Starmark to launch How Hanuman Crossed the Ocean by Bhakti Mathur At Express Avenue Mall on 22 May 2015

Events in Chennai - Starmark to launch How Hanuman Crossed the Ocean by Bhakti Mathur At Express Avenue Mall on 22 May 2015

Starmark presents the launch of ’Amma, Tell Me How Hanuman Crossed the Ocean!’, part ll in Hanuman Trilogy by famous author Bhakti Mathur with a fun filled story telling session at Starmark, E.A. Mall, Chennai. The interactive session at Starmark store, includes the author narrating the story and face painting for kids.

About: Amma, Tell Me How Hanuman Crossed The Ocean!

In this new and epic story, Hanuman leaps across a mighty ocean, with his forgotten powers regained, and with his strength, wit and devotion. It is a story of how he charmed a mountain, defeated a dragon and crushed a snake. The story talks about the mighty Hanuman who fought the powerful guard of Lanka, on his great mission for Rama’s sake.

About the Author

Bhakti Mathur, private banker by day, mother to Shiv and Veer (six and four years old) and an avid delver in Indian mythology at all other times is the creator of the ‘Amma Tell Me’ books – a series of picture books about Indian festivals and mythology for children in the three to eight year age group.

She wrote and self-published her first book, “Amma Tell Me About Holi!” in 2011 and over the next 3 years, the series has grown with books on the festival of Diwali, the Hindu epic Ramayana and stories about the Hindu gods, Krishna, Ganesha and Hanuman.

“The real motivation for writing the ‘Amma Tell Me’ series was to share with my sons the fascinating stories from Indian mythology that I had grown up with,” says Bhakti. “But, I found that there were no resources that were simple to understand and that captured the rich imagery of mythological India that is such an integral part of these stories for me. So I went ahead and started writing the stories in a style that I think kids find fun and non-preachy and collaborated on the illustrations to bring out the imagery that I want my stories to convey. ”Bhakti grew-up in Delhi. She currently works for a major Swiss Bank and lives in Hong Kong with her family.

Bhakti is a committed writer ambassador for Room to Read, a global non-profit which offers holistic literacy and girls’ education programs. An avid reader, a long-distance runner and a yoga enthusiast, when not working or running after her boys, she is happiest curled up with a book in her hand and a hot cup of chai.