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Illustrators at katha<br />
They are the ones who can launch colours into a thousand<br />
myriad forms. They make the stories alive. They make<br />
you turn pages. They make you gasp in awe at the sheer<br />
beauty of the images melting through their pens, pencils<br />
and brushes. They are the illustrators at Katha, the artists of<br />
many images.<br />
anahita taymourian - is an Iranian graphic artist, painter and interior designer. Her illustrations<br />
in the book ‘Kaleh and the Singsong Castle’ published by Katha, won her the Runner Up Prize in<br />
the Katha Chitrakala Contest 2006 – a search for excellence and innovation in illustrating and writing<br />
for children.<br />
Bindia thapar - is a trained architect. She loves to illustrate and has been a designer and illustrator for<br />
various publishing houses. She is a visiting lecturer at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, and<br />
is deeply committed to peace and environmental issues. She lives in New Delhi with her daughter.<br />
christopher corr - is an international name in children’s book illustrations. He was born in London and studied at The<br />
Royal College of Art. He works in a traditional way, paint on paper, usually gouaches on hand-made Italian or Indian<br />
paper. His round the world travels provide much inspiration for his work and he says that India is where he discovered<br />
colour.<br />
harshvardhan kadam - is a versatile young artist who enjoys experimenting in various media. He holds a wanderer’s<br />
paint brush and has recorded several of his journeys in his unique style. He has also done graphic novels which were<br />
critically well received. His preference remains working in real media but he enjoys painting digitally too. The traveller<br />
also has a keen eye for photography and this vibrancy of perspective can be seen in his work.<br />
ludmilla chakrabarty - was born in Russia. After her marriage, Ludmilla is pursuing a career here in India as an artist<br />
and a book illustrator, as well as a writer of children’s stories.<br />
mario kessler - He began to draw and paint while in school. He likes painting animals for children. Mario has illustrated<br />
“Mo...aning Morris” by Franz Hubner, for Katha.<br />
maya ramaswamy - has recently brought together her two greatest passions: painting and wildlife. A creative artist<br />
with a talent for cartooning, she loves watching wildlife and visits the forests whenever she can get away from<br />
Bangalore.<br />
nancy raj - is children’s book artist and designer with an M.A in Fine Arts. She enjoys capturing people, their emotions<br />
and involvement in daily life, through quick sketches. She likes to spread energy and laughter through her pictures -<br />
which is why she revels in doing comic strips and caricaturing family and friends. She loves spending time with children<br />
and her pet dog.<br />
neeta Gangopadhya - A post graduate from the College of Art, New Delhi, Neeta Gangopadhya has illustrated several<br />
books for children. She has represented India at the Biennial of Illustrations, Bratislava in 1995. Her illustrations are<br />
included in the book ‘Once Upon a Time in India’, which has been nominated for the IBBY Honours List in 2006.<br />
nimret handa - She has been writing and illustrating her own nature columns over many years. She also does travel<br />
writing, features and book reviews. Nimret has illustrated ‘Once Upon a Moontime’ by Mamang Dai, for Katha.<br />
paula Bossio - studied graphic design at the University of Jorge Tadeo Lozano. She teaches illustrations in a Colombian<br />
university and loves illustrating books for children. Apart from winning the Runner-up prize for this book in the Katha<br />
Chitrakala Award 2009, Paula was also the Runner-up in the 13th Noma Concours.<br />
prabhjot kaur - has written and illustrated ‘Daddoo’s Day out’ for Katha, and it won her the runner-up prize in the 10th<br />
Noma Concours for Picture Book Illustrations. She is presently in England working as an illustrator.<br />
rajiv eipe - studied Fine Arts at Sir J. J. School of Art before he went to study Animation Film Design at the National<br />
Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. Rajiv lives in Mumbai where he mainly does animation and graphics for television,<br />
and secretly wishes to drive a taxi for a living.<br />
rashin kheiriyeh - is an Iranian illustrator. Her illustrations for the book ‘The Famous Smile’ published by Katha won<br />
her the Grand Prize in the Katha Chitrakala Contest 2006 – a search for excellence and innovation in illustrating and<br />
writing for children.<br />
shweta mohapatra - is a graduate of National Institute of Design, NID, Ahmedabad, and the Pont Aven School of<br />
Contemporary Arts, France. Currently visiting faculty at NID, she’s worked for the Children’s Film Society of India and<br />
Sesame Street India.<br />
sonal panse - is a freelance artist and writer based in Nashik in Maharashtra. She does realistic, imaginative and<br />
abstract artwork in a variety of media. Her work has been featured in publications in India, Australia and the United<br />
States. She has also exhibited her paintings in London and Mumbai, and is currently working on a novel.<br />
sonali Biswas - is a freelance illustrator based in Delhi. She is the recipient of The Chitra Katha Award 2003 for<br />
Outstanding Illustrations for The Lonely Unicorn, a story-counting book published by Katha. She has also received the<br />
runner-up award from Noma Concours for Children’s Book Illustrations in 2000 and an honourable mention at the<br />
Biennial of Asian Illustrators, Japan in 2002.<br />
srivi - is a writer, illustrator and visualiser. She did her Bachelors and Masters from Stella Maris College, Chennai, India<br />
and majored in creative painting, art history and graphic design. A gold medalist with a commitment to the visual arts<br />
and children’s association with visual art, Srivi has illustrated several fiction and non-fiction books for children.<br />
stephen aitken - has been writing and illustrating children’s books for over 20 years. He is also a botanical illustrator<br />
and has served as the Managing Editor of Biodiversity: Journal of Life on Earth. He left his homeland Canada to come<br />
to India and live in the Himalayas, where he maintains a studio. Aitken is a member of the Picture Book Artists’<br />
Association and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.<br />
suddhasatwa Basu - is a renowned illustrator, painter and maker of animation films for television. For ‘The Song of a<br />
Scarecrow’, a picture book written and illustrated by him, he won the Katha Chitrakala Award 2002 and received an<br />
honourable mention at the Bienniel of Illustrations 2003, Bratislava. He has also illustrated Ka: The Story of Garuda<br />
for Katha.<br />
Vandana Bist - She has a degree in Fine Arts from the Delhi College of Art and has specialised in illustration. In<br />
1988, she was awarded the encouragement prize in the Children’s Picture Book Competition organised by the Noma<br />
Concours Foundation, Japan. Her works have been exhibited in Japan and Bratislava. Since 1986, her writings and<br />
drawings have been published in various children’s magazines and books. Her first book is A Ticket to Home and Other<br />
Stories, a collection for children (HarperCollins, 1994). ‘Surangini’ is very popular among children.<br />
Wen hsu - was born in Taiwan and two years later moved to Costa Rica, where she grew up. She holds a degree in<br />
Architecture from the University of Costa Rica, as well as a BFA with honors in Illustration from the Rhode Island School<br />
of Design. Wen has previously illustrated books for children in Costa Rica and Guatemala, as well as other books in the<br />
USA. She was granted the NOMA Concours Grand Prix in 2008.<br />
Illustrators at katha