Charting One’s Own Path: A Masterclass on Writing Picture Book Biographies
In her lyrically written book, Meera Mukherjee: Breaking Moulds, award-winning author Vaishali Shroff tells the story of a woman sculptor who modernized the art of sculpting in India, by fusing her knowledge from the West with indigenous traditions, while in her first-person account Ganesh Pyne’s Twilight Dreams, she chronicles the life and times of a prolific contemporary artist and his art that was dark yet poetic and enigmatic. Find out the behind-the-scenes of how picture book biographies are written from the author, and attempt an activity or two from the books, too.
Age: 13-18 Years
12-12.45 pm
Room No. 104
