Ep. 18: Rewriting Fairy Tales with Sowmya Rajendran

Ever wondered about the impact of fairy tales and books on young minds and gender stereotypes? Tune into this episode of Beyond Cliché with children’s books author Sowmya Rajendran to find out more. She has over 20 titles to her name and is re-writing old narratives and creating new sketches for the future. Almas and Sowmya talk about how books, cartoons, ads and movies shape gender roles and the need to change these depictions. They walk through Sowmya’s writing work and discuss her books - “Girls to The Rescue”, “Gender Talk Big Hero Size Zero” and “Mayil will not be quiet” among others, all of these titles are meant to help readers move Beyond Cliché .

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