He used to draw pithoras on cloth. When Bhasha started the Bol magazine for tribal children, we invited Desing to draw the illustrations. Desing has not been to school and therefore the stories were read out to him. His illustrations, detailed and spontaneous, became extremely popular with children. The Bol magazine is subscribed by Gujarat’s Primary Education Programme for its 10,000 schools in tribal areas of the state. Since then, Desing draws illustrations for the Bol magazines and cover designs for Bhasha’s tribal literature books.
Source: Sonal Baxi Bhasha, Head of publication unit, Bhasha Research Centre (bhasharesearch.org) & Adivasi Academy & Museum of Adivasi Voice at Tejgadh – Gujarat Watch a video clip featuring Desing Rathwa from Rangpur Sadli Village who comes from a family of artists >>
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