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> Tag: Suma Subramaniam

A classic twist

The Runaway Dosa by Suma Subramaniam

May 4, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

“The more you eat, the more you crave! You can’t catch me, no matter how brave!” In another review I mentioned that I like folk tales, though if one is retold just to retell it by adding a few diverse elements, but keep the rest, I am not really a fan. However, The Runaway Dosa showed me that might not always be the case. Suma Subramaniam took The Gingerbread Man story, but added an Indian twist that pays tribute to the old and new. Based […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: adaptations, Asian, Folk Tale, India, mythology and legends, Suma Subramaniam, Tamil rhyme

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:294 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Poetry, Religion · Tags: adaptations, Asian, Folk Tale, India, mythology and legends, Suma Subramaniam, Tamil rhyme ·
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She did a little singing

She Sang for India: How M. S. Subbulakshmi Uses Her Voice for Change by Suma Subramaniam

May 27, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Do you know who M. S. Subbulakshmi (Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi) was? She was a woman of India that broke gender barriers, had a powerful voice, and used it for justice and peace. Subbulakshmi was a young girl in India when girls had little options. A passion was signing, and she would sing whenever she could. And in She Sang for India: How M. S. Subbulakshmi Uses Her Voice for Change you see how she would use her singing to show her love of her homeland, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Asian - General, Biography & Autobiography, Cultural &Ethnic & Regional, India, M. S. Subbulakshmi, Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi, music, Peace, Shreya Gupta, Singers, Suma Subramaniam, women

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:254 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Asian - General, Biography & Autobiography, Cultural &Ethnic & Regional, India, M. S. Subbulakshmi, Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi, music, Peace, Shreya Gupta, Singers, Suma Subramaniam, women ·
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