Bhavana Vyas is a student of Srishti College of Art and Design, Bangalore. Bhavana has done the illustrations for The Forbidden Temple which carries many ‘firsts’ – it is her first book with Tulika, her first illustrations in black and white and her first book for children. She wishes she could draw as fast as she thinks in pictures and hopes to make a living as a happy children’s book illustrator.
 

N Bindhu Malini holds degrees in both Fine Arts
and Music. She went on to do a Masters in Visual Communication and followed it up with a specialisation in Graphic Design at the N I D, Ahmedabad. A trained classical Carnatic vocalist, Bindhu is currently training in Hindustani Music under Ustad Rashid Khan at Kolkata even while working as an independent Illustrator and a graphic designer.

 

Bindia Thapar is an architect by profession and illustrator by  choice. Bindia has one daughter who is an inspiration for her work, especially for children. She has collaborated closely with writer, Kamla Bhasin on several projects and the pictures for Tulika's Malu Bhalu were floating around in her head long before it was thought of as a book.

Biswajit Balasubramaniam is a serious freelance cartoonist. He has published in The Business Line,
The New Indian Express and The Economic Times, Sruti, and other publications. He has co-authored the book Chennai Latte – A Madras Brew. At other times he is a high flying corporate executive. He has illustrated My Friends in the City, for Tulika.

Chewang Dorjee Bhutia is an animation film student at N I D, Ahmedabad. He likes cooking and model making. He derives inspiration from Sikkim, where he grew up, and all the people that he has met. Norbu’s New Shoes, was conceived and illustrated by Bhutia as part of an ‘Element of Illustration’ programme. His pictures capture the Sikkim landscape with a keen and affectionate eye.

Jeyanthi Manokaran started her career in advertising, and moved on to work in edutainment. She has been with other corporate and voluntary organizations. Jeyanthi's picture books for kids are popular. She won a UNESCO Award for illustrating and a Highlights Scholarship for writing. In Gadagada Gudugudu, her first with Tulika, the delightful pictures capture the life and laughter of children as they
play on the streets.

Junuka Deshpande likes to talk and draw, and loves to sing as well. She ventures around obscure places with a video camera to make films. She works as a visual artist and filmmaker and also earns her living by teaching, singing on the streets and painting people's walls. Junuka studied communication design at National Institute of Design (N I D), Ahmedabad and has been working on a variety of projects across India that let her travel, photograph and watch people.

Busy Busy Grand Aunt was illustrated by Kanchan Mitra as part of his Industrial Design project while he was a student at N I D, Ahmedabad.

Kavita Singh Kale, an animation film designer from
N I D, Ahmedabad, is director, Underground Worm animation studio. She also produces public service announcements, commercials and short films, of which two, Boond and Pratibimbh won awards at international film festivals. Her imagination and perspective as filmmaker reflect in her illustrations for children's books. Kavita has written and drawn the modern and engaging Avneet Aunty’s Mobile Phone, created the pictures for the bright and colourful Pavo and Cavo, the dramatic Brahma's Butterfly, and the dreamily delicious Jalebi Curls all published by Tulika.

Mugdha Sethi is a graphic designer. Way back in 1997, she was Tulika's first student intern from N I D, Ahmedabad. The four folk tales she illustrated as part of her diploma project, using four different artistic traditions in Hiss, Don’t Bite! (Kalighat paintings), Eyes on the Peacock’s Tail (Phad paintings), Magic Vessels (clay sculptures from Tamilnadu) and A Curly Tale (Madhubani paintings), still fly off the shelves. Common themes that run through her work have to do with colour, nature, the earth and growing things. She also teaches yoga, enjoys being outdoors and walking barefoot.

Nancy Raj is a graphic designer and illustrator with an M.A. in Fine Arts. Primarily interested in painting and illustration, she works with many companies and publications. Nancy enjoys capturing people, their emotions and involvement in daily life, through sketches. She likes to spread energy and laughter through her pictures – which is why she revels in doing comic strips, caricaturing family and friends and creating pictures for children. She has illustrated three books for Tulika; Malli, The Village Fair and
Aa Vilurundu Akku Varai.

Nina Sabnani is an illustrator, animator and film-maker, currently an Associate Professor at the Industrial Design Centre, I I T Bombay, where she is also pursuing her doctoral studies in storytelling. Until recently she was at the N I D, Ahmedabad, having spent over twenty-two years as a teacher, and served as the coordinator of the Animation and New Media disciplines for several years.
          Her most recent work, Mukund and Riaz, both as an animated film and illustrated book, published by Tulika, has won critical acclaim internationally. In fact, Deux Amis, its French edition, was launched by Syros at the a Paris Book fair in March 2007. This simple, endearing story of two friends dealing with Partition has also been published in Pakistan by Oxford University Press. Nina has illustrated several books for Tulika.
Of these, My Mother's Sari was selected as an Outstanding International Book for 2007 in the U.S.A.

Paritosh Sen, one of India’s renowned artists, was born in 1918 in Dhaka, now in Bangladesh. He studied art at the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai, and later, in Paris, France, where a meeting with Picasso left a deep impression. He founded the Calcutta Group in 1942 along
with a group of artist friends.
          He has received many honours and awards and his paintings have been exhibited all over the world. He has also published writings in Bangla and English. In 1998, Tulika published A Tree in My Village, an adaptation of a story from his memoirs, Zindabahar, named after Zindabahar Lane, the street on which he lived in Dhaka. The painterly quality of his words and the drama and delicacy of his pen-and-ink sketches washed with watercolour, come together for a fascinating visual experience of nature, colour and movement. The book has now been reissued in a changed format. Paritosh Sen passed away on October 22, 2008.

Priya Kuriyan is an animation film designer who lives and works in New Delhi. As a hobby, she illustrates for children’s books and magazines. Her pictures of Tulika's most endearing bunch of animals in I’m So Sleepy, Snoring Shangmugham and Colour-Colour Kamini are a favourite with children.

Proiti Roy is a freelance illustrator. She graduated in Fine Arts from Shantiniketan, West Bengal in 1987. For twelve years, she taught art and craft to children, in Calcutta. Now, living in Chennai, she is focusing on children's book illustration. Proiti has illustrated the lovely Putul and the Dolphins, the enchanting What Shall I Make? and the delightful Help!Help! for Tulika. She loves animals and lives with four rescued dogs. She collects old children's books, post cards and match boxes.

After studying Architecture, Reginald Goveas found his calling in Communication, Design and Graphic art. He also worked in the areas of Print, New Media and Advertising. He is presently an independent creative consultant to design and advertising agencies. With their humour and tongue-in-cheek quality, his line drawings and cartoons liven up the pages of Tulika's My Vote Counts! an engaging look at how democracy works in India. He has also illustrated two books in the Read and Colour freedom series – The Story of Rani of Jhansi and The Story of 15^th August 1947.

Ranjan De is a freelance designer and illustrator who conducts creative workshops for children in puppetry, animation and paper sculptures. He has illustrated three books for Tulika, the zestfully drawn Ekki Dokki, Kolaba, which has stylized paper-cut illustrations and black and white drawings for Sorry, Best Friend.

Renuka Rajiv has a diploma from the Srishti Institute of Art and Design, Bangalore. She illustrated Radha finds the Circle as part of her summer internship. She had a wonderful time chasing after Radha right from the initial sketches to the final result.

Shailja Jain studied Animation Film Design at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. She now works on freelance projects in Animation, Graphics and Illustrations. Shailja likes to sketch and illustrate especially for children's books. She loves dogs, trees and cycling and likes to roam around and discover stories, whenever and wherever she can.

With degrees in fine art and interior design, Shalini Biswajit has displayed her paintings and sculpture in various exhibitions held at prestigious venues such as The Nehru Centre, London and the Salon de Printemps, Lyon, France. She lives in Chennai where she runs the Forum art gallery. The King and the Kiang is her first book for children. 

Shefalee Jain is an artist who lives and works in Vadodara, where she completed her graduation from M.S. University. Her first book with Tulika was Ten which was conceptualized and illustrated by her for her cousins, Putta and Papu. Shefalee has illustrated seven books in the Aditi series, also published by Tulika. Her pen and wash illustrations in black and white are adored by children and adults alike.

Srivi is a visualiser and writer who holds a Masters degree in Fine Arts from Stella Maris College, Chennai. She has designed and illustrated books for children
and conducts workshops in creative storytelling, illustrations, art and craft. A Gift from the Sea is the first book she has illustrated for Tulika
 

Srividya Natarajan received a Ph.D. in English from the University of Hyderabad in 1998, and spent the next seven years as an editor, writer, and illustrator of children's books. Her evocative water colour paintings can be seen in Tulika's Kali and the Rat Snake and the four books in the Under the Banyan series. She has also taught and performed Bharatanatyam for many years. Srividya now lives in Canada where she teaches English at King's University College, University of Western Ontario, writes in her spare time and finds time for occasional collaborations with the Toronto-based inDance. Her first novel for adults, No Onions Nor Garlic was published by Penguin India.

Stephen Aitken is a Canadian illustrator and writer who has illustrated and authored many books for children. His work includes The Puffin Book of Bedtime Stories (Penguin, India), Sonu the Metal Elephant (Scholastic, India), My Treasure of Fairy Tales (Igloo Books, UK). He has published poetry and non fiction articles in magazines for children in Canada. He maintains a studio in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. His pictures for The Mountain that Loved a Bird reflect the luminous colours of Himalayan skies over India. Stephen is also a biologist and the managing editor of Biodiversity Journal.

Tarit Bhattacharjee is Tarit 'Anna' (big brother) to his students at The School, KFI, Chennai. He has been teaching art here since he moved to Chennai in 1984. He was trained at Rabindranath Tagore's premier art school in Shantiniketan, Kala Bhavan. Tarit believes that we need to make room for art and all forms of creative endeavour.

Taufik Riaz is a freelance artist and illustrator. He loves to see and hear the world around, its people and its dreams. He lives in Shantiniketan and Kolkata, and likes to invite the whole world to the small town of Shantiniketan. In Crocodile Tears, his first book with Tulika, he captures the story's many moods with great skill and a lot of heart.

Trotsky Marudu works extensively with animation, advertising and feature films. He has illustrated the hugely popular book, Line and Circle and Look, the Moon, both published by Tulika

Uma Krishnaswamy is fascinated by folk and other forms of art from India and around the world. Her illustrations for Tulika's And Land was Born, It’s Only a Story and Dancing on Walls are imaginative innovations that draw from traditional tribal aesthetics and art. She has also drawn for the Read and Colour: river stories and A Face in the Water. Uma teaches Visual Studies and illustration at two city colleges.

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Vinayak Varma graduated from the Srishti School of Art and Design, Bangalore. He developed the bilingual picture book, Up Down during a summer internship with Tulika.

Vishwajyoti Ghosh is a communications professional in New Delhi with active interests in children’s literature and art, especially comics. He has published in
The Little Magazine, First City and other leading magazines. He also holds workshops for children and professionals on comics as a communication tool. He has illustrated the book, Pranav’s Picture for Tulika.

Karuna Sesh and Pervez Bhagat are passionate amateur photographers. They are behind the loving pictures in My Friend, the Sea.

Raghavendra Rao spent twenty years as a photojournalist before he decided to get away from a world dominated by politics into a world of exploring the small, the beautiful and the hopeful. His travels became journeys of discovery and resulted in a series of exhibitions. Among them was Encounters, Sea, Leaves, Laya. Suresh and the Sea is his
first book for children. He has also translated stories from English into Kannada for Tulika.