India has many different languages, cultures, and traditions. Each place has its own mother tongue, like Kumaoni in the Kumaon region and Marathi in the south. Our mother language is not just for talking—it s part of who we are. When we read, talk, and write in our mother tongue, more people can enjoy books. Today, on International Mother Language Day, Parag, an initiative by Tata Trusts, gives the Big Little Book Award (BLBA) to five Indian authors who write great children s books in their mother tongue.
the idea was to organise it properly, but then COVID happened and the plan got delayed, he told PTI.Just before the pandemic, Sharma met 28-year-old Sarvjeet Tamta from Uttarakhands Almora and signed his qawwali group Rehmat-e-Nusrat with the label Amarrass Records.Sharma said Tamtas interest in Kumaoni folk music as well as cuisine inspired him to organise the music tour in the Nainital region, over 360 kms away from the national capital.We thought we could start the tour in the hills as well as Rajasthan..