Tulika Publishers
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| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Radhika Menon |
| Headquarters location | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Key people | Jaya Madhavan, Githa Hariharan, Suchitra Ramadurai |
| No. of employees | 50-99 |
| Official website | http://www.tulikabooks.com |
Tulika Publishers is a South Indian Multi-lingual Children's Books publishing house.[1] [2][3][4] It often uses the imprint Tulika Books, but is separate from the New Delhi–based publisher Tulika Books.
History[edit]
Tulika was founded in 1996 as an independent publishing house by Radhika Menon. Menon and Indu Chandrasekhar ran a pre-press service called Tulika to "earn enough money" to publish their own books. Subsequently, Chandrasekhar founded Tulika Books in New Delhi in 1995, and Menon founded Tulika Publishers in Chennai.[5]
The genre of Tulika Publishers is children's literature and illustrations.[2][6]
Select publications[edit]
| Title | Author | Illustrators | Language(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaalameenukkum Vilaangameenukkum Kalyanam | ‘Gaana’ Ulaganathan | Amrithalingam | Tamil | Was adapted for Tamil film Chitiram Pesuthadi |
| Bawre Beej | Vishaka Chanchani | Angeline Pradhan, Upesh Pradhan | Hindi | |
| Sunu-Sunu Snail – Storm in the Garden | Ashok Rajagopalan | Tamil, English | ||
| Thakitta Tharikitta Bouncing Ball | Jacob Samson Mutthada | Ashok Rajagopalan | Tamil, English | NCERT National Award |
| Dancing Bees, Grandma’s Eyes | Graphic Novel | Ashok Rajagopalan | Tamil, English | |
| Gasa Gasa Para Para | Jeeva Raghunath | Ashok Rajagopalan | Tamil, English | |
| The Runaway Peppercorn | Suchitra Ramadurai | Ashok Rajagopalan | Tamil, English | Commonwealth Short Story Competition 2003-2004 |
| Birdywood Buzz the vulture returns | Shamim Padamsee | Ashok Rajagopalan | Tamil, English | |
| Dosa | Ashok Rajagopalan | Tamil, English | ||
| Basava and the Dots of Fire | Radhika Chadha | Bhakthi Pathak | English | |
| Malu Bhalu | Kamla Bhasin | Bindia Thapar | Hindi | |
| My Friends in the City | Samina Mishra | Biswajit Balasubramaniam | English, Hindi | |
| The Forbidden Temple | T V Padma | Bhavana Vyas | English | Korean rights for the second book (Mathematwist) have been sold. |
| Norbu’s New Shoes | Chewang Dorjee Bhutia | English | ||
| Who will be Ningthou? | Indira Mukherjee | Chinmayie | English | |
| The Neverending Story | Ashwini Bhat | A V Ilango | English | |
| Gadagada Gudugudu | Jeeva Raghunath | Jeyanthi Manokaran | Tamil | UNESCO Illustrations Award |
| Busy Busy Grand Aunt | Kanchan Mitra | English | ||
| Avneet Aunty’s Mobile Phone | Kavita Singh Kale | English | ||
| Pavo and Cavo | Nirupama Raghavan | Kavita Singh Kale | English | |
| Brahma's Butterfly | Graphic Novel | Kavita Singh Kale | English | |
| Jalebi Curls | Niveditha Subramaniam | Kavita Singh Kale | English | |
| Hiss, Don't Bite! | Mugdha Sethi | English | Style of Kalighat Paintings | |
| Eyes on the Peacock’s Tail | Mugdha Sethi | English | Style of Phad Paintings | |
| Magic Vessels | Mugdha Sethi | English | Research based on Tamil Nadu Clay Sculptures | |
| A Curly Tale | Mugdha Sethi | English | Style of Madhubani Paintings | |
| Malli | Jeeva Raghunath | Nancy Raj | English, Tamil | |
| The Village Fair | Radhika Meganathan | Nancy Raj | English, Tamil | |
| Aa Vilurundu Akku Varai | Jeeva Raghunath | Nancy Raj | English, Tamil | |
| Mukund and Riaz | Nina Sabnani | English, French | Deux Amis, its French edition, was launched by Syros at the a Paris Book fair in March 2007. | |
| My Mother's Sari | Sandhya Rao | Nina Sabnani | English, French | Outstanding International Book awardee, 2007 (USA) |
| Kabir The Weaver Poet | Bindhumalini Narayanswamy | Jaya Madhavan | English | |
| Sorry, Best Friend! | Githa Hariharan, Shama Futehally | Nina Sabnani | English, French | Outstanding International Book awardee, 2007 (USA) |
References[edit]
- ^ Tulika Books – Great kid’s books from India | Buzzing!
- ^ a b Papertiger Interviews: Radhika Menon, Publisher and Sandhya Rao, Senior Editor of Tulika Books
- ^ Amrita Shergil: A Self-Portrait in Letters and Writings
- ^ Bookaroo in the City Archived 2011-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "`We have a democratic space'". Tulika Publishers. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ^ On Tulika Books: Leading Publishers India Archived 2011-11-29 at the Wayback Machine