Tag Archives: Patua Art

Sita’s Ramayana: The Many Lives of a Text

By admin | Published: December 5, 2011

In the aftermath of Delhi University’s decision to ban A K Ramanujan’s essay discussing disparate versions of The Ramayana, Tara publisher V.Geetha reflects upon the many lives of the text, and in particular our recently published retelling of the great epic from the female point of view, Sita’s Ramayana. 5 people like this post. Like [...]

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Martin Luther King Jr

By admin | Published: January 17, 2011

A Tale Replete with Fate, Destiny and the Human Condition Recently, one of the most difficult projects we’ve ever done came together in a deeply satisfying way. I See The Promised Land is a graphic novel on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. The art is by Manu Chitrakar, a scroll painter from the [...]

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The Politics of Voice

By admin | Published: September 29, 2010

Folk and Tribal Art in Children’s Literature “It may seem, at first glance, that the majority is the dominant force in every society, but those who dramatically change their world, now and throughout history, always belong to the minority.” With this motto, the International Board on Books for Young People – IBBY – organised their [...]

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