This dual perspective inspired her AKA Detective Series, set in Bengaluru and aimed at children aged 10–13. “When I read Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys, I understood the cultural references and ...

Bengaluru-based children’s author Vidya Varadarajan is on a mission to reignite a joy for reading in young minds. With her AKA Detective Series The Mystery of the Graveyard Gold and The Missing ...

But children today are already aware of the world. What they don’t have are stories that reflect their lives and reinforce their identity,” she explains.