AALIM – आळीं – Riddles

Sri.K.Purushothama Pai, the most senior among the living Konkani authors from Kerala,  has composed 50 riddles to enrich the children’s literature in Konkani. The collection is named “AALIM (आळीं)” which got released on 07th October 2012 (Sunday) at a function organized in Swarna Bhavan, Ernakulam. The first copy of the book was handed over to Sri.Jagadeesh.S.Pai, grandson of the author, by Prof.N.Ajithkumar, Chief Guest of the day.

The book contains an illustration for each riddle, nicely drawn by the noted Cartoonist Balachandran (Balu), former Secretary of the Kerala Cartoon Academy. This is to help the child understand and solve the riddle in a better and attractive way.

The book आळीं is in Demi Octavo size, in Devanagari script, and contains 114 pages, priced at Rs.100/- Introduction is by Prof. N.Swarnalata. This is the first such book of Konkani riddles coming out from Kerala.

Copies can be obtained by placing an order through email to : pgkamat.foundation@gmail.com or remitting the price in the Bank Account as detailed in our ‘Contact Us‘ page in this website.