For some of us recovering from the Covid scare amidst reopening of offices, reeling from the maddening media frenzy and the crashing democracy; the pages of utopian children's literature bring some much needed relief. The canon of children's literature penned by the legendary Roald Dahl has so much fantasy that too rising from difficult times that just like writers of romantic era, it's easy to just lean back on the magical weaponry to escape today's problems. Given the current scenario of the world or the times in general, frequent sojourns into the fantasy world with mystics animal hero's of Dahl won't hurt, in fact it would just uplift one's moods. On Roald Dahl's 104th birth anniversary, we celebrate the creator of mythical and charismatic animals that still charm the young and the old alike by peeking into the adventures of 4 of his inspiring fantasy creatures. After all, what better way to be carefree kids again than with mystical animal heros
Birth Month Special Article The Animal World of Satyajit Ray, Rabindranath Tagore and Gautam Buddha Meghna ‘Phoenix’ Ghatak Since our beloved Indian Prime Minister talks of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ (Self dependent India) as a means to revive the fallen economy during the COVID-19 epidemic, Pawcept brings you a native reading list for the quarantine to read on the animal world. This month began with the birth anniversary of three important Indian animal lovers – the Oscar winner Satyajit Ray on May 2 nd , the Nobel winner Rabindranath Tagore on May 7 th and the enlightenment winner Gautam Buddha again on May 7 th . While the initial two were Bengali writers of children’s fiction who have been almost entirely translated into English, Buddha’s biography has also been a source of inspiration for many children. Talking of children’s fiction, animals have been an indivisible part of many of these, for it has been found that animals with mystic powers (such as those found in fabl