Ranjit Lal

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Author & Columnist, India

Writer especially for children (age group 10-100), writing on natural history, and social subjects where adults behave despicably towards children. Won the Crossword Award twice, for the books Faces in the Water and Our Nana Was a Nutcase. Have a weekly column in the Indian Express Eye, (Down in Jungleland) and a monthly one for children in the Hindustan Times (Bratpack Brief), now suspended because schools are shut!
Am interested in photography, natural history, automobiles and cooking. I live in Delhi.

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My Aunt The Ant : Wildlife Tales of Creatures That Behave Like Humans.

18th November
11:15 am - 11:45 am

Ranjit Lal, the teller of wildlife tales regales you with stories of creatures that remind you of your family and friends.

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