I read slowly and also enjoy listening to audiobooks. Here are some books I've read and listened to, and some of them might interest you too. Please email me if you have any recommendations for readings.
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Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window
(ടോട്ടോ-ചാന്: ജനാലയ്ക്കരികിലെ വികൃതിക്കുട്ടി)
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
English and Malayalam
https://www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/Tottochan.pdf
The Little Prince
(കൊച്ചുരാജകുമാരന്)
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
English and Malayalam
https://blogs.ubc.ca/edcp508/files/2016/02/TheLittlePrince.pdf
Education and Modernity: Some Sociological Perspectives
Amman Madan
English
https://www.eklavya.in/pdfs/Books/Education_and_modernity_Amman%20Madan_Eng.pdf
Temporary People
Deepak Unnikishnan
English
Ashithayude Kadhakal
(അഷിതയുടെ കഥകള്)
Ashitha
Malayalam
How People Discovered the Shape of the Earth
Anatolij Nikolaevič Tomilin
English and Malayalam
Khasakkinte Ithihasam / The Legends of Khasak
O.V. Vijayan
Malayalam
Avar Moovarum Oru Mazhavillum
Raghunath Paleri
Malayalam
Pravachakante Kannu
Raghunath Paleri
Malayalam
Mahabharatham Samskarika Charithram
Sunil P Ilayidam
Malayalam
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
English
Bharathiya Kala Charitram (History of Indian Art)
Vijayakumar Menon
Malayalam
Sthalam, Kaalam, Kala (Space, Time, Art)
Vijayakumar Menon
Malayalam
Bharathiya Lavanyavicharavum Kala Parasparyavum
Vijayakumar Menon
Malayalam
Annihilation of Caste
(ജാതി ഉന്മൂലനം)
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Malayalam
Early Indians
(ആദിമ ഇന്ത്യക്കാർ)
Tony Joseph
Malayalam
Bhimayana: Experiences of Untouchability
Subhash Vyam, S. Anand, Srividya Natarajan, Durga Bai Vyam
English
Rajalakshmiyude kathakal
(രാജലക്ഷ്മിയുടെ കഥകൾ)
Rajalakshmi
Malayalam
Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi
English
Antigod's Own Country:
A Short History of Brahminical Colonisation of Kerala
A. V. Sakthidharan
English
Ambu (Poems)
P. Madhu
Malayalam
Ammachipaattukal(Poems)
P. Madhu
Malayalam
Swapnapoov (Poems)
P. Madhu
Malayalam
The Inheritors of Earth
(ഭൂമിയുടെ അവകാശികൾ)
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Malayalam
Premalekhanam
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Malayalam
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
English
Thinking Design
S. Balaram
English
https://archive.org/details/ThinkingDesign
കല്യാണിയെന്നും ദാക്ഷായണിയെന്നും പേരായ രണ്ടുസ്ത്രീകളുടെ കത
(Kalyaniyennum dakshayaniyennum peraya randu sthreekalude katha)
R. Rajasree
Malayalam
I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf
Grant Snider
English
Bookstalgia
P K Rajasekharan
Malayalam
മയ്യഴിപ്പുഴയുടെ തീരങ്ങളിൽ
(On the Banks of the Mayyazhi)
M. Mukundan
Malayalam
ചിദംബരസ്മരണ (Chidambarasmarana)
Balachandran Chullikkad
Malayalam
We Should All Be Feminists
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg3umXU_qWc&ab_channel=TEDxTalks
The Rabbit Listened
Cori Doerrfeld
English
Where Happiness Begins
Eva Eland
English
Savitribai Phule and I
Sangeeta Mulay
English
ദൈവക്കരു(Dhaivakkaru)
V K Anil Kumar
Malayalam
Notes and Typo Experiment: 'klu' (18/02/2025)
A reminder from Miniyamma 🌸 (12/10/2024)
"எனக்கு ஐந்து நிமிடம் கிடைத்தாலும், நான் வேலை செய்வேன். வாழ்க்கையும் அப்படித்தான்.
Even if I have five minutes, I'll work. Life is like that. " - Muniyamma :) at 80 feet road, Bangalore(15/10/2024)
Something happening very slowly (3/10/2024)
Pressed leaf/flower/plant collection (27/09/2024)
Moon inside the body (10/09/2024)
Happiness Nowadays :) (14/08/2024)
12/07/2024 , Bangalore
The new semester started with such an amazing bookmaking workshop offered by Akansha.
She systematically covered important aspects of book-making techniques, tools, methods and various forms. Enjoyed the peer-to-peer workshop which fueled the energy to explore more about books and bookmaking.
The semester began with an insightful discussion on education in the neoliberal era (June, 2024)
Alaka_Journal December 2023.pdfAlaka_Journal November .pdfAlaka_Journal September-October 2023.pdf
It’s been a long-pending wish to explore cyanotype printing, and finally, my friend and colleague Ipsa introduced me to the medium. Later, I also experimented a little with the help of online resources. It was Siddhartha who clarified my numerous questions about chemicals, their mixing, weighing, and application.
Thanks to all of them :)
It was something new for me, and I enjoyed playing with image-making and continuing experiments.
Drawing & Thinking : The new cycle started with a new journal - 01/08/2023
Drawing & Thinking : The new cycle started with a new journal - 01/08/2023
#journaling, #thinking, #making, #remembering, #reflecting
It heals, reveals, and empowers
It heals, reveals, and empowers
A person’s growth is, to a certain extent conditioned by the environment that the person lives in. It is also conditioned by the kind of fight that person has with the environment.
- K. G. Subramanyan, ‘The magic of making’
Since the month of January 2020, we have seen drastic shifts in many areas of our daily life due to the pandemic wherein several alternative plans of resilience and acclimatization emerged. In the wake of such an unprecedented event, the methodology of my academic practice was transformed entirely and the approach to pedagogy and education shifted to an experimental as well as explorative dynamic. Whatever happened in real studio spaces shifted to virtual classrooms, computer screens, and isolated rooms. Google meet, zoom, and concept board-formed our gathering spaces. As a collective team effort, students and teachers ensured that the teaching-learning process is unhindered while adapting to suit this new technology that became an integral part of our daily lives. Regardless, we were aware that the experience of knowledge-sharing in real spaces is irreplaceable without dispute.
The pandemic persuaded us to realize how real human interactions influence students better, even more than that of any academic bubble. At the end of January, the foundation batch of the design department reached the campus to recommence face-to-face classes. After their quarantine, collectively, we conceived a plan to curate an exhibition with the semester's online learning outcomes. Needless to say, every member of the batch contributed immensely with their creative, physical, and imaginative spirit into making it happen in a very short time frame. From planning to execution, printing to framing, selection to composition, and procurements to space design, the students explored the diverse layers of curation. It was an intense learning and knowledge-sharing experience, and I must also say, a beautiful beginning to their academic journey in an active learning environment. It was also a collective fight against this challenging time where our learning experiences are affected by the pandemic, yet we strive to survive and grow despite the hurdles we must confront in the process.
As KG Subramanyan’s quote rightly states; our growth is often conditioned by our environment, a term that may have several manifestations. In this pandemic, we have witnessed the expansion of the meaning of environment; be it real and virtual environments, academic and non-academic environments, professional and personal environment, social and cultural environment, and numerous others of which still in the process of expansion. What we as social beings must comprehend is the fight we are and must have with our individualistic environments, for the betterment of ourselves as well as society. A humanitarian, collaborative, creative, and critical perspective to education can add strength to the battle with these challenging times. I hope the students and faculty can engage in many more meaningful collaborative and creative projects to grow together with a holistic perception.
Reference
Quote from: The documentary, The Magic of Making " K. G. Subramanyam "
by Gautam Ghose
Gender Park
Gender Park
The first time I heard of the gender park project was from architect Anita Chowdhary when we curated the Avani Exhibition as part of Design Con 2019 at Calicut. I was amazed to hear about the Gender Park even before visiting that space through her soulful explanation. It was very evident that how much they were involved in the process of making it. After that, I got an opportunity to visit the Gender Park only in the last week.
The Kerala Government rightly stated through the making of this space that the idea of development is not only about building factories. It's beyond that. It's rooted in improving people's quality of life, providing good and equal opportunities to learn, think, and grow together, irrespective of caste, class, and gender. It's also about empowering the marginalized through providing spaces for self-expression and exploration. This place is a hope. Let's use this space critically, creatively, and academically.
And I am so happy that it's situated in my hometown, Kozhikode.
Read more about this space: https://genderpark.gov.in/
#development #people #opportunity #project #building #culture #inclusion #quality #collaboration #architecture #gender
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