The case for The Quillers’ Club
Hindustan TimesGrowing up in Srinagar, Kashmir, Ambreen Rasool always wanted to read children’s books which had characters she could identify with. Beautifully illustrated by Kubra Shah, the book was recently brought out by The Quillers’ Club, a publishing house that Rasool herself has established to produce books especially for Kashmiri children. Publisher and author Ambreen Rasool 84pp, ₹699; The Quillers’ Club; Available at https://store.thequillersclub.com/ The idea for the book and the publishing venture emerged after she noticed the absence of meaningful content that could educate children about their native Kashmir and its rich art and culture. “A children’s book without illustrations is like a body without its soul,” she says, adding that she was fortunate to find Shah, a freelance graphic designer from Hyderpora, Srinagar, who brought her characters to life. Rasool believes, however, that it “needs to be presented in a way that children enjoy and learn from.” Sadly, there are few children’s books in English that tell Kashmiri children about their own heritage.
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