The Burrow Library

06/03/2026

Family vacation to London. And I can’t help but visit The British Library.
Beautiful, grand and spacious. Made as a public space. Made to inspire. Made to curate. Made to preserve.

Also visited the Treasures of the British Library exhibition, which houses original treasured books and manuscripts - the Magna Carta, Beowulf, Mughal miniature painted manuscript…a treat to the eyes and joy to the heart.

Many of the fundamentals that The Burrow Library is based on reaffirmed and re-energised.
We’re small but will be significant - that’s the promise.

And then the browsing and buying 🙂… The British Library (like the NY Public Library) has a small store attached, with a carefully selected set of books and collectibles. (More in August on how that is inspiring The Burrow Library). For now, it just served as gift buying for the family - all graphic novels, selected to suit the interests of my 3 special people.

04/22/2026

I wrote a guest blog recently on the Indiaspora website - https://indiaspora.org/stories-that-stay-why-reading-indian-books-matters-for-our-children/. The blog was written to describe the slowly building and evolving ecosystem of children’s books in India.

The carousel above has some of the key points written in the blog post.

While the specific website post was written for children of the Indian diaspora largely, a lot of what was written there is true more universally.

At their core, the books I’m talking about are just good books.
Written for children. Written by Indian authors.
They are set in India, but really, they are just showcasing good stories written for children.

Does this resonate with you or make you pause and think? Share your comments.

04/17/2026

Do check out this post (written by The Burrow Library founder) on Indiaspora about children's books from India and why they matter. Full link to the write up here - https://indiaspora.org/stories-that-stay-why-reading-indian-books-matters-for-our-children/

For diaspora children navigating questions of identity and belonging, books by Indian authors offer more than cultural nostalgia — they normalize Indian names, settings, and family structures while presenting India as diverse and contemporary rather than frozen in time. Nalini Haridas, founder of The Burrow Library, argues that the Indian diaspora in the U.S. should actively build a local ecosystem around Indian children's literature through pop-up bookstores, library partnerships, and cultural programming to make these books a consistent presence in children's lives.

Read More
https://indiaspora.org/stories-that-stay-why-reading-indian-books-matters-for-our-children/

03/28/2026

Burrow Book Bags - 5 curated books for you. Age appropriate. Preferences driven. Picked with love.

As we’ve had more and more signups for Burrow Book Bags through our new member trial plan, it’s become fun to guess … what themes a new member might like? Did we pick the reading age correctly? Is the variety exciting?

And just like that, it becomes the start of a conversation… to know what worked, what delighted, what could have been more.

So, what are you waiting for? Start this conversation with us —— Start a trial plan at Www.theburrow.in and access our collection of children’s books by Indian authors.
Delivering all over the United States.