Why is there no space for childhood in newspapers?

It was a Sunday morning. | felt like holding my son Pragyan in my lap and we both should read an interesting story from the newspaper — so that he could enjoy the sweetness of words even in the modern screen age.

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But to our regret, we found that there was not a single story, comic book or Bal Samvad available for children in the reputed newspapers. This question, born out of this pain, demands a collective reflection — “When we do not print anything for children in our newspapers, then by what right do we expect them to read?”

Child's mind: A blank page

Our education system, parents and society often say in one voice that today's children do not read books. They are lost in the world of mobile, Instagram and gaming. But why does no one ask what are we giving them to read? Newspaper, which was once a part of every household's morning - has now become a complete "battlefield of adults” for children, political fights, allegations and counter-allegations of politicians, rapes, murders, corruption, cricket, movies and yoga tips. Where are Raja Ki Baat, Hathi Ki Sawari, science fiction, moon poetry, and short stories teaching life values?

When the kids aren't visible

In today's newspapers children "appear" in only two ways -