Giving Shape to the Inner World

Tanya Sudheer is an illustrator who works across comics, picture books and other visual narratives. She enjoys experimenting with genre and format to explore themes such as magical realism, ephemera and human connection. Her work includes Trinkets, an independent one-page comic anthology, and Trring Trring, an early-learning picture book.

Vivekananda Roy Ghatak is an animation filmmaker and entrepreneur who has spent over two decades working primarily on animated advertising films. He now focuses on directing independent animated shows for adults. He is also the creator of Orin: The Parent Tamer, a comic anthology about his family, particularly his son. Outside of work, he can often be found sketching with a Lamy pen in cafés around Bangalore.

Riya Nagendra is a professional artist who creates comics, illustrates books and conducts workshops for adults and children. Their work includes book illustrations for HarperCollins and socially relevant comics created in collaboration with organisations such as Agents of Ishq, Rangeen Khidki and We Are Feminist Leaders. Riya’s comics explore cats, queerness, space and the many thoughts that occupy their mind. In their free time, they enjoy reading, befriending strays, drinking tea and eating noodles.

Abhik Bhattacherji has spent close to two decades building stories, brands and cultural experiences rooted in creativity and social impact. He was on the founding team at Teach For India, and later at the Museum of Solutions in Mumbai, a museum built entirely around children solving real problems. At Monsters of My Mind, he helps decide what the project is and who it is for. He believes that children can change the world, and that the sensible thing is to hand them the problems the rest of us have failed to solve.