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MARCH 11, 2024

We are so excited to welcome y’all to Austin and be a part of Varta – storytelling festival at Austin. This festival has been created with partial support from the Elevate Grant from the City of Austin. Here is what you can expect! We are grateful to our partners Austin Public Library, BookPeople, Dosa Shack, […] The post What to expect during varta storytelling festival at austin appeared first on Peerbagh.

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Brandanew

MARCH 8, 2024

Our student reporter, Taesung Tao shares his pick of South-Asian children’s books for Women’s Day today. We have more books curated for kids in our March Maker Box. Along with the book recommendations, Maker Box members can attend a FREE StoryTime. This March, we have a story time celebrating South-Asian women. Now for the books, […] The post 5 South-Asian Children’s Books for Women’s Day appeared first on Peerbagh.

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Brandanew

MARCH 1, 2024

With the international women’s day coming up, we are excited to present Gender and Belonging as our March theme. We have a list of South-Asia-inspired events and stories for you. This month all of our content will focus on this theme. Our maker box members will receive their story toolkit on this theme. We are […] The post March Maker Box and South-Asia-inspired Events on Gender and Belonging appeared first on Peerbagh.

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Brandanew

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Effective storytelling can build or completely change what you communicate. However, like most things that mean something, it is not easy. It takes consistent work and specialized skills to develop the story in the manner that evokes the emotions that you want your readers or listeners to feel. Today, we will share steps towards effective storytelling that […] The post 5 Steps Towards Effective Storytelling appeared first on Peerbagh.

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Brandanew

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In a recent conversation with a parent, they dismissed the role of folk stories for kids shared by grandmothers. They called them stories by Dadis and Nanis that didn’t have the quality. Folk stories across the world usually get told through oral storytelling traditions within families. These stories are often employed as ways to share […] The post Parenting Advice: Why do we need to keep folk stories for kids alive?

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Brandanew

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

South-Asia focused publishing house, Sambasivan and Parikh is a newly minted merger between two houses, Yali Books and Modern Marigold books. These are women-led publishing houses committed to finding diverse stories. We spoke to founders, Ambika and Suhani to learn about their journey and the industry growth they have witnessed. Yali books began publishing South-Asia […] The post Kitabi Qisse S2: finding underrepresented voices in stories ft. sambasivan and Parikh appeared first on Peerba

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Brandanew

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Jnanpeeth winner Gulzar sa’ab recently created a poetry collection, A Poem A Day. This work showcased 365 contemporary poems in 34 languages. This collection included two poems from national-award winning multilingual poet, Brij Nath Betab. In February, we spent our Likhawat celebrating Betab’s work and poetry. We spoke about his poetry collection, Harud.

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Brandanew

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Our theme for the month of February is love and we have a post from Peerbagh reporter, Taesung Tao. Love can take on many forms – self-love, familial love, romance, and more. Here is a collection of young adult and children’s books on love for February. These books (and a lot more) are curated by age […] The post 5 Asian Children’s Books On Love for Valentine’s Day appeared first on Peerbagh.

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Brandanew

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

This season of Kitabi Qisse was incredible in that we have met with stalwarts of the South-Asian book industry. This week we met with founder of Toka Box, Preethi Chandrasekhar. She talks about using book as a way to connect with kids, and why we still have some way to go for improving incidental representation […] The post Kitabi Qisse, S2: preethi chandrasekhar of Toka Box on improving incidental representation and connection with books appeared first on Peerbagh.

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Brandanew

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

As a nonprofit, we are committed to bringing intentional change. In this year, we are holding space for a monthly think-day to get some space and review our work. It allows us to stay steadfast on our mission and serve our community. It’s also a way to pause and find meaning. Company of One is […] The post Book Inspiration- Company of One: Is Staying Small the Next Big Thing?

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Brandanew

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As a parent of a child with Jamaican, Zimbabwean, Black American, Indian and South African heritage, Patrice Gopo is a writer with power. We are happy to share a conversation with her as a part of Kitabi Qisse season 2. She encourages parents to give children the language to note and celebrate differences, so we […] The post Kitabi Qisse S2: Giving children the language to name nuances and celebrate differences with patrice Gopo appeared first on Peerbagh.

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Brandanew

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

We are excited to share that our monthly theme for February is love and inclusion. This month all of our content will focus on this theme. Our maker box members will receive their story toolkit on this theme. We are kicking off the month with a folk story from Afghanistan which is the love story […] The post February theme is love- kicking off with a folk story from afghanistan appeared first on Peerbagh.

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Brandanew

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that Peerbagh has is a semifinalist at the SXSW Edu Startup event in Austin, Texas. This marks a significant milestone for us. It also opens up a world of opportunities to collaborate, connect with mentors, and engage with fellow innovators. SXSW, a dynamic and intersectional event, serves as a melting […] The post Exciting News: Peerbagh is a Semifinalist at SXSW Edu Competition appeared first on Peerbagh.

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Brandanew

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that Peerbagh has is a semifinalist at the SWSX Edu Startup event in Austin, Texas. This marks a significant milestone for us. It also opens up a world of opportunities to collaborate, connect with mentors, and engage with fellow innovators. SWSX, a dynamic and intersectional event, serves as a melting […] The post Exciting News: Peerbagh is a Semifinalist at SWSX Edu Competition appeared first on Peerbagh.

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Brandanew

JANUARY 31, 2024

In continuation of our theme of belonging, this episode of Kitabi Qisse features a conversation with author, coach, and all things inspirational, Aditi W. Singh. Founder of Raising World Children, Aditi talks about tips on raising third culture kids. From teaching heritage languages to books and publishing, you will get all your questions answered. Aditi […] The post Kitabi Qisse Season 2: Raising Third culture kids with aditi w. singh appeared first on Peerbagh.

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Brandanew

JANUARY 29, 2024

As a 501c3 nonprofit, we are committed to the mission of preserving oral storytelling traditions from South-Asia. To help share rich South-Asian stories, we are happy to introduce a series of audio stories for kids and families. These stories have unknown origins and are usually passed on from one generation to another. This is the […] The post New Audio Stories for Kids Documenting South-Asian Folk storytelling appeared first on Peerbagh.

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Brandanew

JANUARY 26, 2024

As a community-oriented nonprofit, it’s necessary now for us to move forward with intention and finding our big why. On a day-to-day basis, it can often be a struggle. However, we have instituted monthly “think-days” on the 30th of each month. This enables us to review things and serve our community. Often this is an […] The post Building Your Brand Story: Setting up a think day and power of questions appeared first on Peerbagh.

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Brandanew

JANUARY 25, 2024

Hello, Austin! We are so excited to present our Holi storytelling event at the Austin Public Library’s Spicewood Springs branch. This event will take place on February 24th from 1-3pm at the library. The event is absolutely free to attend and is supported by the City of Austin’s We ALL Belong campaign. Learn more about […] The post Join us for holi storytelling at austin public library!

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JANUARY 23, 2024

In continuation of our theme of belonging, this quarter, we reached several South-Asian creators, writers, and founders to talk about belonging. In episode 1 of season 2 of Kitabi Qisse, we are featuring a conversation with Sanskar Teaching founder, Vaishali Patel. She talks about how to build a sense of belonging in children. As a […] The post Kitabi Qisse Season 2: How to build a sense of belonging in children featuring Vaishali Patel appeared first on Peerbagh.

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Brandanew

JANUARY 22, 2024

If your kids are beginning to write, draw, and build stories, it’s time to let them learn the art of storytelling. If you are a parent, working with the kids together to co-create original content and stories is a great way to engage. It is likely to create stronger impact because you teach kids by […] The post 5 Ideas On How To Co-Create Original Content And Stories with kids appeared first on Peerbagh.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

We are kickstarting the new year with book recommendations on our January theme of race and belonging. Here are some South-Asian audiobooks that we love and recommend. You can bring home the maker box that will help kids and the entire family share or build stories. We will also be sharing a larger list of […] The post 5 South-Asian Audiobooks exploring themes of identity and belonging appeared first on Peerbagh.

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Brandanew

JANUARY 8, 2024

This month, we are going to focus on parenting advice to learn how to talk to kids about race and encourage a sense of belonging. Data shows only ten percent of parents often discuss race with their kids. This when U.S. Census Bureau reports indicate that by 2060, 75 percent of the U.S. population will […] The post Parenting Advice: How to talk to kids about race and encourage a feeling of belonging appeared first on Peerbagh.

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JANUARY 1, 2024

Often people come to our site and are interested in learning more about our young nonprofit. So, we thought, it was a good time to reintroduce Peerbagh to our growing community. Our volunteer-led organization began in June 2021, as The Everything Times – a children’s monthly magazine in Montreal, Canada. Over time, we realized that […] The post Introducing Peerbagh in 2024 appeared first on Peerbagh.

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Brandanew

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

February is Black History Month and our theme for the month is LOVE and INCLUSION. A good way to build thoughtful young leaders at home, is to expose them to books that inspire and motivate. Here is a collection of children’s books for black history month that we hope you enjoy. 6 Children’s Books for […] The post 5 Children’s Books for black History month appeared first on Peerbagh.

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