Author : Nina Sabnani
Illustrator : Satyanarayan Suthaar
Storytellers Pappuram and Kojaram have their own stories about why Ganesha is worshipped first. They open their kaavads, the storytelling boxes, and begin — and finally realise that the stories may be different, but they're essentially still the same! A comment on the nature of myths.
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| Age | 5+ |
| Specifications | 28 pages; 9.5” x 8.5”; full colour; soft cover |
| Translator | Suchhanda Sarkar |
| ISBN | 978-93-5046-175-4 |
| First Published | 2012 |
Pappuram and Kojaram are kaavadiya bhaats, storytellers from Rajasthan. Each has his own favourite story about why Lord Ganesha is always worshipped first, before any other god or goddess. They open their kaavads, the beautifully painted storytelling boxes, and begin – only to realise at the end of it that the stories may be different, but are still really the same! In this is captured the nature of myths and their telling, that there is no one story about anything, it can always be this as much as that, across cultures or within the same, as here. Typical of kaavadiyas is the flat manner of narrating even improbable situations – anything can happen, that's how it is...
Colourful and commendable
It is a commendable collaborative work by this team to introduce this art to children. “It’s All The Same!” is rightly an appealing book about this uncommon art form. Young India Books