Aapa ki Aapdi

'आपा की आपड़ी पानी में जा पड़ी...'

This line will encourage children to make - 'पापा की पापड़ी पानी में जा पड़ी...'

This playfulness shows that the literal interpretation of the poem will not be useful. Instead it introduces us to the nature of rhymes.

Nonsense rhymes is an unexplored territory in our country. Besides Sukumar Roy's unparalleled Abol Tabol, not many have tried their hands in this genre.

Gulzar is one poet in Hindi who has the skill, and an interest to explore this genre. This is one such book. It is one of the 14 books in the Samay Post series written by Gulzar.

Allen Shaw has illustrated this remarkable rhyme. His illustrations provide a fun-filled background to the rhyme.

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