After studying Architecture, Reginald Goveas found his calling in Communication, Design and Graphic art. He also worked in the areas of Print, New Media and Advertising. He is presently an independent creative consultant to design and advertising agencies. With their humour and tongue-in-cheek quality, his line drawings and cartoons perk up the pages of Tulika's My Vote Counts! an engaging look at how democracy works in India. He has also illustrated two books in the Read and Colour Freedom series – The Story of Rani of Jhansi and The Story of 15th August 1947.
“At the stroke of the midnight hour... India will awake to life and freedom,” declared Jawaharlal Nehru the night before Independence. But along with joy, there was also the trauma of Partition... Children’s voices from all over the country capture different shades of that momentous time in India’s history. A hands-on way for young children to understand...
Manu was always different. Unlike other girls of her time, she went to school, learnt to ride and shoot. Later, as Rani Lakshmibai, she bravely told the British, “I will not give up Jhansi!” And it is Rani of Jhansi fighting on horseback that is still the most inspiring image of India’s First War of Independence in 1857. A hands-on way for young children...
