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| Translation of English Title A Bhil Story, Kuk... kuk... The poor
rooster canÕt KUKAROOKOO because his throat is so parched. There is not a
drop of water left in the village pond. The only hope is to find a
badwa who can ask the gods to send rain. What does the badwa tell the
villagers to do? Go home and paint! This adventure-filled origin myth
about Bhil art revolves around the thirst for rain and water
conservation Ñ important for a tribe living in the dry western and
central parts of India. Their close interaction with the natural world
finds abiding expression in their art, called pithora. Painting is like
prayer for the Bhils, and each dot in the vibrant and colourful patterns
represents an ancestor whom they invoke for the well-being of all forms
of life. A Bhil Story was developed during a workshop at the Industrial
Design Centre, IIT Bombay, supported by the Tata Centre for Technology
and Design, after which Nina and her team travelled with Sher Singh to
his village. They recorded the story in the voices of the villagers for
an animated film called Ek Bhil Ni Varta, from which this book evolved.
The entire collaboration has created a stunning picture book that is
humorous and dramatic. About the Author Nina Sabnani is an illustrator, animator and filmmaker, and is currently Professor at the Industrial Design Center, IIT Bombay, Mumbai. Her passion for collaborative work with folk artists led to four earlier books of Tulika Ð Mukand and Riaz, Stiching Stories, It's all the same and My Gandhi's Story. About the Illustrator Sher Singh Bhil belongs to the Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh. He learnt paiting from his mother, Bhuri Bai, from the age of seven. By 15, he was drawing on canvas and has developed his own unique color palette. He is currently associated with the Manav Sangrahalaya in Bhopal Product details
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