An exhibition of illustrations in children’s books in India since 1895. Themed around the many interpretations of ‘becoming’ of the self and of the spaces around us, the exhibition celebrates the past and the present of the 130 years of art in printed children’s literature in India.
The curation carries immersive book illustrations by sixty artists, including that by the pioneers of children’s illustrated literature in the country - Abanindranath Tagore, Sukumar Ray and Satyajit Ray. Visitors will delight in the works of celebrated artists like KG Subramanyan, Mickey Patel, Pulak Biswas, Jagdish Joshi, Sigrun Srivasatava and Atanu Roy, while discovering and rediscovering the creative genius of many feted contemporary illustrators, each enriching this landscape with their own distinctive style and sensibilities.
There will be a reading corner in the gallery for visitors to browse through the books featured, and more.
Curated by Richa Jha, children’s book author, and publisher of Pickle Yolk Books
Inauguration on 22 April 2025 at 18:30
Conversations and Workshops as part of the exhibition:
Workshop 1: The Art of Picture book Making
Dates: April 26, 27 | 11:00 – 16:00
Venue: Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex
Facilitator: Award-winning illustrator and muralist Ruchi Shah
For: Art and design students | For details, please email on pickleyolkbooks@gmail.com
Workshop 2: Illustrating for Children’s Magazines
Dates: May 03, 04 | 11:00 – 16:00
Venue: Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex
Facilitator: Award-winning illustrator Taposhi Ghoshal
For: Art and design students | For details, please email on pickleyolkbooks@gmail.com
Workshop 3: Creating a Wordless Picture book
Date: April 30 | 11:00 -13:00
Venue: Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex
Facilitator: Suvidha Mistry
For: Senior school students (pre-registered)
On 29 April 2025 at 18:30 in Seminar Rooms I to III, Kamaladevi Complex
Conversation: Structured Narratives in Literature for the Young and Beyond – Deconstructing the role and changing contours of comics and graphic novels in Indian children’s and young adult publishing
Speakers: Vishwajyoti Ghosh, Anupam Sinha, Nandita Basu
Guided Tour of the exhibition by the curator:
April 24, 29 | May 01, 06 at 15:00
Readings from featured books:
April 24, 29 | May 01, 06 at 16:00
(Collaboration: Pickle Yolk Books)
