Ashok Rajagopalan facts for kids
Ashok Rajagopalan (also known as Kenny Wordsmith) is an Indian writer and artist. He is famous for creating over 500 children's books!
Ashok Rajagopalan has also worked as a graphic designer. This means he designs pictures and layouts for books and other materials. He was also a freelance cartoonist, drawing cartoons for different clients.
Who is Ashok Rajagopalan?
Ashok Rajagopalan is a very busy artist and writer. He has contributed to children's magazines like Impulse Hoot and Impulse Toot. He started illustrating stories for kids in 1989. His first illustration appeared in a magazine called Junior Quest.
His Journey to Art
Before becoming a full-time artist, Ashok Rajagopalan studied mechanical engineering. He also worked as a marketing executive. However, he soon realized that he did not enjoy these jobs. He decided to follow his passion for art and writing instead.
Exciting Projects
In 2011, Ashok Rajagopalan joined a Kickstarter campaign. Kickstarter is a way for people to raise money for creative projects from many small donations. He used it to help fund a comic book he was making. This comic was called Neelakshi: The Quest for Amrit. He worked on this project with another artist named Asvin Srivatsangam.
The comic book Neelakshi: The Quest for Amrit was published by Yali Dream Creations. It came out at the end of 2013. Ashok Rajagopalan is also working on a new novel for Yali Dream Creations. The book has a working title of 'Kandiva'.
