Growing Up in Pandupur

Pandupur—a little township on the edge of the Dhun River. With its bustling marketplace and honking traffic, posh colonies and shanty towns, railway station and dam, forests, parks and playgrounds, Pandupur means a many things to the children who live there. Just like the river that flows by, it is teeming with life, a confluence of stories.... For the birthday boy, Raghav, it’s a miserable little backwater which doesn’t even have a Pizza Hut, but for the children of Little Pandavas Orphanage it’s an opportunity to make new friends. For naughty Tejas and his Goblin gang it’s a kingdom to rule over and enslave. For the twins Situ and Gitu, it’s a mystery to be solved. And for Minchu, it’s a home on the edge of the forest where wild elephants roam. Through Pandupur’s children, Adithi and Chatura Rao weave a web of stories—life-lessons in growing up: laughter and tears, insecurities, small unkindnesses and surprising friendships, stories that will resonate in the hearts and minds of children everywhere...