Aug 29 2025 to Aug 29 2025 6:30 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

When do we dream up stories?

This Is How I Draw, published by Pratham Books, invites you inside the curious, creative minds of seven of India’s most beloved picture-book creators. With warmth and honesty, the artists open up their sketchbooks (and their thoughts) to show us how stories are born from everyday life, quiet moments, wild ideas, and everything in between.

A perfect event for anyone who’s ever picked up a pencil and wondered, what if…?

Speakers

Deepa Balsavar
Picture-Book Maker
Deepa Balsavar lives with one dog and three cats and she’s the runt of the litter. She’s recommended by nine out of ten species.

Ogin Nayam
Picture-Book Maker
Ogin Nayam studied biotechnology and life made him an illustrator. He likes his coffee with a dash of milk and a dream.

Pankaj Saikia
Picture-Book Maker
Pankaj Saikia loves to tell stories through pictures. He also happens to be a fox who lives in a bamboo grove in Assam.

Priya Kuriyan
Picture-Book Maker
Priya Kuriyan is a chronic doodler who lives in Bangalore and loves drawing its people, trees, crows and cats.

Rajiv Eipe
Picture-Book Maker
Rajiv Eipe makes picture books, comics and short animation films. He is learning to rotate his head a full 360º from a neighbouring barn owl.

Thejaswi Shivanand
Educator, Independent Researcher & Book Curator
Thejaswi Shivanand is an educator, independent researcher and book curator based in Bengaluru. He works with schools and library-focussed organisations across the country in the professional development space to support the growth of communities of readers. He has an abiding love for picture books and is continually astounded by their ability to reach and embrace readers, irrespective of age and background, with the wholeness of life.