Reading a biography in a descriptive style is an all together a different experience and more so for children as the very outlook of the content will attract them like comics do.
Going through ‘Bhimayana’, the Telugu version of Bhimayan in English, a graphic biography of B.R. Ambedkar, is further more interesting to the children as the caricatures are drawn in ‘Pardhan Gond’ art style driving home the message in thick outlines enclosing dotted and shaded space.
The Telugu version Bhimayana published by Navayana-Hyderabad Book Trust was released here on Sunday in the presence of a select gathering.
The release at Lamakaan, an open cultural educational centre here, was marked by reading and reflections on the book by eight middle and high school students from elite schools as well as bridge schools.
Six children presented the sections of the book in Telugu, while two others did it in English.
Distinctive style
Manager of Lamakaan, Subba Reddy, said the distinctive style of graphics used in the book was well-suited to describe pain and agony in the face of cruelty – untouchability and discrimination underwent by Ambedkar. Apart from graphics used to describe different characters, the dialogue boxes used to narrate the subject were in unique shapes to suit the emotions described in Gond art, he explained.
The original book in English was already translated into French, all South Indian languages, Marathi and Gujarati. Co-author of the book S. Anand said lot of care had to be taken while explaining the emotions of Ambedkar.
Gita Ramaswamy of Hyderabad Book Trust was also present.
via The Hindu Newspaper http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/andhra-pradesh/article3702525.ece
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