She was among a group of migrant workers who, like many others across the country, decided to return home on foot. Her story touched filmmaker Samina Mishra so deeply that she made it into a book, the recently released Jamlo Walks (Puffin books). Samina created a 37-page picture book for children, depicting different lockdown experiences, which tells two stories in tandem. Hence, I chose to tell two stories.”The author says children can read Jamlo Walks by themselves as a story, or with their parents to let them explain about hardship. Jamlo Walks is available on Amazon for ₹158.

Source: The Hindu June 03, 2021 08:37 UTC