Mukand And Riaz (English)

Author : Nina Sabnani
Illustrator : Nina Sabnani

The story is set against the background of the 1947 Partition. But friendship between children knows no barbed wire fencing: all children play games, enjoy ice-cream and feel the loss of friends. This book is about every child's right to friendship and a home. Based on memories of her father, animator Nina Sabnani first made this as a film for the Big Small People Project, Israel, which won a certificate of merit from the Tokyo Broadcasting System, Japan. She created the illustrations from appliqué work, an art commonly done by women of both Sindh in Pakistan and Gujarat in India. 

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Age 5+
Specifications 32 pages; 7.5”x 8.5”; full colour; soft cover
Rights sold English (Pakistan), French (worldwide)
ISBN 978-81-8146-343-2
First Published 2007
Tags partition story, friendship, borders, home, appliqué work, craft, history, award-winner

Present[s] emotions with care and responsibility

There is a lot of emotion in the book but it is not spelt out in so many words. Instead, there is a lot of thinking space. I felt that this is perhaps so that young readers or adult storytellers can decide the depth of reading and discussion they want to go to as heavy realizations seep in. — Anagha Gopal

Sensitive handling of a dark period

The illustrations are exceptionally good and reminds one of the popular appliqué era. The rich texture of fabric is highly appealing. The embroidery is suggestive of the underlying threads of love and friendship that bind us all. Young India Books

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Mukand And Riaz (English)

Mukand And Riaz (English)

The story is set against the background of the 1947 Partition. But friendship between children knows no barbed wire fencing: all children play games, enjoy ice-cream and feel the loss of friends. This book is about every child's right to friendship and a home. Based on memories of her father, animator Nina Sabnani first made this as a film for the Big Small People Project, Israel, which won a certificate of merit from the Tokyo Broadcasting System, Japan. She created the illustrations from appliqué work, an art commonly done by women of both Sindh in Pakistan and Gujarat in India. 

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