Meet Lavanya Karthik, Creator of Ninja Nani series
Lavanya Karthik lives in Mumbai where she writes, draws, eats a lot of cake and takes a lot of naps. She is the author of several picture books, including 'Neel on Wheels', which won the Children First Contest held by Duckbill Books and the Vidyasagar Trust. The 'Ninja Nani ' series, published by Duckbill, is her first foray into middle grade fiction. She joined us for a live chat on Kahani Takbak Facebook page last weekend. The following are the questions asked by the participants of the chat: S ince you write in so many different formats--picture books, poetry, graphic novels, novels--what is your favourite reading format? I love them all! I guess it depends on how I'm feeling that day, as there are days when I read nothing but comics, others when I will turn the house upside down for some specific paperback ..and days when only nonsense verse feels right. do you think of yourself as an artist who writes or a writer who draws? Or do you...