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This project, ‘Auto Anna and the Hot Seat’, tackles Bangalore city’s urban heat challenge by creating a bilingual children’s storybook featuring an auto-rickshaw driver, explaining heat’s causes and consequences.
Bangalore city’s rising urban heat disproportionately affects outdoor workers and vulnerable communities. Our project tackles this urgent challenge with a unique approach to climate education. At its heart is an illustrated, bilingual storybook for children, ‘Auto Anna and the Hot Seat,’ which tells the story of urban heat through the eyes of an auto-rickshaw driver. Based on real interviews, it makes complex ideas like climate change, thermal comfort, and hydration relatable through a journey across the city. Beyond the book, we hope to create a public archive of invaluable community insights, including audio, video, photographs, and quotes. We will also place pamphlets with QR codes in auto-rickshaws, connecting passengers directly to the digital storybook and this archive. These pamphlets will also act as conversation guides, fostering dialogue between drivers and passengers about the lived experiences of urban heat. This project is a blend of visual storytelling, community narratives, and public engagement, all working towards a more resilient city.
By blurck & Nithya Gowda.
Project Start Date : September 2025
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