Reading creates a space which is each one’s own space of sanctity. It is no ordinary space that it helps us create. It is nothing less than holy, for the reader and the writer share a communion unseen and unheard by the rest.
I honestly feel the phrase ‘children’s literature’ is very restrictive. An author writes because they have a story to tell. And stories can be heard by anyone. Some of course may appeal more to an age group. This however doesn’t mean it bars the rest from reading it. Some of my favourite books are
What adults term as children’s books. I think more adults should start reading children’s literature. There is an honesty that lies in these books that you won’t find in a book which is probably targeted for an older audience.
My medium of work is comics. I started out as an animator but at some point I got hooked onto comic stories as my medium of expression. So this makes me both a writer and an illustrator. I have written stories using the graphic medium for both children and an adult audience. I have mostly worked on short stories, and several of my short stories have been published in Anthologies like Verite 01, Comix India Antholgies, Kindle magazine, and I have also been commissioned by a Tamil newspaper to write a serialized comic story for children.
My first book is actually a poem in verse called Rory and Tusker (Minerva Press). A Comic Existence is a compilation of my web comic journal, which I self-published in 2018. I have short graphic novel titled “The piano – the story of a Friendship” slated to be released in April 2020. I am also simultaneously working on two graphic novels which I hope to finish soon.
My like using black and white for my illustrations. I love the Franco-Belgian novelist Comes style. But I get inspired by all artist and illustrators. I can’t draw everything well, but that doesn’t stop me from drawing.
I also am a musician, I play the piano , violin and fool around with the cello.
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