tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post4096799185438158672..comments2024-03-28T06:07:19.165-07:00Comments on Saffron Tree: Chachaji's CupPraba Ramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12124515962155387444noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-58488394949666390392010-11-03T12:21:23.155-07:002010-11-03T12:21:23.155-07:00Truly amazed by how such complex topics and emotio...Truly amazed by how such complex topics and emotions are distilled to a child's level. Kudos to Uma! Will pick this up and read it.Poppinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199077808716988320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-78826660115410910452010-11-01T21:11:00.759-07:002010-11-01T21:11:00.759-07:00Oh Vibha...that's so heart rendering to hear. ...Oh Vibha...that's so heart rendering to hear. What an agony it must have been for the entire family.ranjani.sathishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10450770799790366871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-18064027330155537452010-11-01T05:21:52.509-07:002010-11-01T05:21:52.509-07:00Lovely review P. Have read many books on partition...Lovely review P. Have read many books on partition but never came across any for children. Will soon pick this one up. My mother's family had to migrate from Shekhupura which is now in Pakistan to this side of India during that time,and had to face the 'katl-e-aam' period once in which my grandmother lost her right arm. It was so hard to come to terms with having nothing, not even complete families and all body parts. We grew up listening to those stories.Vibhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251018763698523629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-74258494165074194412010-10-31T09:53:27.565-07:002010-10-31T09:53:27.565-07:00Good pick Praba.
We have read Chachaji's Cup ...Good pick Praba.<br /><br />We have read Chachaji's Cup a year back. This is definitely a book we will revisit soon. Now that the girls have a grasp that there are multiple religions, India-Pak partition, India's freedom and such.utbtkidshttp://www.utbtkids.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-14184136961049465432010-10-30T15:52:23.875-07:002010-10-30T15:52:23.875-07:00Just as your reviews is now P! How coincidental is...Just as your reviews is now P! How coincidental is it that I am just now reading it as I sip my afternoon ginger chai! I don't have that special cup like Chachaji's to go with it, but that is where your review and our memories of the book make up for it. We have read it and enjoyed it and loved the way it ended! Thanks Uma for such a sensitive look at some complex human emotions.Tharinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553983156612215920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-32156088914284744252010-10-30T07:38:39.867-07:002010-10-30T07:38:39.867-07:00Thanks Praba and thank you all for your kind words...Thanks Praba and thank you all for your kind words about my writing. <br /><br />Meera, I got to see a tech rehearsal of Tea With Chachaji (the wonderful musical produced by Making Books Sing) that ran at the start of this year in New York City and Palo Alto. <br /><br />I did not alas make the opening: my blog posts from the time speak a little bit about that.<br /><br />http://umakrishnaswami.blogspot.com/2010/01/six-words-at-time.html<br /><br />http://umakrishnaswami.blogspot.com/2010/01/words-i-never-wanted-to-write.html<br /><br />Thank you again. It's my belief that books, especially children's books, are incomplete until they have been in the hands of readers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-9114335607203640112010-10-29T22:29:26.538-07:002010-10-29T22:29:26.538-07:00You have brought the book alive for us, Prabha. Wo...You have brought the book alive for us, Prabha. Would love to get my hands on this cup, certainly- as partition of India is yet another pet topic of mine.sandhyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09654489216158421654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-39954357359011631292010-10-29T22:27:31.119-07:002010-10-29T22:27:31.119-07:00Lovely- I need to get all of Uma's books asapLovely- I need to get all of Uma's books asapartnavynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-28941755072748294852010-10-29T19:57:07.940-07:002010-10-29T19:57:07.940-07:00Very nice, Praba. I was waiting for your own refer...Very nice, Praba. I was waiting for your own reference to having chai along with the book! - And it came along at the very end. :)sathishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061644730228380194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-82088319101108037542010-10-29T19:45:37.264-07:002010-10-29T19:45:37.264-07:00Praba, your review has as much a poetic touch as y...Praba, your review has as much a poetic touch as you describe Uma's work :-). Wonderful pick and a great review. I think I need to look out for all her books, after reading your review ! Will check them out in my library.ranjani.sathishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10450770799790366871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-76270559640210502322010-10-29T12:58:21.253-07:002010-10-29T12:58:21.253-07:00What a heartfelt review, P! I have been spotting a...What a heartfelt review, P! I have been spotting a few Uma Krishnaswami books in our library and it thrills me to no end...thanks for another awesome pick. *off to make "sweet smelling cardamom chai" * :)Anushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887052887207435095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-6954616198760697032010-10-29T12:52:29.944-07:002010-10-29T12:52:29.944-07:00Came across this book very recently and love your ...Came across this book very recently and love your review P. The book is indeed unique in what it addresses. <br /><br />@M: Musical? Wow!Choxboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741540918529448553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-89806226200759793982010-10-29T12:42:41.659-07:002010-10-29T12:42:41.659-07:00Awesome pick and review P! I can see how there is ...Awesome pick and review P! I can see how there is a drive in you to handpick the ones that will feel the homiest for our children.<br />"Deepa's Special Day", a Diwali story in the Ladybug magazine was a delight to my then 3 yr old daughter and that was how we were introduced to the author.<br /><br />I recently read about how this book has also turned into a musical "Tea with Chachaji", that must be quite an experience (to see the book come alive), right Uma?<br /><br />Will definitely add this to our list. Thanks!Meera Sriramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16920643047652671176noreply@blogger.com