossword Book Award