Nature Writing for Children: Beaches, Backyards, and Belonging
From neighbourhood streets to coastal shores — how do everyday places become stories that shape how children see the natural world?
Join Nandita da Cunha, award-winning author of The Miracle on Sunderbaag Street, The Miracle on Kachhua Beach, Pedru and the Big Boom, What’s the Point of Kiki?, and Where I Belong, in conversation with Shashwat DC, as she reflects on writing for children — weaving together place, environment, empathy, humour, and the quiet questions of belonging.
Through stories rooted in neighbourhoods, beaches, changing landscapes, and everyday encounters with the natural world, the conversation explores how nature is not always distant or wild, but deeply present in the spaces children inhabit every day.
This webinar is part of the Nature Writing for Children series by Azim Premji University, which brings together authors, educators, and readers to explore how storytelling can reconnect children with the wild, the real, and the everyday.
About the speaker
Nandita da Cunha is the award-winning author of 15 books for children. Her stories blend lyrical language with gentle explorations of themes like empathy and the environment. Her work has received the Neev Book Award and the Ficci Publishing Jury Award and has featured on multiple Parag Honour Lists.