For a postcard that went as part of Champaca Bookstore’s book subscription parcel focused on English translations of Kannada texts, I drew an homage to one of my favourite Kannada signs in Bangalore, that of the Bengalee Association in Ulsoor. The Kannada is part of a trio of signs, which also includes Latin and Bangla.
You don’t want to miss the cursive Bengali lettering on the mural on the building’s façade either!
A look back at a zine-making workshop that I facilitated for students of publication design at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (Bangalore), which was focused on documenting and sharing street lettering from the neighbourhood of Ulsoor.
2023 was an exciting year: I received a small grant from the Bangalore International Centre (BIC) as part of their B•LORE programme to make a short film about street lettering in Bangalore’s M.G. Road. The film was screened at their annual festival, where I also got the opportunity to mount an exhibition.