While growing up, Chitwan Mittal was fascinated by the comforting hum of shlokas. But like most of those around him, little did he understand what those verses meant. He has now translated, along with Sarita Saraf, a series of board books for children on shlokas on six much-loved Hindu gods and goddesses — Durga, Shiva, Lakshmi, Ganesha, Saraswati and Vishnu. The Sanskrit text is followed by English transliteration and easy English translation. Illustrations by Bhargavi Rudraraju make these little books a delight to read.