Airavata-1Microbloghop by Srivalli

Airavata-1Microbloghop 

Author Name: Srivalli Rekha

Story Title: Renu in Haritham

About the Author: An MBA graduate, Srivalli Rekha also has an MA in English Literature. She loves to write, blog, cook, take pictures, draw and craft silly things. Nature is her greatest inspiration. Books and music are her favorite companions. A freelance content writer during the day, she devours books at night and is a reviewer at NetGalley, BookSirens, and The Writers Workout. 

Her works have been a part of several anthologies (eBooks and paperback publications). Srivalli is a co-founder of The Hive Publishers, an indie publishing collective. Violets in Hand, The House of Justice, and Pebbles in the Grass are her self-published eBooks are available on Amazon.

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My Experience

I love children’s fiction as much as I enjoy creating dark stories (weird, I know). The forest has been my favorite setting, no matter which genre I choose. It’s no surprise that the prompt for Airavata fit right into my comfort zone.

Renu in Haritham is the story of a young and bratty elephant who migrated to Haritham with his herd. Renu can’t help but bully and trouble the smaller animals. He doesn’t care for the old either. But all it takes is one lesson to mend his ways.

The allure of children’s stories has always been the simplicity of thought and approach. I did the same here and pretty much followed the template of a middle-grade short story. Writing stories for kids is rewarding and peaceful. Renu in Haritham was no exception. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it.

This blog post is part of the Airavata -1Microbloghop hosted by MeeraVBarath.

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About Airavata (taken from Amazon)

We wanted to see “an elephant,” in different shades of prosperity. When we imagine an elephant, our hands take the form of the trunk and we sway with grace, flushing out the happy hormones and letting the neurons within us to dance. Whether it’s in our school days or as a parent, I think most of us love to share stories related to an Elephant. The very mention brings out not the gigantism but the grace of carrying our mind and body gracefully just like an elephant. Hence Pachyderm Tales and Mayaakatha joined hands with writers and storytellers around the globe to create this beautiful anthology.

Edited by

•     Deepti Sharma
•     Preeti S Manaktala
•     Shristee Singh

Foreword by Siddhartha Satpathy

Cover Design by Satinder Ahuja

Grab your copy of Airavata Paperback and Kindle version from Amazon.

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