Friendly Tales in Paper Forms

Facilitator: Nina Sabnani
NGOs: Kotak Educational Foundation, Mumbai Mobile Crèches, Pratham and Smile Foundation

January 23, 2010 |10.00 am to 4.00 pm
M.C. Ghia Hall, Mumbai

The concept of the workshop revolves around storytelling on friendship and its importance in our lives. The children will be shown an animation film after which they will be introduced to a storytelling book called ‘Home’. Based on an exchange of stories and imaginings of home and friendship, they will illustrate their stories about love and sharing through painting, drawing and collage. This relates to the facilitator’s interest in exploring the dynamics between words and images in storytelling.

Nina Sabnani is an artist and storyteller who uses film, illustration and writing to tell her stories. Her doctoral research at the IDC focused on Rajasthan’s Kaavad storytelling tradition. After teaching for two decades at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, Nina has made Mumbai her home. Currently, she is Professor at the Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay.