First Songs – A Lullaby Project is a celebration of the songs we first sing to children — lullabies that carry rhythm, comfort, and early language. As a child’s first experience of sound and storytelling, lullabies are a powerful foundation for language development and emotional bonding.
To mark the launch of the First Songs microsite — a growing archive of over 100 lullabies in 13 languages collected from families across India — we hosted a special online event that brought together educators, researchers, musicians, and storytellers.
Highlights include:
🎤 A panel discussion with Dr. Rukmini Banerji (CEO, Pratham; Yidan Prize laureate, 2021) and Brij Kothari (Founder, Billion Readers)
🧠 Research insights from Prof. Usha Goswami (Yidan Prize laureate, 2019; University of Cambridge) on how rhythm and sound support early learning
🎶 A live lullaby-learning session with Gurupriya Atreya & Vedanth Bharadwaj (Sing A Lullaby)
🌐 A guided tour of the new First Songs archive
This event recording, held on May 14, 2025, is now available to watch and share.
We invite you to explore, sing along, and celebrate the joy of childhood.
Bachpan Manao, Loriya Sunao.
Let’s sing. Let’s celebrate childhood.
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