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Turning Pages is a non-profit that offers a unique programme to build joyful readers for life.

Our objective: to help children experience the joy of reading through an immersive experience of fun activities and rich discussions.

18/08/2026

How did Turning Pages schools mark the 79th Independence Day?

The students wrote heartfelt cards for soldiers posted in Ladakh, expressing their gratitude for keeping them safe💛

This happened after a read aloud of “Road to Rezang La”, a storybook where an army child learns about the Battle of Rezang La during the 1962 Indo-Chinese War!

Their lovely letters and cards are now with the bravehearts protecting the border in Ladakh!

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14/08/2026

Can storybooks help develop empathy⁉️

Girraj sir from our partner school in Madhya Pradesh tells us about the change he saw in his students after a read aloud of Parag Honours List “Mera Naam Gulab Hai”🫶

Teachers are at the core of our program!
We mentor them all through the school year to build joyful reading habits in students.

07/08/2026

What do students in a coastal town need the most? ☔

During the monsoon, getting to school in Mangalore can mean walking through some pretty heavy rain. So when our partner school needed 130 umbrellas, the community stepped up!

A local stationery shop heard about the need and donated 60 umbrellas! And then dear Anu, our very own Turning Pages mentor at the school filled the gap by donating 50 umbrellas!

04/08/2026

“Every mighty tree begins as a tiny seed. Every lifelong reader begins with a single story.”

In 2026, with the generous support of Sonalika CSR, Turning Pages Foundation embarked on a meaningful partnership with Raje Shivaji Vidyalaya in Dharavi to help build a joyful and sustainable reading culture.

We began the academic year with a 3-day teacher booster training, introducing educators to the idea of creating a Whole School Reading Culture-where reading for pleasure becomes an integral part of everyday school life.

The objective of the training was simple yet powerful: to help teachers rediscover the joy of reading and experience the transformative power of stories. Because when teachers become readers, it isn’t long before students become readers too!

This marks the beginning of a journey towards classrooms filled with stories, curiosity, and children who read not because they have to, but because they want to.

Here’s to planting the seeds today that will grow into generations of joyful readers.

31/07/2026

What to do when your child does not want to read⁉️😖

Miss Nisha from our partner school in Bangalore spilled the secret for all parents and teachers to hear🤩
Hint: When words are hard to follow, don’t toss the book away, follow the pictures!

Teachers are at the core of our program!
We mentor them all through the school year to build joyful reading habits in students.

29/07/2026

India Reads Aloud is a nationwide campaign by the Turning Pages Foundation, bringing the joy of stories to children across the country 🤩

And now, The Better India has featured the inspiring journey behind it all - documenting Turning Pages, the brainchild of three sisters who co-founded the organisation and have spent years building joyful reading habits for children across India!

*Repost from The Better India*

Can changing how children feel about books transform the future of education?
Three sisters are proving that it can.

Founded by Bunty Pai, Madhuri Pai, and Nayana Pai, Turning Pages Foundation is building a culture of joyful reading in underserved schools across India’s tribal, coastal, and low-income communities.

Since launching in 2020, the organisation has reached nearly 8,000 students, trained 150 teachers, and circulated 15,000 books across 12 schools in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Madhya Pradesh.

Instead of treating reading as another academic task, the foundation creates classroom libraries, daily DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) sessions, storytelling programmes, and teacher-led reading ecosystems that children genuinely look forward to.

At a time when national assessments show many Grade 5 students still struggle to read Grade 2-level text, this work highlights an important truth. Building literacy begins with building a love for reading.

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