In the life of a human being the most sweet and memorable part is its childhood, say from its second year till its seventh or eighth. During this time the child is very innocent, full of life, playful, has no responsibility or worry, and when in fear or pain it calls its mother and she is there ever ready to protect it. It understands no restriction and has freedom to go and talk to anybody in the house. It does not know how to hate anyone -- in fact, it is like the manifestation of the ever-gracious divinity in the world. A child is loved, respected and even adored.

This book is a small attempt to express the love, affection and feelings towards children. In Hindu pantheon the only divine family having children is that of Shiva and Parvati or Uma. Through pleasing illustrations, another made-for-each-other couple -- the Kogatas -- have touched upon the various facets in the life of the divine chidren -- Ganesha and Karttikeya -- together with their doting parents. The delightful verses add sweetness and charm to the book.



Author Bio: Mr. R.N. Kogata and Mrs. Lalita Kogata have probably the world's biggest creation and collection of more than 9,000 types of statues/idols and paintings of Lord Ganesha. They run a Ganesha Gallery as well in Udaipur, Rajasthan.

Other books authored by them are Maa-The Mother, Pita-The Father, Pati-The Husband in the Eyes of Wife, Patni-The Wife in the Eyes of Husband, Paricaar-Family: the Art of living life, Insaan and Indian Marriage: Customs and Rituals. The Kogata couple have already created 1,000 different paintings of Lord Ganesha based on the 1,000 names of the elephant-faced god.

Mr. Kogata is a Charetered Accountant and Company Secretary by profession and Mrs. Kogata is a postgraduate and a part-time Company Secretary. They have two sons, Devashish and Kushagra. Devashish is also an artist and has already made more than 700 pencil sketches on Lord Ganesha.