Nina Sabnani

Was the idea to write A for Ajrakh a natural transition from your love for textiles?
My love for textiles and stories of how things came to be, and meeting amazing traditional artists coalesced to look at one of the world's oldest practices. I came across such wonderful tales that I felt they had to be shared. When you next look at your block-printed clothes or cushions, they would evoke those memories and make you appreciate all that went into its making. Children often play with pressing their hands in paint and making their impressions on paper or walls. They may appreciate that this can be taken further. Tulika books has a series on Looking at Art and they felt this could be a part of it, which made it all the more exciting to take this to such a platform. The book is for all ages, though I would say it is a picture book for young adults. It would be useful for school children learning about heritage as well.