Key Highlights
- This is exactly what some new-age Tamil authors writing for children have been working towards.
- “Tamil science fiction written exclusively for children is a niche, but it has been steadily growing compared to previous decades,” says Kamalalayan of Bharathi Puthakalayam, a Chennai-based publishing house that has brought out over a hundred Tamil sci-fi titles for children.
- “We make sure our science fiction books are available at book fairs.
- When Tamil-medium students show an interest in reading science, English sci-fi titles are often expensive and harder to comprehend.” Writer Era Natarasan, popularly known as ‘Ayisha’ Natarasan, consciously chooses to write Tamil sci-fi so that students interested in science have accessible reading avenues.
- He adds that some non-profit organisations now bring government schoolchildren to book fairs, where his books are sold for as little as five to 10 rupees.
