Hello!
I am Pallavi Prakash Kumar, the founder of ‘She Narrates‘.
I don multiple hats, serving as an IT engineer, a children’s book author, a read-aloud facilitator, blogger, and a poetess. However, the role which is of utmost significance in my life is that of a conscious parent. Living and leading my life through the lens of parenthood is the role I cherish the most.
Let me share with you how my journey as a writer began. Writing letters is long out of fashion and it was nearly after a decade that I wrote one – as it was a special occasion and it was to a very special person, yet to come on planet earth. It was to my little kangaroo in my second trimester. The first time is always difficult and the newness of it all was making us awfully nervous. Our nugget was giving us nail-biting time – jittery days and sleepless nights as he hadn’t given me the slightest kick by then. Hence, the first love-letter lovingly ordering him to behave. Either God heard it or him or both… it happened, nothing short of a grand kick warming the very cockles of our hearts. I immediately picked up a pen and yellow paper to express this joyous moment. An ecstatic point in time it was!
This is how my love affair with writing and my journey as a writer began. Full credits to my little one who was then constantly kicking and punching me to be in-line with what my heart really wanted.
It wasn’t long before that letters after letters, blogs after blogs, poems after poems, started to roll out from my pen. I started picking up writing projects in my free time, helping community with weekly newsletters. I started mid-day posting on leading writing platforms like Women’s Web, HBB, Momspresso; applying for anthologies…etc. it kept growing snowballing into what I am today with an evolved and matured writing style.
Today, I have three children’s books on the shelves of Amazon, Flipkart and Goodreads. For you to have easy and quick access, I am enclosing the book links here:
- Pratham Mum and Teeny Tiny Tales: https://amzn.eu/d/76d9Ap0 (Published: September 2022)
- Pratham Mum and Teeny Tiny Tales- II: https://amzn.eu/d/6VTwGWm (Published: November 2023)
- Pratham, Mum and The City: https://amzn.eu/d/gULtAyN (Published: October 2020)
Read the book reviews and make your buying decisions. They make for good reads and ignite a love for reading in children.
I do not intend to stop and will try to get at least one book out every year for as long as I can.
My real reasons for writing have always been to express my feelings and to bring a balance to my Oxytocin levels. I also choose to write when I prefer explaining in writing over verbalizing, resonating with Nicole Krauss’s reasons for writing. There is some part of me that just cannot “file OR forget”, which is same as Ralph Ellison’s purpose for writing.
About my founding ‘She Narrates’
It is a space where I am scripting life lessons borne out of my experiences and experiments as a woman, professional and as an engaged parent. The content here is for all parents: present and future and their young ones, looking out for what and how to cater to their multifarious concerns, and to find suggestions and solutions.
It is also an inclusive platform for writers, parents, clinical psychologists, practitioners to contribute their insights, authentic voices on conscious parenting, STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, Math) activities and life skills. Beyond inspiring narratives, insights, tips and tools, we aspire to nurture a love for reading among young readers through ‘All About Reading‘ and carefully curated book lists. If you are an avid reader or a passionate book blogger, feel free to share your book reviews and curated book lists for young readers at contact@shenarrates.in. We have submission guidelines in place for the same. Also, valuing the importance of audio stories, and with an intent to enhance children’s experience of listening to stories and stimulate their imagination, we have audio stories at ‘Storyland.’
I am gloating and Why Not?
‘She Narrates’ which was once more of a personal space and where I’ve expressed my feelings, shared parenting tips and tales has now grown exponentially, so, we have chosen to leverage and manage this value with others who are interested in symbiotically growing with us. To inform you, the general organic traffic (*) of ‘She Narrates’ ranges from 67K-70K with a monthly traffic of 27K-30K. Additionally, we proudly hold a credible Google positioning within the Top 5 results on the Search Engine Results Page (SERP) for key search terms such as parenting posts, parenting blogs in India, and other key topics related to parenting and reading.
Some of the blogs that have either garnered good attention, brought enough traffic to She Narrates ® (www.shenarrates.in) or positioned themselves among the first five on Google SERP (Search Engine Results Page) are here:
1. Blog title: The Gratitude Game- A Fun Activity for Kids I She Narrates – Recipient of numerous accolades, including the Orange Flower Award for excellence in Parenting writing. Link: https://shenarrates.in/a-z-gratitude-game/
2. Blog title: Top 12 Activities to Engage Kids In During Long Summer Holidays | She Narrates – among top 5 results on Google SERP
Link: https://shenarrates.in/top-12-activities-to-engage-kids-in-during-long-summer-holidays/
3. Blog title: 5 Indian Books for Children that Celebrate Islamic Faith and Culture | She Narrates: Also, featured even on Women’s Web and was selected as ‘Pick of the week’ for their newsletter as it was written to the topic’s brief, screenshot of the mail body included below.
Links: https://shenarrates.in/5-indian-books-for-children-that-celebrate-islamic-faith-and-culture/
4. Blog title: An Important STEM Challenge for Kids Dominoes Challenge- Full of Life Lessons | She Narrates: – among top 5 results on Google SERP
Link: https://shenarrates.in/an-important-stem-challenge-for-kids-dominoes-challenge-full-of-life-lessons/
5: Blog title: 9 Fun Ways to Actively Teach Children about Nature and the Importance of Wildlife Conservation | She Narrates- Among top growing pages
6: Parenting posts webpage: Parenting Posts | She Narrates – ranks top on Google Images SERP
Link: https://shenarrates.in/parenting-posts/
7: Blog title: Importance of Comic Books for Children | She Narrates- among top 5 results on Google SERP
Link: https://shenarrates.in/importance-of-comic-books-for-children/
8: If you like reading teeny tiny tales too and haven’t read my books yet, well here is one for a quick glance: The Quiz
Link: https://www.womensweb.in/2022/07/the-quiz-july22wk2sr/
9. Blog title: Diwali Special: 15 Entertaining and Enlightening Festive Reads for Young Children | She Narrates- The most celebrated by Authors themselves, they have featured it on their social media page/s.
10. Blog title: Book reviews (Part 1)- Autumn Reads with She Narrates | She Narrates- The most celebrated by Authors themselves, they have featured it on their social media page/s.
Link:https://shenarrates.in/first-five-book-reviews-autumn-reads-by-she-narrates/
‘She Narrates’ is a mindful space aiming to empower future generations and foster conscious connections with loved ones through an inclusive and constantly evolving digital parenting platform.
So, come be a part of ‘She Narrates’ where narratives and insights of experts and parents shape future lives!
At ‘She Narrates’ you would find me sharing this platform with you, so, come say a ‘hello’ in the comment section below, so that I am personally aware that we are contributing together.
I dislike negativity and hence spamming and hateful comments, we will have to block you in those cases. Either encourage other content creators here or silently read, write, watch and repeat.
I believe we are our biggest saviours, and hope and pray to have touched the tip of the iceberg at the least.
Coming to a close
I would like to close the message here with one of the affirmations that I always repeat in silence and that is: “In the infinity of life where I am, all is perfect, whole and complete in meaningful ways. I look at the past with love and choose to learn from my old experiences. All is well in my world.” -Louise Hay (You can heal your Life)
The comment section of this page will now be open for you to leave a question you may have for me, or come say ‘hello’ or just share your insights on the subject of the post.
*Subject to change as it is a dynamic data but this figure has remained steady for over a year now.
©Revised ‘About’ page as on 28th December’2023