Under the Cherry Tree

Sharing with you things I love... #Food #Travel #Indian folk art #Books #Movies #Indian textiles # Indian Jewellery and more.

Under the Cherry Tree is for art, culture and book lovers. It is for those who love to read, paint and draw and parents who want to inculcate these habits in their tiny tots and especially for those gifted children who have already got into the good habit of reading :)

As a child born and brought up in Mumbai, I was lucky to have spent my childhood in a green haven right in the middle of the city

12/05/2019

Reading aloud and sharing stories with children helps their brain develop, become familiar with a language, improve their vocabulary, learn about the value of books, discover and learn emotions, teach them patience and improve listening skills besides stimulating their curiosity and imagination.

29/09/2018

https://www.facebook.com/jaypore/videos/240325886648877/

14/02/2018

Books... your real friends

24/08/2017

Ruskin Bond is 83 today. He reveals where he found the novels he wrote

23/05/2017

https://scroll.in/article/837881/ruskin-bond-is-82-today-he-reveals-where-he-found-the-novels-he-wrote

Ruskin Bond is 83 today. He reveals where he found the novels he wrote ‘The Room on the Roof came out of my longing for India and the friends I had made.’

15,000 Books, Comfy Beanbags & Some Fresh Air: Welcome to India's First Book Village!

15/05/2017

http://www.thebetterindia.com/99108/book-village-bhilar/

15,000 Books, Comfy Beanbags & Some Fresh Air: Welcome to India's First Book Village! All the locations have been reportedly provided with chairs and glass cupboards by the state government to provide an amazing reading experience.

Madhubani Murals On The Walls of These Jharkhand Village Homes Depict the Life & Times of Tribals

12/02/2017

http://www.thebetterindia.com/83434/udbhav-madhubani-jharkhand-community-art-project/

Madhubani Murals On The Walls of These Jharkhand Village Homes Depict the Life & Times of Tribals The paintings are the work of 20 art enthusiasts and their young mentor.

Every Part of This Tiny Polish Village Is Covered in Lovely Floral Paintings

06/02/2017

For those yearning to paint there walls... http://mymodernmet.com/zalipie-poland-painted-village/

Every Part of This Tiny Polish Village Is Covered in Lovely Floral Paintings Zalipie, Poland is the cutest painted village you'll ever see. It's cottages, churches, barns, and more are covered with floral folk art.