Puu: India's first picture book on manual scavenging
Scholastic India's Puu has created a buzz even before its release. Puu is the work of author C.G. Salamader and artist Samidha Gunjal. The pink on the cover is highly deceptive. Puu is the tamil word for flowers. However there is nothing flowery about the book's theme. Puu is India's first children's book on manual scavenging. T his dehumanising practice continues to exist all across India e ven though it was outlawed over two decades ago. There are many stages to solving any problem- awareness, finding optimal solutions and their successful implementation . This book creates awareness about manual scavenging. Salamander's text and Samidha's visuals work in ...