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GEETA MENON
KESHAVPURAM
Mobile: 098********
e-mail: ************@*****.***
AREAS OF STRENGHTH:
a) Expert in the field of children's literature-adept at evaluating,
editing and proof reading manuscripts suitable for children between
the age group 3-16 years.
b) Made about 90 books in English for children in different genres-
including concept books, picture books, general fiction, science
fiction, fiction compendiums, non-fiction/information, short story
collections, travelogue, folk tales collections, biographies and
mythology.
c) Worked on Indian language publications
d) Working on a monthly magazine in English for children since 2000
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
a) Graduate in English Literature from Miranda House, Delhi University
(1984)
b) Sangeet Shiromani in Carnatic Vocal from Faculty of Music, Delhi
University (1985)
c) Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, New
Delhi. (1988)
d) MA (English) from Karnataka University.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
a) Working as an Assistant Editor (Executive cadre) since 1989.
b) Looking after the Publications as well as the monthly magazine in
English
c) Worked as a Project Coordinator with Child Relief and You for about
a year in 1988.
Freelance Work:
a) Edited English language and grammar text books for various
publishers Pearsons, Tata Mc Graw Hill, Neeta Prakashan, Wordworth,
McMillan.
b) Edited books on Indology and Indian culture for Project of History
of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture (PHISPC) (India).
Computer programmes adept at: InDesign (Creative Suit 5.0), PageMaker 7,
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, etc.
PAPERS PRESENTED:
a) The Changing Phase in Children's Literature, organized by Indian
Society Of Authors and Bharat Sankalp at YMCA on April 7, 2001.
b) Children's Books In India-A New Experience at a seminar in NCERT.
WRITING SKILLS:
Chapters Written:
a) 'Component Of Comics' in Children's Literature In India, published
by Children's Book Trust, 1999.
b) 'Children's Books In India' in The Book Industry In India-Context,
Challenge And Strategy, Edited by Sukumar Das, published by The
Federation of Publishers' and Booksellers' Associations In India,
2004.
Written many short stories, book reviews, features and articles.
IN THE PANEL OF:
a) Bal Shree Award instituted by National Bal Bhawan-judging
children's entries in creative writing in English and Malayalam
b) A number of schools in Delhi judging activities during various
events such as Apeejay, Delhi Public School, Bal Bharati Public
School, St. Thomas' School.
c) National Institute of Performing Arts (a branch of International
Amateurs Theatre Association) as a consultant
PERSONAL DETAILS:
. Date of Birth: January 17, 1967
. Marital Status: Married
. Languages known: English, Hindi, Malayalam
WORK IN DETAIL:
Publications:
Here is a list of books in various categories edited by me where my name
has been printed on the book as edited by.
CONCEPT BOOKS (for 3-5 years)
1. A Great Game by Renuka Vishwanathan
2. Counting Clouds Santhini Govindan
3. Weather and I by Devika Rangachari
PICTURE BOOKS (for 5-8 years)
1. Two Clouds Fight by Mala Janardhan
2. The Yellow Butterfly by Nilima Sinha
3. The River's Song by Shraddhavan
4. Saved by R.K. Murthi
5. Wally Grows Up by Santhini Govindan
6. How It Works: The Railway Train by Navkala Roy
7. Chumki Posts A Letter by Mitra Phukan
8. The Postman by R.K. Murthi
9. The Watching Finger by Jaya Paramasivan
10. We Have New Friends by Alaka Shankar
11. The Runaway Wheel by Asha Nehemiah
12. The Walking Tree by Deepa Agarwal
13. A Whale Of A Time by Benita Sen
14. How It Works: The Ship by Navkala Roy
15. How It Works: The Computer by Rakesh Mohan Hallen
16. When The Nose Knows by R.K. Murthi
17. Oly And Owly by Benita Sen
18. Lucky The Licking Dog by Renuka Vishwanathan
19. Boofy The Brave by Alaka Shankar
20. Bravo Kamala! by Alaka Shankar
21. The Anger Of Apsu by Cheryl Rao
22. The Day Sun Refused To Rise by Mala Janardhan
23. Opposite Fun (Translated from Hindi Ulta Pulta)
24. My Yellow School Bus by Hemlata S. Deepak
GENERAL FICTIONS (for 9-12 years)
1. Hunt For The Golden Langur by A.K. Srikumar
2. Kuttan by A.K. Srikumar
3. Adventure In Tiger Country by Shailaja Mohan
4. The Emerald Lingam by Madhavi S. Mahadevan
5. Operation Polo by A.K. Srikumar
6. Malwa On My Mind by Scharada Bail
7. Growing Up by Devika Rangachari
8. When Amma Went Away by Devika Rangachari
9. Mystery Of The Falling Mountains by Nilima Sinha
10. Malana by A.K. Srikumar
11. A House of 14 Cats by Nandini Nayar
SCIENCE FICTIONS
1. The Dream Machine by Subir Ghosh and Richa Bansal
2. The Virus Trap by Ira Saxena
3. From Somewhere Out There by Karthika Dass
FICTION COMPENDIUMS
1. Adventure Stories by Arup Kumar Dutta
2. 5 Mystery Stories by Nilima Sinha
3. Man Beast and Wilderness (Jungle Tales) by A.K. Srikumar
4. The Journey Beyond (4 Sci-Fi) by different authors
NON-FICTION/INFORMATION BOOKS (for 9-16 years)
1. Wonders Of The Sea by Jagannath Mohanty
2. The Wizard Of Menlo Park by S.C. Bhattacharya and A.K. Chakraborty
3. The Call Of The Oceans by T. Pakshirajan
4. Animal World by Lt. Col. A. David and Shivakumar
5. From Atom To Nano-Tech (6 chapters written by various authors on
different scientific concepts)
6. Collecting Stamps by Balchand and Jaya Pai
7. The Story Of Writing by Nita Berry
8. Great Institutions (8 chapters written by various authors on various
prominent institutions of India)
9. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Our Universe) by T. Pakshirajan
10. The Story Of Time by Nita Berry
11. Let Us Identify The Useful Trees by Rekha Rastogi
12. The Science Of Yoga by Meenakshi Swamy
13. I Wonder Why by Neeraja Raghavan
14. I Wonder How by Neeraja Raghavan
15. A Bacterial Invasion by Ratnabali Mitra
16. Tara's Project by Ratnabali Mitra
17. The Story Of Louis Braille by Manimala Das
18. Treasure in Measure by G. Sharda
SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS (for 9-16 years)
1. Kidnapped And Other Stories
2. Marar Mouse And Other Stories
3. 16 Short Stories
4. Classic Collection (22 Short Stories)
5. 15 Sports Stories
6. Schooldays (A Collection of 16 stories)
7. A Treasure Box (15 stories)
8. The Gift Of Love (17 Stories)
9. The Tooth Fairy And Other Stories
TRAVELOGUES (for 9-12 years)
1. The Himalayas Call by Kamala S. Shyamala
2. Kalapani by Ratnabali Mitra
3. Malana by A.K. Srikumar
4. A Vibrant Journey (5 Travel Tales) by different authors
FOLK TALES COLLECTIONS (for 9-16 years)
1. Indian Folk Tales
2. Stories Of Tenali Raman by C.L.L. Jayaprada
3. You Asked For It! (Stories Of Apoorva Bhatta) by Gita Iyengar
4. Ithihyamala by A.K. Srikumar
5. The Stories Of The Buddha by Anita Khanna
6. Folk Tales Of The North-East by Sudhamahi Regunathan
7. Folk Tales Of Uttarakhand by Deepa Agarwal
8. A Garland Of Tales (17 Folk Tales)
9. Folk Tales Of West Bengal by Swapna Dutta
10. Folk Tales Of Gujarat by Alaka Shankar
BIOGRAPHIES (for 9-16 years)
1. Our Leaders (Vol. XI) (Media Personalities)
2. Our Leaders (Vol. XII) (Social Savants)
3. The Portrait Of A President-K.R. Narayanan by Alaka Shankar
MYTHOLOGY (for above 14 years)
1. The Ramayana by C.G.R. Kurup
2. Stories From The Mahabharata by Dipavali Sen
Magazine:
I have worked on every aspect and stage of a monthly children's magazine.
1. Preparation of the layout of the magazine
2. Evaluation of articles (written by both children and adults)
3. Editing them (both online and offline)
4. Composing and designing them
5. Proof reading the pages of the magazine
6. Guiding artists/illustrators and giving suggestions on the situations
to draw
7. Making the page ready for printing
8. Designing activity pages like word grids for both 5-8 and 9-12 years
(Credited with running the longest running word puzzles-15 years)
9. Choosing current affairs for the 'The Month That Was' page
10. Focusing on one particular news item of the month in a feature called
'Focus'
Current Salary: `5 lakhs per annum
Expected Salary: `6 lakhs per annum
Time to join: 3 months
Total Work experience: 24 years
Status: Married
. Languages known: English, Hindi, Malayalam
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