Bøker av Mrinal Mitra

African folk tales reflect the culture involving diverse types of animals and birds.These animals and birds are often accorded human attributes. So we find in stories, animals talking, singing, or demonstrating various human characteristics.These fabulous stories fascinate audiences around the world and are often taught in schools. African folklore including folk tales and fairy tales encompasses tales from various African regions. In this book, two such beautiful stories are retold in lucid language and presented with colorful illustrations.

This is a picture book in full-color based on a childhood story of Lord Buddha. The illustrations have been exhibited by Accu of UNESCO in Tokyo, Japan, and also won an award in NOMA Concours, Tokyo, Japan.

The art of ancient civilizations and traditional folk cultures have been eternally deemedas classics. The concept of the Color World Culture Art Series is to introduce to the participants, the value of the artistic creations found across the globe.This Color World Culture, Vol. 1 (African Art, Oceanic Art) is far beyond a regular coloring book. There are thirty-six pages full of images that are both culturally rich and stunning. There is a synopsis about the art forms included in the volumes, complete with a brief historical footnote under each image. Participants are encouraged to create cutouts, masks etc. with the images besides coloring.