# Tulika Publishers

Tulika Publishers is a South Indian Multi-lingual Children's Books publishing house. It often uses the imprint Tulika Books, but is separate from the New Delhi–based publisher Tulika Books.

## History

Tulika was founded in 1996 as an independent publishing house by Radhika Menon. Menon and Indu Chandrasekhar ran a pre-press service called Tulika to "earn enough money" to publish their own books. Subsequently, Chandrasekhar founded Tulika Books in New Delhi in 1995, and Menon founded Tulika Publishers in Chennai.
The genre of Tulika Publishers is children's literature and illustrations.

## Select publications

Award Winning Publications :
| Title | Author | Illustrators | Language(s) | Notes |
| Vaalameenukkum Vilaangameenukkum Kalyanam | ‘Gaana’ Ulaganathan | Amrithalingam | Tamil | Was adapted for Tamil film Chitiram Pesuthadi |
| Bawre Beej | Vishaka Chanchani | Angeline Pradhan, Upesh Pradhan | Hindi | |
| Sunu-Sunu Snail – Storm in the Garden | | Ashok Rajagopalan | Tamil, English | |
| Thakitta Tharikitta Bouncing Ball | Jacob Samson Mutthada | Ashok Rajagopalan | Tamil, English | NCERT National Award |
| Dancing Bees, Grandma’s Eyes | Graphic Novel | Ashok Rajagopalan | Tamil, English | |
| Gasa Gasa Para Para | Jeeva Raghunath | Ashok Rajagopalan | Tamil, English | |
| The Runaway Peppercorn | Suchitra Ramadurai | Ashok Rajagopalan | Tamil, English | Commonwealth Short Story Competition 2003-2004 |
| Birdywood Buzz the vulture returns | Shamim Padamsee | Ashok Rajagopalan | Tamil, English | |
| Dosa | | Ashok Rajagopalan | Tamil, English | |
| Basava and the Dots of Fire | Radhika Chadha | Bhakthi Pathak | English | |
| Malu Bhalu | Kamla Bhasin | Bindia Thapar | Hindi | |
| My Friends in the City | Samina Mishra | Biswajit Balasubramaniam | English, Hindi | |
| The Forbidden Temple | T V Padma | Bhavana Vyas | English | Korean rights for the second book (Mathematwist) have been sold. |
| Norbu’s New Shoes | | Chewang Dorjee Bhutia | English | |
| Who will be Ningthou? | Indira Mukherjee | Chinmayie | English | |
| The Neverending Story | Ashwini Bhat | A V Ilango | English | |
| Gadagada Gudugudu | Jeeva Raghunath | Jeyanthi Manokaran | Tamil | UNESCO Illustrations Award |
| Busy Busy Grand Aunt | | Kanchan Mitra | English | |
| Avneet Aunty’s Mobile Phone | | Kavita Singh Kale | English | |
| Pavo and Cavo | Nirupama Raghavan | Kavita Singh Kale | English | |
| Brahma's Butterfly | Graphic Novel | Kavita Singh Kale | English | |
| Jalebi Curls | Niveditha Subramaniam | Kavita Singh Kale | English | |
| Hiss, Don't Bite! | | Mugdha Sethi | English | Style of Kalighat Paintings |
| Eyes on the Peacock’s Tail | | Mugdha Sethi | English | Style of Phad Paintings |
| Magic Vessels | | Mugdha Sethi | English | Research based on Tamil Nadu Clay Sculptures |
| A Curly Tale | | Mugdha Sethi | English | Style of Madhubani Paintings |
| Malli | Jeeva Raghunath | Nancy Raj | English, Tamil | |
| The Village Fair | Radhika Meganathan | Nancy Raj | English, Tamil | |
| Aa Vilurundu Akku Varai | Jeeva Raghunath | Nancy Raj | English, Tamil | |
| Mukund and Riaz | | Nina Sabnani | English, French | Deux Amis, its French edition, was launched by Syros at the a Paris Book fair in March 2007. |
| My Mother's Sari | Sandhya Rao | Nina Sabnani | English, French | Outstanding International Book awardee, 2007 (USA) |
| Kabir The Weaver Poet | Bindhumalini Narayanswamy | Jaya Madhavan | English | |
| Sorry, Best Friend! | Githa Hariharan, Shama Futehally | Nina Sabnani | English, French | Outstanding International Book awardee, 2007 (USA) |