Tree Matters

About Gita Wold & V. Gangu BaiGita Wolf

Gangu Bai belongs to an indigenous community called Bhil whose members live in villages across western and central India. Her rich repertoire of stories is steeped in the community''s lore. The award-winning artist has been painting for over two decades and her work has been exhibited both in India as well as abroad. Gangu works with the National Museum of Mankind in Bhopal. Gita Wolf was born in Calcutta but educated in different cities in India including New Delhi Hyderabad and Bangalore. She received her Masters degree in Comparative Literature from the University of Erlangen/Nuerenberg Germany. In 1994 she started Tara Books as an independent publishing house based in India. Beginning with The Very Hungry Lion in 1995 she has written over 20 books for children and adults. Several have won major international awards and been translated into multiple languages. One of her latest books Do! was honored with the prestigious BolognaRagazzi New Horizons award. A writer translator social historian and activist V. Geetha is a freelance editor and a leading intellectual from Tamil Nadu India. She has been active in the Indian women''s movement since 1988 organizing workshops and conferences. Geetha has written widely both in Tamil and English on gender popular culture caste and politics.