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

• 1894 The Jungle Book by English author Rudyard Kipling
• Kipling lived in India for many years
• Animal stories with moral messages
• Has influenced many modern books, including Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book

1895 Jungle Books

The Patachantra

Animal fables in prose and poetry with moral from India, composed in Sanskrit about 200 AD.

May be the oldest collection of stories for children.

Click here for Complete Stories.