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'''Ashok Rajagopalan''' (also known under the blogging pseudonym '''Kenny Wordsmith''') is an [[Indian people|Indian]] writer and artist for over 500 children's books.<ref>{{cite news|title=Comic books and graphic novels as much a piece of art as anything else|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/26/stories/2009072659210400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090729160635/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/26/stories/2009072659210400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 July 2009|accessdate=22 September 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 July 2009}}</ref> Rajagopalan has also worked as a graphic designer, freelance cartoonist, and has contributed to the children's magazines ''Impulse Hoot'' and ''Impulse Toot''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Liffy|title=Keeping the child in him alive|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article436110.ece|accessdate=22 September 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=24 September 2010}}</ref> He first began illustrating children's stories with a piece in the 1989 magazine ''Junior Quest''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vijay|first=Hema|title=Variety is the art of life|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/350332/variety-art-life.html|accessdate=22 September 2013|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=11 Aug 2013}}</ref> Before working in illustration Rajagopalan received a mechanical engineering diploma and worked as a marketing executive, but found that he disliked the experience.<ref>{{cite news|title=Colours of innocence|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/colours-of-innocence/article4952575.ece|accessdate=22 September 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=25 July 2013}}</ref> In 2011 he participated in a [[Kickstarter]] campaign to fund a comic he was co-creating with the artist [[Asvin Srivatsangam]] entitled ''Neelakshi:The Quest for Amrit''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Neelakshi: The Quest for Amrit|url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/neelakshi/neelakshi-the-quest-for-amrit-0|publisher=Kickstarter|accessdate=22 September 2013}}</ref><br />
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[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Neelakshi-The-Quest-for-Amrit/159409874110338 Neelakshi:The Quest for Amrit] will be published [https://www.facebook.com/Yalidreamcreations Yali Dream Creations] by end of 2013.<br />
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He will be working on [[Yali Dream Creations]]' first novel with a tentative title 'Kandiva'.<br />
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==Selected bibliography==<br />
Authored:<ref>{{cite news|title=F-Page - Ashok Rajagopalan|url=http://plusminusnmore.rapo.in/f-pages/f-page-ashok-rajagopalan/|accessdate=5 December 2014|publisher=PlusMinus'n'More}}</ref><br />
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*''Witchsnare'' - Penguin India<br />
*''Iliad Retold'' - New Horizons<br />
*''Odyssey Retold'' - New Horizons<br />
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Illustrated & Authored:<br />
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*''Sketch with Ashok Raj'' - a series of 3 books - Scholastic India<br />
*''[[Gajapati Kulapati]]'' - Tulika Publishers<br />
*''Gajapati Kulapati Kalabalooosh!'' - Tulika Publishers<br />
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Illustrated:<br />
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*''Eecha Poocha'' - Tulika Publishers<br />
*''Andaman’s Boy'' - Tulika Publishers<br />
*''Sunu sunu Snail'' - ''Storm in the Garden'' - Tulika Publishers<br />
*''Birdywood Buzz'' - Tulika Publishers<br />
*''That’s My Daddy'' - Scholastic India<br />
*''Jataka Tales'' - Scholastic India<br />
*''Marine Life'' - Scholastic India<br />
*''The Runaway Peppercorn'' - – Tulika Publishers<br />
*''Grandma’s Eyes'' - Tulika Publishers<br />
*''Dosa'' - Tulika Publishers<br />
*''A Silly Story of Bondapalli'' - Tulika Publishers<br />
*''The Shining Stones'' - Tulika Publishers<br />
*''Dancing Bees'' - Tulika Publishers<br />
*''Thakitta Tharikitta Bouncing Ball'' - Tulika Publishers<br />
*''4 books in the Thumb Thumb Series'' - Tulika Publishers<br />
*''Black Panther'' - Tulika Publishers<br />
*''The Spider’s Web'' - Tulika Publishers<br />
*''Gasa Gasa Para Para'' - Tulika Publishers<br />
*''India’s Olympic Story'' - Tulika Publishers<br />
*''Read Aloud Stories'' - Tulika Publishers<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.saffrontree.org/2010/04/ashok-rajagopalan-illustrator-graphic.html Interview with Saffron Tree]<br />
*[http://plusminusnmore.rapo.in/f-pages/f-page-ashok-rajagopalan/ Interview with PlusMinus'n'More]<br />
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