Janakye Bai's Story: Velip Oral Traditions

[Selma Carvalho]

R. Benedito Ferrao interviews Vithai Zaraunker to examine the creative processes behind the very important retelling of an ancient story from the Goan Velip Oral Traditions.

"This illustrated book is therefore also an intervention. It tells young people: your stories matter. Your language matters. The way you speak, the way you sing matters. Your identity is not something to hide. By presenting the story in a visually engaging and accessible form, I hope young people from my community can see their traditions and themselves represented with dignity."

Janakye Bai’s Story: Velip Oral Traditions — Joao-Roque Literary Journal est. 2017

Janakye Bai’s Story: Velip Oral Traditions — Joao-Roque Literary Journal... By R. Benedito Ferrao The illustrated book The Story of Janakye Bai (Goa 1556, 2026) chronicles a tale that h...

Selma Carvalho

Author of "Sisterhood of Swans" and "Notes on a Marriage" both published by Speaking Tiger, India.