Tasveeri Kahani Silsila: Sadequain

Description

The graphic novel is a popular genre of literature in English and many other languages. However, so far there were no graphic novels in Urdu (or Pakistan’s regional languages). Graphic stories are a good way to encourage towards reading children and young adults who tend to stay away from books.

Oxford University Press Pakistan has initiated the Tasveeri Kahani Silsila, a series of graphics stories on the lives of leading personalities of Pakistan. The rich pictorial presentation of text in this genre is fascinating for children, and effective in attracting reluctant readers to the world of books.

This book tells us about the story of a prominent painter Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi. The author tells us about the life of Sadequain by taking us to his childhood days through pictorial representation. Few pictures of his paintings along with some of his philosophical ideas are also added in the book for a better understanding of his achievements and about him as a person. Through this, children can grasp a better understanding of their national figures that were acknowledged for their work globally.

Author Biography

Rumana Husain is a writer, illustrator, and a freelance contributor to national dailies and magazines. She has been an innovative school head and teacher-trainer. She is an Honorary Director on the Board of the Children’s Literature Festival (CLF), Honorary General Secretary of the Karachi Conference Foundation, and Founding Member of the ‘I am Karachi’ Society. She has written and illustrated over 60 children’s books and developed many teachers’ manuals. She won the 4th UBL-Jang Literary Excellence Award for Dr Akhter Hameed Khan which is a part of this graphic stories series.