On the launch of the new Geist Brewing Co. craft beer crowlers bearing the labels that I designed and illustrated, in Brewer World magazine: https://www.brewer-world.com/geist-re-imagines-the-beer-labels-with-a-new-design/

The launch of Ammachi’s Incredible Investigation is announced in this Indian Express article: https://indianexpress.com/article/parenting/learning/upcoming-children-books-of-2020-indian-authors-6204240/

Angry Akku was one of three books donated as artefacts to the Nobel Prize Museum by Economics Laureate Esther Duflo. Here’s a brief article about the donation, in Mid-Day: https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-diary-tuesday-dossier/22238194 (and here’s a piece in The Statesman providing further context: https://www.thestatesman.com/world/nobel-prize-winners-esther-duflo-abhijit-banerjee-gift-ghana-bags-indian-books-to-nobel-museum-1502832791.html)
Reviews and mentions of Strange Worlds! Strange Times! (Talking Cub / Speaking Tiger / 2018):
Strange Worlds! Strange Times! also finds a place in the 2020 Parag Honour List, “a curated collection of outstanding books in English and Hindi for children and young adults”. More here: https://paragreads.in/parag-reads/parag-honour-list/
The Sunshower Song is listed among these recommendations curated by The Indian Express: https://indianexpress.com/article/parenting/learning/check-out-this-list-of-45-picture-books-by-indian-authors-from-2018/
Angry Akku finds a favourable mention in this Indian Express article on breaking gender stereotypes: https://indianexpress.com/article/parenting/learning/childrens-books-gender-stereotypes-equality-5810663/
Some coverage on Angry Akku being nominated for, and winning, The Hindu Young World - GoodBooks Award for Best Picture Book (Story):
The Indian Express briefly mentions my award acceptance speech, in this article on the current state of children’s literature in India: https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/along-came-the-stories-5555190/
‘The Headmaster and the Horse’, a short story I contributed to the Prankenstein anthology (published by Speaking Tiger), finds mention on Scroll: https://scroll.in/article/894496/theres-a-good-chance-adults-will-enjoy-this-book-more-than-children-who-already-know-whats-in-it
On my participation in Clare Arni’s ‘Rowdies’ photo series: http://www.thehindu.com/society/dr-jekyll-and-mr-rowdy/article19734917.ece
Quoted by The Times of India, for their article on children’s books: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/the-art-in-telling-stories/articleshow/58970459.cms
Quoted by The Hindu, as a jury member for the Hindu Young World - Goodbooks Awards: http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/Book-on-art-for-children-bags-award/article17046499.ece
Some coverage on having been shortlisted for the 2016 Commonwealth Short Story Prize –
Interview by the design publication Kyoorius: https://www.kyoorius.com/vinayak-varma
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