Snakes in the Museum
Indian Cults and Folklore at the Musée du quai Branly Admittedly, our latest handmade book SSSS…Snake Art and Allegory is unexpected, even by our own standards. It combines a dense collection of Indian...
View ArticleThe Handmade Book Project
Founded and run by our Production Manager C. Arumugam – Mr A, as he is affectionately known – our handmade printing workshop is a unique undertaking. This is where each and every one of our handmade...
View ArticleWomen’s Art of the Everyday
A Workshop Exploring Indian Floor Patterns All over India, there are enduring traditions of women decorating the threshold of their homes with decorative patterns. Known by different names in various...
View ArticleA Book Trail in Mexico
I was invited to the Guadalajara book fair, recently, on a publisher’s fellowship. Afterwards, my travels around Mexico took me to the state of Chiapas, to visit an extraordinary book making...
View ArticleWaterlife: a Fluid Tradition
Earlier this year Mithila art expert and enthusiast Peter Zirnis visited India’s Madhubani region. There he met with a range of artists working in what can broadly be defined as the Mithila style of...
View ArticleThe Korean Connection
Reflecting on our blossoming relationship with Korea “For me, Tara Books is a publisher which has a strong identity. And this identity lies on the border between not only what is local and what is...
View ArticleNothing is Impossible
Tara Books and the making of a book by hand From her studio Minus 9 Design, Rathna Ramanathan has worked with Tara Books on projects over the last sixteen years. Here, she reflects on her experiences...
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