Shruti Sridharan, co-founder, Sphere Arts Education, shares, “As you grow older, these questions land differently in your mind. [With Who Nose?!] you wonder ‘Why am I critical about certain body parts or what do I think about beauty?’’ The book introduces artists and their work from CPB’s third edition, Maps of Disquiet, teaching art appreciation as a vehicle for expression and critical thinking. Sananda Mukhopadhyaya, co-founder, Sphere Arts Education, speaks about accessibility, sharing that museum and gallery spaces might seem unfamiliar to children. The book addresses this barrier by making art and its exploration an extension of the child’s world.

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Cost Rs 500 (available in English, Hindi and Tamil) 

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Art and design by Kinjal Shah

The Conflict Journal aims to enable readers to recognise, acknowledge and analyse conflict in themselves and the world as the first step to resolve it. The approach is simple — start small. With each page, the reader is taken along with simple activities to help tackle large and often overwhelming questions of interpersonal relationships, privilege, identity, politics, emotions and more. Kinjal Shah, visual designer and illustrator, says, “For so many of us, it is intimidating and exhausting to approach these larger questions, which is why it is important to explore them with playful nudges, and make visual connections with a pencil or a crayon.” 

Avni Sethi and Kinjal Shah

The journal stemmed from the idea of carrying the experience of a visit to Conflictorium in Ahmedabad back home to continue to engage with the exercise of self-reflection through art. Artistic director Avni Sethi explains, “The nudge was also carefully designed to make an inquiry into the ‘I am not political’ adage that’s rampant around us. It illustrates that being apolitical is a choice that emanates from privilege, and that democracies are weakened by apolitical citizens and strengthened by criticality.”

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Cost Rs 700