New children’s books by Bharat Babies helps provide diverse line of development books in USA and Canada
The small Boston-based publisher was founded by Indian-American Sailaja Joshi. When Sailaja Joshi was pregnant with her first child, she struggled to find books about Indian culture that she could share with her daughter. And of the few books she did find that spoke to her Indian heritage, she noticed in dismay that none took into account the varying stages of developmental needs of her growing child. Thus Bharat Babies, a Boston-based startup helping fill the gap in diverse children’s literature, was born.
The Bharat Babies doesn’t just seem to only advocate for diverse learning tools, but for a number of noble humanist causes. In 2015, a portion of author’s profits from one of their books was donated to charity for the devastating Nepal earthquake where thousands of innocent people have lost their lives & loved ones.
The company’s vision is to produce developmentally appropriate, educational media content tailored to the children of the Asian-Indian diaspora (including Hindus). The foundation of this media content is our distinctive book line which is segmented into three developmentally appropriate categories that launched in Spring 2015. These books will feature well known figures like Ganesha or Hanuman, but will also include new unique characters like Harini and Padmini that help guide children through the rich tapestry of Indian values and literature.
Current titles by Bharat Babies include “Ganesh and the Little Mouse” and “Hanuman and the Orange Sun”. We look forward to seeing what other titles they have in the horizon and the possible addition of books covering Sikh, Jain and Buddhist communities.
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