The Art and Book Junction

Manicure in Mundirikuppam, written by Subhashree Giridhar and illustrated by Vallabhi Shegaonkar, pays a heartfelt tribute to manual labourers who endure hardship with quiet strength and resilience.

A tribute to the Jamakkalam weavers of Tamil Nadu.

Stories help us know our traditions. When such stories blend mystery, adventure, and fantasy, they create a special kind of magic. What happens when such magic is created in the life of an eleven-year-old boy who thinks the town he lives in is ordinary, and nothing exciting ever happens there? A story is born where tradition meets imagination.

“Brighter days are ahead”, “ the light is coming” We live in an era where we dream of living forward. Days focused on shaping our tomorrows, but there were days when every day felt like a discovery, and days when we lived for simple pleasures, and we call them our good old days. Lalitha Ramanathan transports us to those days through a fictional tale called Kanmani and Co.

This story by Mahasweta Devi is about Moyna a ten-year-old girl from the Shabar tribe and her never-ending Why’s!

Dotted Lines is a visual autobiography of Bhil artist Bhuri Bai and it is told through drawings of Bhil art, India's oldest tribal art form

If someone asks me What will be the sweetest surprise for you? my reply will always be Receiving Gifts. It makes us feel special. And even more special when we receive surprise gifts from special ones. Gifting is always a self-fulfilling experience. This story Surprise Gifts written by Asha Nehemiah, illustrated by Sujata Bansal and published by CBT Publication gives us such an experience. Surprise Gifts written by Asha Nehemiah Synopsis: Aunt Farida lives in a place which is