Aha! Katha - Tiny frames, Big Stories (2021-22)

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Aha! Katha TINY FRAMES,

BIG STORIES


Whether rural, urban, affluent, or marginalized, almost all children know something about digital media - even if that knowledge is only that it is something that belongs to others, but not to them. Not so long ago, those of us with a certain amount of privilege had library cards. The access to knowledge afforded by that card seemed practically limitless. In a digital world, a device and the internet can bring that power to the palm of your hand - once you know how to use it. To educate children in today’s world for life in tomorrow’s, we must add media to the basics of education - not as a subject, but as a tool. Media is fundamental to a thorough education.

VASANT NAYAK MurthyNAYAK Foundation

Investments of large sums of money are not required to bring media awareness to students. Basic devices are more abundant, less costly, and often donated. Lack of internet access in marginalized communities is an awareness that is growing and a goal for governments at all levels, and for NGOs and nonprofits. Students need exposure and the opportunity to use these tools with one another and with teachers who can guide them as they collaborate, sharing ideas and experiences, using media that is integrated into the curriculum. I recall, on an early visit to Agastya, when a young man came to me with excitement because he finally understood the Bernoulli effect - he had SEEN and experienced the phenomenon - not just read about it. This is the magic I see regularly at Agastya. The teachers are deeply interested and committed to the children. It is heartwarming and extraordinary. Every member of the staff is dedicated to ensuring that work is done at the highest standards, and that every child is engaged and encouraged to ask questions. This compelled us at the MurthyNAYAK Foundation to fund and equip the Media Arts Lab. Agastya’s teachers used these tools to put the organization at the frontier of creating opportunities that introduce students to media and engage them in approaching it critically. Involving students in producing projects with resources useful not only during their schooling, but in potential future careers - whether directly or tangentially. The Media Arts Lab and programs offered there have exposed rural students to mass and social media, so that they can navigate the world around them with discernment and perhaps play a part in maintaining its democratic nature. Since our first encounter in 2008, we have seen Agastya grow and change and adapt as an organization. But, at its core, the spirit of Agastya remains true to itself - bringing excitement to children, so that education is truly meaningful.


Media arts are still a novel subject amongst the normal student population but having to provide access to this for the rural kids is a very noble idea. Basic education itself is not accessible to the rural kids and Agastya has put in great effort to create this curriculum, designed hands-on experiences and put in place fun, exciting ways of learning various concepts which when taught theoretically are quite boring. More broadly, there are many possibilities of improving the pedagogy of media arts in India. Though there are many universities that have this discipline as a part of their courses, the quality of media education itself is questionable. It would be good if the curriculum is made more practical than theoretical and if there is a better partnership between the industry and academia. The definition of Media education itself has to be made clear.

MASAYUKI TORIUMI Managing Director Sony India Software Centre Pvt Ltd

Resources too have to be made available so as to have more practical teaching methods. It is easier to attract, engage , inspire and enrich the students’ experience through media education. It encourages them to enhance their creative potential thereby giving them a unique opportunity to express themselves. Since the medium used to impart learning is very different from the traditional methods it appeals and attracts more students to get involved. It also brings in a lot of collaboration and connects the student community. Since Sony’s main focus is on media and entertainment and on products related to enhancing the customer experience via this, we found the right synergy to partner with Agastya to sponsor the MediaArts program. We think that our products such as cameras and projectors can bring in a lot of excitement and create more avenues in imparting media education.


Agastya’s Mission Agastya encapsulates the joy of learning in three simple expressions:

Aah! Aha! Ha-Ha! What do these expressions stand for? Aah is the spark of curiosity a child experiences when starting an activity at Agastya. Aha is the creativity we nurture in them, and Ha-Ha the confidence they ultimately gain through the whole exercise. Agastya’s lessons are designed in a manner to complement government school curriculum, taking inquiry-based, hands-on models of learning to underserved children and teachers across India.

Since our humble beginnings in 1999, we have reached more than 17 million children and 300,000 teachers in 21 states across India. Founded in 2012-2013, the MediaArts Lab at Agastya’s Creativity Campus near Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, is an important extension of Agastya’s mission, helping children tell the stories that are integral to their communities and lives. This effort

is aided through different mediums of creative expression, like photography, animation and filmmaking. Through this book, you can witness firsthand the creative genius of the alumni of Agastya’s MediaArts Lab and understand Agastya’s process of imparting media education to children.


MediaArts Lab Over the Years

The MediaArts lab was founded in 2012-13 and was one of the first attempts in our organization to engage in focused learning of arts and media.

The lab started with a generous fund from the MurthyNAYAK Foundation. In the initial years, the lab taught storytelling, story writing and even photography and videography to children on the Kuppam campus.

The team at the lab was also in charge of documentation and archiving for Agastya. Very soon, Agastya progressed to drafting an entire curriculum for media education with guidance from media professionals and experts from the TATA Institute of Social Sciences. The MediaArts curriculum was designed keeping flow and continuity in mind so that each visit was connected to the next.

Something else was also very importantExpression and Communication! The lab wanted to engage in conversations on creative expression that can be achieved even without reliance on technological tools. With a simple pen and paper, one could tell a story, paint a vibrant picture or narrate many tales at the same time. With the teaching of children also came a sustained engagement with community teaching! The media lab taught skills to members of the community around the Kuppam campus to develop apprenticeship and media skills. And rigorous training has become an intrinsic part of our lab- all our instructors are trained in-house!

A big development for us happened in 2015-16 when the Abhivyakti program was launched. The program was focused on black & white and analog photography. Its purpose was to understand the conjunction between science and art. The program began with a 12 session curriculum that examined the Pinhole camera- its physics, its make and the children actually got to make an actual camera to film from! Abhivyakti was also a program only for girl children and became yet another way in which community life was documented and archived.

The Dhwani program entailed a simple philosophyif children travel to the lab, why can't the lab also travel to the children? The program entailed a small bag which consisted of some basic tools such as a handycam, a tripod, a laptop and a device for internet connection. Through the Dhwani program, the MediaArts lab was able to develop a resource platform which narrated multiple stories about the community through the medium of the video. Through several volunteers and instructors, the Dhwani program emphasized

upon learning methodologies and production quality. The diverse and spirited productions from our programs led us to launch Kalakootami, our annual MediaArts exhibition.


Behind the Scenes at the MediaArts Lab The lab has since made several media kits through which devices such as iPads are provided to the children in order to shoot footage and learn editing. The larger goal of media kits is to keep learning continuous, even outside the lab. The lab focuses on imaginative creativity and artistic expression alongside science education.

Our Kalakootami fairs are a rare sight in the educational sector in India- they encourage each child to make a presentation about their exhibits and also participate in activities right at the fair! These fairs have happened across cities such as Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Chennai. Through collaborations with the LETS (Learn English Through Stories) program at IIT Bombay, several of our children’s productions have also been published as books. Over the years, organizations such as SONY, IngersollRand, Publicis-Sapient, General Electric and Salesforce have supported numerous programs at the MediaArts Lab and helped them flourish and thrive.

VISITS

VISITS

VISITS

1-7

8-9

We start from theoretical classes (Visits 1-7) that outline various forms of media, their characteristics, purpose and possibilities. Following this, children of a class are divided into groups and each group works together on a specialization of their choice

Children start taking over the process of creation and production from here. For example, if the chosen specialization is liveaction video making, Visits 8 and 9 are devoted to practicing with a camera, critically analyzing the video, and reshooting as per the analysis.

VISIT

10-12 Once the technical aspects are learnt, Visits 10-12 focus on storyboarding where students write, visualize a story and map its narration onto a storyboard. This visualization process also includes character design for some specializations.

VISITS

21

12-20

From Visit 21, they are taught to edit their footage on a computer, using a simple editing software, add audio effects to their films and put final touches on their productions.

Based on their storyboards, children visualize, stage and capture the scenes for their film as raw footage in Visits 12-20.


Enabling creative and imaginative expression is the main purpose of the MediaArts Lab. It is hence designed as a multi-functional space where a wide variety of activities and lessons can take place. Even the activities are designed and taught with the aim of inculcating storytelling through proper technique and skills. These activities include photography, filmmaking, stop-motion animation, flipbook making, storybook making, audio recording and Photostory design. In approximately 20 visits, children learn everything about a particular medium, from theoretical concepts to practical application. The visits are planned as a progressive series of steps into creating, conceptualizing and finally producing a final product.

This process puts into perspective what telling a story entails and the best way to do it. The final films, storybooks, posters, photographs, and other productions are put on display at Kalakootami fairs. This gives an opportunity for children to showcase their work to the world with pride, as their peers, teachers, parents and community members look on with delight.

Specializations at the MediaArts Lab


ABHIVYAKTI Abhivyakti, a Hindi word which translated into English means “expression” is a photography programme by Agastya. It allows children to learn and appreciate photography, using a practical, hands-on approach.

Over the course of this programme, children make a pinhole camera and learn how cameras function. They learn about the various kinds of shots, image volume, image compositions as well as how they can be used, followed by the practical key points involved in actually composing and capturing a photograph. The process of making a photograph is concluded by developing the images from film negative onto paper. The programme not only helps students learn about the science behind photography but also aids their ability to express themselves and their perspective of the world through pictures. These pictures depict the communities and surroundings of the children.


Whiskers Away


Rotations in Time

Dusk

Lone Bird

To Walk a Field


Innocence

Chicken or Egg?

Shadow of the Horn Carrying Forth

Fields of Gold


Everyday Conversations

Darakht

Lost in Nature


2D AND 3D ANIMATION

Story ideas by children are turned into scripts, a flip book of about twelve to eighteen pages. Twodimensional and three - dimensional elements are created using paper and clay respectively and act as characters and backgrounds for the film. Using these elements and the flip book as a guide, children make a stop-motion animation. The manual form of animation contains as many as 1000 frames. The activity teaches them concepts like scripting, storyboarding, continuity in film and how light and sound can affect the mood of their animation.


Math Symbols Understanding Moving Images Through a Flipbook


The Deep End

A boat sails on an ocean of possibilities. Where does the boat go? What else belongs in the ocean? This film depicts the children’s imagination of the infinity contained in the massive seas. CREATED BY: Vemala, Badrinath, Vishwa, Sri Akash, Sanjay, Punitha, Roopa, Praveen

Marching Ahead

Children showcase their imagination and curiosity in this film, in which they capture the small but extraordinarily coordinated movements of ants. Scan the QR code to watch how stop-motion animation beautifully captures synchronized movements.


Drops of Love

The Circle of Life

As rain water drizzles, it turns into love and joy. Children find delight in the rainfall and also find a thrill in what follows. What happens after the rain? Watch this film to find out!

An indispensable work of art! Young minds capture the cycle of creation and destruction in this brilliant film. Observe the elegance of this representation of life and death, slowly and gradually, becoming each other.

CREATED BY:

CREATED BY:

Kiran, Deepika, Charan, Seenu, Chitra

Nithin, Karthik, Rudresh, Harish, Shreyas, Naveen, Pavan, Chandu


Pick Your Favorite

Frame by frame

Small objects, used for cleaning teeth. What can a child’s mind do with these mundane items? With an exquisite depiction of geometrical patterns and humorous movements, this film is an enchanting piece of work.

Movements transition into objects, objects transition into words. How does this become possible? Watch this film to find out!

CREATED BY: Kiran, Madhav, Yashwanth

CREATED BY: Children from Agastya’s Operation Vasantha centre, Dasamanapalli, Andhra Pradesh


SOUND RECORDING AND RADIO PROGRAM

Audio is a wonderful medium to develop and amplify children’s oral and listening skills, and vocabulary. It also allows children to imagine visuals associated with sound. At the MediaArts Lab, children are encouraged to observe and taught how to record sounds and weave stories using live and ambient sounds, dialogues, songs, and much more. They are also taught to identify characteristics of sound like noise, pitch and diction and other audio characteristics of their production. The sounds recorded thus will be stitched together to create a short piece of content like a PSA or a commercial - for the radio.


Navigating a

Order Please!

Pandemic

At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world scrambled to keep the virus at bay. Our children also recognized the need for informing people in their communities about the steps they can take to curtail the spread at a personal level. Thus came up the idea for this short Public Service Announcement—created for a radio program. Go ahead, take a listen!

An important part of the audio module is the focus on speaking with confidence, clarity, and emphasis. Equally significant is the content, which is produced with imagination and kept engaging and fun. With this in mind, the children have produced a fascinating recording detailing the menu of a restaurant. The special dish of the restaurant is described in mouthwatering detail. Have a listen to find out which dish it is!


MAKING STORY BOOKS

The joy of reading stories from books and magazines is multiplied when children get to make their own storybooks, putting their imagination onto paper. Right from creating the characters in their story to illustrating, they are taken through an entire process that bolsters their creativity and gives them the joy of writing, drawing, organizing and binding an entire book from scratch on their own.


How I Get an Idea

CREATED BY: Students of Class 8, Zilla Parishad High School, Settipalli, Andhra Pradesh



How Will be My Night

CREATED BY: Students of Class 8, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Gudupalli, Andhra Pradesh



New Year-New Shape

CREATED BY: Students of Class 9, Kangundi


My Town Pollution

CREATED BY: Ganesh



Stillness

CREATED BY: Students of Class 8, Zilla Parishad High School, C. Bandapalli, Andhra Pradesh


Life of Shoe



Socks


Tortoise Friendship

CREATED BY: Dileep, Venkatesh, Sumalatha, Bhaskar, Triveni



PHOTO STORIES

If a picture is worth a thousand words, imagine the power a series of images telling a singular story can hold. Photo Stories use this method of narrating a story through multiple pictures and have long been a medium of visual storytelling. The medium has become especially important in journalism, with photojournalists combining pictures and essays to document important events in history. At the MediaArts Lab, children use Photo Stories to narrate their perspectives and document the culture and tradition of their communities. The result has been a stunning series of photographs, with short captions, that hold up a mirror to their everyday lives.


Hard on the Outside, Soft on the Inside

CREATED BY: Gagan, Tharun, Somu Sekar, Uma, Pavithra, AP Model School, Thumsi, Andhra Pradesh




Paint the Town Rainbow

After Usage CREATED BY:

Different Colours

Rekha, Lavanya, Zilla Parishad High School, C. Bandapalli, Andhra Pradesh

Painter

While Using

Mandapam with New Paint


A Tangy Harvest

Tomato Seeds 27 days after planting

CREATED BY: Lakshmi, Charan, Shiva, AP Model School, Thumsi, Andhra Pradesh

Tomato plants 7 days after planting


52-Day-Old plant - Flower Full Bloom

Ripe and Unripe Tomato Growing

Tomatoes being collected from the field


LIVE ACTION VIDEO

Children are taken behind the scenes of a film to teach them the fundamentals of movie making. Starting from the basics like placement of the camera, types of shots and camera angles, they are taken through a whole process, at the end of which they can proudly claim to have made their own short film! Dhwani program follows a similar format: we organise screenings of films created by children in neighbouring villages so these budding filmmakers get to share their work with their peers and community members. The activity not only gets their aesthetic and creative juices flowing but also becomes an exercise in management and teamwork, as they get to role play as actors, directors, editors and others to form the cast and crew. As a team, they write a script, create a storyboard, work on the production and edit the film, with our instructors giving them inputs and suggestions.


Weaving a story Capturing the arduous and complicated skill of weaving, this film delves into the process of how baskets are produced. From the intricacy of braiding straws and the elaborate work of the fingers, this film asks the spectator to look beyond the basket and gaze at the person weaving. Who is she? What effort is she exerting? How does the basket finally come into being? 1


Building Foundations

Bouncing Cotton

Bricks make up an indispensable part of our constructed world. Yet, we hardly stop to think where they come from, who made them and what rigor it took. Children from the MediaArts lab have encapsulated the intense heat, the sludge, and the meticulous work required for producing bricks in a brick kiln. This film dynamically captures how students have visualized the work done by their communities and brought their narratives to life through the cinematic medium.

Caught between the billows and flurries of cotton wool and the intricate sewing of threads to produce beds, this film is a joy to watch. This work by the children brings to light the vibrant colors of different cloth pieces and captures how they come together to make something beautiful and useful. Do you know all the stages that go in making a bed? Scan the code to watch the film and don’t miss the interview within!

CREATED BY: Varun, feat. Yasin, V. Mittapalli, Andhra Pradesh


Sea/Life

Bangles and Threads

A large basket that traps fish! This film is a glance into the long and complex way of making an item so intrinsic to the life of a fisherman. As the protagonist weaves, braids, and sows the basket into being with proficiency, the community members also become part of the film’s narrative. How is this sturdy object finally produced?

All it took was some thread, a bangle, some glue and scissors! A student uses the simplest of items to make the most beautiful and eyecatching wall-hanging. This film makes the viewer appreciate how beauty and utility are produced with a child’s imagination, creativity and dexterous handiwork. Watch this film to observe the expert skill with which the hanging is finally made.

CREATED BY: Balaji, Kannayya, Charan, Krishna feat. Venkatesh

CREATED BY: Chandana, feat. Sripriya


Testimonials


Students S.L MEENA

VIDYA REDDY

Thumsi, Andhra Pradesh

Thumsi, Andhra Pradesh

“My favorite activity at the lab was poster drawing. Because I am very interested in drawing and this opportunity allowed me to improve my talent.

Flipbook is my favorite activity in the MediaArts lab. We learned about 24 frames and that it is used in animation movies and cartoons. I learned about motion and how it changes.

The day the FM radio activity was conducted. On that day I spoke about my spring rolls recipe and my recipe was recorded. I have learned speaking skills and capturing photos and shots in camera. They changed my thinking creatively. I clicked a photo of a tree where a tailor bird was building its nest in the tree with the help of its beak.

The first time I saw flipbook move in one second in my life I was shocked and I’m happy to learn in the lab. My most fun day at the lab was when I made a poster about the environment, earth, nature and about how to protect that from plastic. And I also made drawings about protecting the environment. I’ve learned many skills in the lab like story writing, posters and signboards. Now I write stories well. This was the change through the lab. I learned about thinking fast. I draw, write and think on my own. My favorite photo was of a bird- with a beautiful smile.

LAVANYA Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh Creating a Storybook is my favorite thing in the MediaArts lab. My most fun day was creating characters of my own in our stories. It was a fun day because me and my book making team made some crazy characters for book and drawing. We made crazy faces to represent our characters. Being confident in presenting my thoughts in front of others is the most inspiring skill which I’ve learned in the lab. My favorite photo was when we did an advertisement theme of shoes while studying shots. My friend posed as a model and that is my favorite photo.


TM. JOSHITA

V. NAVENEETA

K.YOSHCHANDRA

TERESA

Thumsi, Andhra Pradesh

Thumsi, Andhra Pradesh

Thumsi, Andhra Pradesh

Thumsi, Andhra Pradesh

My favorite activity in the MediaArts lab is poster drawing and FM Radio. My most fun day at the lab was when I talked about my posters to my friends and teacher.

My favorite activity in the MediaArts lab is making flipbooks. It is fun. My most fun day at the lab was FM Radio.

My favorite activity in the lab is flipbook because I learned about motion through that.

Learning about short film-making in class 10th was my favorite activity in the lab. I also enjoyed making my own ideas and my own film with our community thoughts was best.

I have learned drawing skills in the lab. They changed me because I lost my stage fear and helped in thinking and talking and writing stories. I clicked natural photos in the lab and they were beautiful and colorful. I like nature so I click natural photos.

I recited the Gulabjamun recipe on the radio and enjoyed that activity. I have learned story writing skills. It helped my thinking skills so I can write my own story. I clicked nature photos because nature interests me.

K. HARIKA Thumsi, Andhra Pradesh My favorite activity in the MediaArts lab is taking photos in camera with long shot, mid shot etc. My most fun day at the lab was when I created a poster with my friends. By creating the poster, society gets awareness to protect the environment. I learned drawing skills in the lab. They changed me to have my own thinking without stage fear. I clicked a beautiful photo of nature and that is my favorite photo.

I also liked learning about the signboard. I can make any new signboard. I learn about photo essays in the lab. I can make a photo essay about my village. I clicked an amazing photo of a sunset. I touched the camera for the first time. My favorite photo was of a van- where I got attracted with the colors of the van.

When we were there in the field, to shoot our film, we had a good time with our friends. We went to a village to shoot temples and fields. We also played hide and seek. I shot my own film. We learned a lot- to observe everything and see in our way. This changed my way of thinking. Taught me about being my own person. I focused on this main thing. Being creative is also important nowadays. I clicked a top-make up photo. It inspired me that he was walking on wood sticks and I clicked that photo.

HARIKA

A.S ACHARYA

Thumsi, Andhra Pradesh

Thumsi, Andhra Pradesh

My favorite activity was Flipbook. In Flipbook, there are 24 frames and the pictures are in motion.

My favorite activity was storywriting. It helped me think and write my own stories and create new imagination. This is why I like the MediaArts lab

My most fun day at the lab was when I created a poster with my friends. I learned drawing skills in the lab and they have taught me to overcome stage fear and have my own thinking. I clicked a photo of a beautiful nature view. That is my favorite photo.

My fun day at the lab was poster making. I made a poster on pollution, the environment and saving trees. By this, I got good awareness and respect in the society. I like flipbook skills because it lets me create my own stories and in the future it will help me create my own cartoons. My favorite photo is of an alum tree. It interests me because it is attractive and beautiful. The background of that photo is very beautiful


Instructors

NAVEEN

SWETHA

PREM

CHINNA

Teaching is a way of serving children and their communities. I find working with children extremely enjoyable.

I have worked as an instructor at the MediaArts lab for five years and I believe that it is not teaching, but a service to society.

I started teaching MediaArts because it’s a thing that gives joy to everyone and the classes I teach have become a joyful, attractive part of my life.

I have always been interested in teaching. It is a job that comes with a lot of responsibility.

Not only that, we can also learn a great deal from them. Teaching MediaArts subjects helps them develop creative thinking and the ability to interpret the world in their unique perspective. These children can then share their ideas with their peers and communities. One of the most common reasons to become a teacher is to make a difference in the lives of a many students as possible. It is the reason I chose to become one, even though I realize that teaching is a lot of hard work. But I am willing to put in one hundred percent effort on a daily basis so that students can receive a great education that they deserve. The Kalakootami fairs being out the best of children’s creativity and give them a platform to display their posters, videos and other productions. When I see them interact with their peers and explain their perspectives, it makes me extremely proud to have taught them. Each Kalakootami feels like a new learning experience.

Teaching media and arts helps everyone develop an understanding of cultures and become more responsible. I believe that media and arts have the capacity to engage children of different ages and encourage them to develop their creativity and intellectual potential. Agastya’s MediaArts lab supports students to view the world through various lenses and contexts. My most memorable moment at the lab was when students had a debate on traditional arts versus new media. It became an interesting and fiery debate. But we convinced them that be it by hand or by computer, creating any piece of media is a challenging task. Both are important and convincing them of this fact was a memorable experience for me.

The most memorable experience of my journey with Agastya is shooting videos with my students and community members. At the lab, some of the big tasks are making lesson plans and constantly upgrading them so that they respond to the needs and the ideas of the students. The aims of Agastya, cultivating curiosity, creativity and confidence, are the aims of the MediaArts lab too. This is why we focus on skill building and improvement and also on showcasing the talent of the children in Kalakootami. In the fair, the children present their productions to their teachers and community members and these fairs have become some of the highest points for our lab.

As a media teacher, I am responsible for developing creative thinking, curiosity and confidence in children. By expressing our feelings in an environment that is open and free, we grow. It is also a job that requires a lot of planning. At the MediaArts lab,I plan lessons with other instructors based on curriculum guides and the needs of children. During the Kalakootami fairs children present their work, the product of many hours of learning. This helps them to talk about their ideas and their experiences. I think my most memorable experience at the lab was when during a shoot for a photo story, a student learnt how to make a dosa and ever since then, she has been helping her mother make dosas.


WAY FORWARD

Dear Reader,

As the new academic year approaches, we march forward with the mission of taking MediaArts education to school children across India, with renewed confidence and greater imagination. Our primary goal is to promote selfexpression of children who learn at the MediaArts Lab—through activities, reflection and documentation. A crucial undertaking for the coming year is the scaling of our operations to include a mobile version of the MediaArts Lab. This will take media education to children in multiple cities across India; to hone artistic and aesthetic sensibilities in underserved children, and enable them to document their culture and traditions. An important aspect of this endeavor is to upgrade the technology and facilities in the MediaArts Lab and its mobile version. We are also updating our curriculum to reflect the changes in the world ‌- be it progress in technology or the slew of new media platforms available today. In doing so, we can ensure ‌children understand the potential of these platforms and how they can be used. The book you hold in your hands is but a small example of the hard work of our extraordinary team at the MediaArts Lab. It reflects the creativity and imagination of hundreds of children who have learnt from them in the past few years. We hope that future editions of this book become the platform of choice for these children to show the world just how high their imagination can fly. I am sure you find the book enjoyable. Until next year, K. Thiagarajan COO, Agastya


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