Katha Releases Poetry 'The Tale of Makkhilal' to Create Awareness of Hygiene
In the land of Makkhipuri,
The fly was god for all,
They prayed to it for good health,
They called it Makkhilal.
What happens when a fly becomes
the god of a village? Terrible things, you’d imagine. But one person in the
village sees through the fly’s wicked ploy. Would she be able to save the
village? Find out the answers to all these questions and a lot more in this
romp of a poem— a newtitle, “The Tale of Makkhilal” by Katha, that will
encourage young readers to think about hygiene, role models, the power of one
and a lot more.
India is one of the countries
with the highest number of diseases arising from hygienic issues, especially
through spread of infections by houseflies. One of them is diarrhea, which has
been quite common. In India, diseases like diarrhoea kill almost 300 children
every day! While studying these issues and creating remedies are simple, and the
spread of houseflies is quite common, it is very rare to see people talking
about it, especially in mainstream education.
"The Tale Of Makkhilal',
written by Geeta Dharmarajan, with illustrations by Charbak Dipta, aims to talk
about this common issue with hazardous consequences and simple remedies in the
form of a delightful poem which will be fun and easy for kids to comprehend.
The illustrations add to generating excitement among the kids to flip the
pages. The title , available in English (https://books.katha.org/product/the-tale-of-makkhilal/)
and Hindi (https://books.katha.org/product/makkhilal-ki-mahima/), not only
creates urgent awareness about the consequences of hazardous diseases and
infections but also helps the readers take necessary steps to protect
themselves. With focus on a housefly, which is an active agent of the spread of
many diseases and health problems among people in India, the book comes with
additional information regarding houseflies and the diseases spread by them as
well as suggestions on how one can take care of themselves against the
diseases. Like every Katha book, it has a special section containing TADAA;
some interesting, reflective exercises that encourage the kids to think, ask,
discuss, act, and achieve. 'The Tale Of Makkhilal' is available for pre-order
onwww.books.katha.org(Rs. 195). An e-version of the title can also be purchased
on Amazon Kindle(Rs. 99).
Says Geeta Dharmarajan, Founder, Katha-'This book is a call to action for students ,teachers, parents, and everyone else, who cares about the fact that so many children lose their lives to a disease that can be prevented. It talks about ways to safeguard children from fly-borne diseases which is not difficult. This book gives some simple and easy tips to make cleanliness a habit.'
More details in www.katha.org.
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