I am beginning this journey as a novice into self-publishing... and while I understand that this little pet-project of mine could be mildly successful or wildly disastrous, I still have a sliver of hope that lets me wander down this rocky road... O.K, Enough with the metaphors. Here is what I'm trying to do:
THE PROJECT:
1) Set up a venture to self-publish my own bilingual children's books.
2) Write and illustrate these early language learning books for kids who want to learn an Indian language. Kids living in the west who want to learn their own/an Indian language and for kids living in India who want to learn English.
WHY?
As I write this, there are negotiations and connections and acquisitions and mergers being made all over the world where we are asked to learn something about another culture. With technological marvels available to us "laypersons", it seems like a waste not to use these tools to break the language barrier.
And so, I sit here, at my dining room table, conjuring up plans, envisioning the future, and hoping for the best! This is my next baby, born of my own personal experiences - struggling and embarrassed to speak my own language to my family and as a mother, trying to find ways to teach my toddler a way to relate to and like to speak in our language - Tamil.
Here, this blog will give me a place to document how I find my way through this process and hopefully will hold me accountable to myself as a budding "mompreneur"....
WHAT?
'Mogra' simply means jasmine in India. It has an unforgettable scent and is a big part of grand occasions in that country. The logo also is meant to look like a pinwheel. For me, this signifies steps to an early education that is unforgettable and everlasting like the jasmine's scent and it's significance in good beginnings. The pinwheel too for me signifies progress and change as it moves to the changes in wind etc.
HOW?
You'll see... hope you will come back to read more... Thanks for visiting.
THE PROJECT:
1) Set up a venture to self-publish my own bilingual children's books.
2) Write and illustrate these early language learning books for kids who want to learn an Indian language. Kids living in the west who want to learn their own/an Indian language and for kids living in India who want to learn English.
WHY?
As I write this, there are negotiations and connections and acquisitions and mergers being made all over the world where we are asked to learn something about another culture. With technological marvels available to us "laypersons", it seems like a waste not to use these tools to break the language barrier.
And so, I sit here, at my dining room table, conjuring up plans, envisioning the future, and hoping for the best! This is my next baby, born of my own personal experiences - struggling and embarrassed to speak my own language to my family and as a mother, trying to find ways to teach my toddler a way to relate to and like to speak in our language - Tamil.
Here, this blog will give me a place to document how I find my way through this process and hopefully will hold me accountable to myself as a budding "mompreneur"....
WHAT?
'Mogra' simply means jasmine in India. It has an unforgettable scent and is a big part of grand occasions in that country. The logo also is meant to look like a pinwheel. For me, this signifies steps to an early education that is unforgettable and everlasting like the jasmine's scent and it's significance in good beginnings. The pinwheel too for me signifies progress and change as it moves to the changes in wind etc.
HOW?
You'll see... hope you will come back to read more... Thanks for visiting.
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