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Rendered by Patua scroll painters from West Bengal, Tsunami recalls a terrifying event in our common history. In the traditional manner of Patua art, this innovative scroll-book transforms dramatic news into a moving and artfully rendered fable. Dirge-like in tone and translated from the original Bengali, the Tsunami ballad evokes, as all ancient forms of keening do, the persistence of life in death. The first Patua scroll to be rendered into the form of a book, Tsunami is silk-screen-printed by hand. The extraordinary imagination of the Patua artists introduces an old fashioned empathy into modern reportage-and in the process, creates a moving tale that transforms the ephemera of newsrooms into art with a universal resonance. View the Tara Tsunami making-of video by clicking here

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This beautiful book is the first time a traditional Patuan scroll (a form of graphic art from India) has been made into a conventional book. It's a touching work that would make a great gift for children or adults... In spite of its sad subject matter it maintains an upbeat tone and delivers a positive final message. Wonderful. Time Out

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Moyna and Joydeb Chitrakar are performers and artists from the Patua scroll painting tradition of West Bengal. Moyna and Joydeb Chitrakar are performers and artists from the Patua scroll painting tradition of West Bengal. To watch a video of Moyna Chitrakar performing from the Ramayana scroll which inspired the book click here

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