Past

Roshan Sahi is a freelance artist and crafts-person. He is an art practitioner and also works as a consultant arts and craft facilitator in different schools and colleges. Working outdoors is an important dimension in his art practice. He worked as a horticultural therapist with people of special needs in the...

Ajaa Sharma leads capacity building at Tata Trusts’ Parag Initiative for children's libraries and plays a key role as faculty lead for the Library Educator's Course. She believes in nurturing educators and enabling children's response and engagement with books in all possible ways. Nitu Singh is a library and craft...

In a 31-year career, Champa Saha has taught at various schools across the country – St Thomas School for Girls, Delhi; St Mary’s Higher Secondary School, Dehradun; Army School, Devlali; KLM International School and St Joseph’s School, Pathankot; Baba Farid School, Faridkot and Mayoor School, Ajmer. In the process, she has set...

Gautam Benegal graduated from Jadavpur University with a degree in Comparative Literature. At age 16, at the invitation of Satyajit Ray, renowned director and editor of the children’s magazine Sandesh, his illustrations and articles appeared regularly in Sandesh and, subsequently, in other children’s magazines such as Anandamela, Neelkamal Lalkamal and Scifun...

Jeeva Raghunath pioneered the storytelling movement in Tamil Nadu, India. She has represented her country at various festivals around the globe. She has won the "Best Entrepreneur Award" for her contribution to storytelling as well as the "Pride of Asia" prize awarded by Surindra Rajabhat University, Surin, Thailand. Her company, Kathaikalatta,...

Ajaa Sharma leads capacity building at Tata Trusts’ Parag Initiative for children's libraries and plays a key role as faculty lead for the Library Educator's Course. She believes in nurturing educators and enabling children's response and engagement with books in all possible ways. Nitu Singh is a library and craft...