Illustrator Chetan Sharma knows how much rides on a book cover. He illustrated his first book for Chennai-based publishing house Karadi Tales almost two decades ago when he was 19 years old. “I always loved making picture books and comics until I discovered the magic on animation,” he grins. Heart for art Chetan Sharma won the National Film Award for …
It is ironical that Letters to Ammi, a tale about Delhi, is written by a Mumbaikar. But Aftab Yusuf Shaikh, 29, the writer, who is a teacher of English, says, “I feel a strange connection with Delhi.” He can’t quite put his finger on what it is, but says it could be the history: “I feel like under the ground, …