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Following My Paint Brush

Dulari Devi, Gita Wolf

Following My Paint Brush is the story of Dulari Devi, a domestic helper who went on to become an artist in the Mithila style of folk painting from Bihar, eastern India. Dulari is from a community of fisherfolk, and she discovered painting while working as a domestic labourer in an artist’s house. She learned by doing, and has since been acknowledged as a reputed artist. Through a series of images, done in the exquisite Mithila style, Dulari recalls important moments from her life. The sheer beauty of these pictures belies the stark and simple heroism of her tale. Gita Wolf draws on Dulari’s oral accounts of her life to tell a poignant yet quietly hopeful story for young readers.

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Weight 210.0 g
Dimensions 270 × 230 mm
ISBN

978-93-80340-11-1
Pages

32
Printing

Offset-printed
Binding

Paperback
Age Group

8+
Foreign Rights Sold

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French

Éditions Syros
Portuguese (Brazil)

Editora WMF Martins Fontes
Spanish

Editorial Kókinos
HSN Code

49030010

Honor Book, South Asia Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, 2012

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DulariDevi

Dulari Devi

Dulari Devi is an artist who paints in the Mithila style, characteristic of painting communities in Bihar, eastern India. This is her first book. Click here to discover her other Tara Books.

Gita Wolf

Gita Wolf

Gita Wolf started Tara Books as an independent publishing house based in India. An original and creative voice in contemporary Indian publishing, she is known for her interest in exploring and experimenting with the form of the book. She has written over twenty books for children and adults. Several have won major international awards and been translated into multiple languages. Click here to discover her other Tara Books.

Rathna Ramanathan

Rathna Ramanathan

Designer Rathna Ramanathan has steered the design philosophy of Tara since the very beginning. In the process, she can be said to have pioneered innovative children’s book design in India. Her main interest is in typography as well as in changing the form of the book. She runs minus9, her own graphic design studio, and is currently the Head of Visual Communication at the Royal College of Art, London. Click here to discover her other Tara Books.

Explore the Book - Activity Sheet

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