Author Ramendra Kumar says there’s a story idea hiding in everything - from a random conversation on a bus to a social media post. And for it to become a book, you have to “write what you love and love what you write”, says a story by Harshikaa Udasi in The Hindu, December 24, 2019.
Ramendra Kumar (Ramen) well known children’s author is not only hugely popular among his young readers in India, he has a great following outside of India too. Ramen’s stories have been included every year, since 2011, in a text book brought out by the government of Sri Lanka. These books are distributed by the government to more than 10000 schools across the country. He is the only author from outside Sri Lanka to achieve this rare distinction.
The Sinhala translation of Ramen’s book ‘Dilemma and Other Stories’ was recently released in Colombo. This is the writer’s 4th book in Sinhala. Ramen was felicitated by the Writers and Publishers of Sri Lanka, for his significant contribution to children’s literature, on 22nd December at Colombo.
Deshabandhu Sirisunama Godage, the award winning publisher and Bobby G. Boteju, acclaimed translator honoured Ramendra at a function held in Godage Book Emporium.
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Author Ramendra Kumar says there’s a story idea hiding in everything - from a random conversation on a bus to a social media post. And for it to become a book, you have to “write what you love and love what you write”, says a story by Harshikaa Udasi in The Hindu, December 24, 2019.
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Ramendra Kumar (Ramen) well known children’s author is not only hugely popular among his young readers in India, he has a great following outside of India too. Ramen’s stories have been included every year, since 2011, in a text book brought out by the government of Sri Lanka. These books are distributed by the government to more than 10000 schools across the country. He is the only author from outside Sri Lanka to achieve this rare distinction.
The Sinhala translation of Ramen’s book ‘Dilemma and Other Stories’ was recently released in Colombo. This is the writer’s 4th book in Sinhala. Ramen was felicitated by the Writers and Publishers of Sri Lanka, for his significant contribution to children’s literature, on 22nd December at Colombo.
Deshabandhu Sirisunama Godage, the award winning publisher and Bobby G. Boteju, acclaimed translator honoured Ramendra at a function held in Godage Book Emporium.