Learning TO BE: Commitment with Bibha Chowdhuri

• Simple text written in verse with vibrant art 
• A historical timeline that puts the story into context
• Accompanied by downloadable activity sheets that extend learning

Sahitya Rani is an illustrator who has worked on numerous children’s picture books and comics. Her work has been published by Scholastic, Hachette, The Mint and Karadi Tales among others. She has also worked as a guest art director for Pratham Books. When not busy illustrating, she enjoys reading SciFi and fantasy, gaming, and hunting for the next unique picture book to add to her library, all over a hot cup of filter coffee.

Pervin Saket is a novelist and poet whose work has been featured in several journals and magazines. She was a 2024 writer-in-residence and a 2025 Obermann International Fellow at the University of Iowa. She has served as the Literature Curator for the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, India's largest multidisciplinary street arts festival. She was awarded the Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize 2021, and she was the inaugural Fellow for the Vancouver Manuscript Intensive 2021. Her work has been a finalist for the Tiferet Poetry Prize, the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award, the Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Prize and the Gaudy Boy Poetry Prize. Pervin is the Editor-at-Large at The Bombay Literary Magazine. 

The Learning TO BE series features biographies about Indian pioneers and achievers whose stories continue to inspire us today. Each book in the series features an important value and can be read aloud to toddlers and preschoolers (2–4 year olds) or read independently by emerging readers (4–7 year olds). 

“Well-received for its engaging content and quality animation, making it a favorite for children.” ~ Parent testimonial

“Loved for its captivating graphics that enhance the learning experience.” ~ Parent testimonial

“A very good and motivational book with a focus on inspiring young readers.” ~ Parent testimonial