Smita Turakhia

Smita Turakhia is the illustrator of the multi-award-winning children's book Finders Keepers? by Robert Arnett. She is also the editor and designer of the new Deluxe Edition and the Library Edition of India Unveiled by Robert Arnett.

Turakhia was featured illustrator and gave presentations on Indian culture at the Multicultural Book Festival at Kennedy Center in, Washington D.C.; Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI), Tampa, Florida; Georgia Library Association Annual Conference; The Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas; and many schools and libraries. Turakhia has participated in The South Asian Literary and Theater Arts Festival at The Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C.

Turakhia applying bindi to Kristen, Curator of Education at The Columbus Museum, Georgia.

Turakhia has devoted herself to bringing India's cultural heritage to life through art and presentations on culture of India. Turakhia has given numerous presentations about customs and culture of India, the country where she spent her childhood.

Mrs. Turakhia's portfolio includes illustrations for The Journey to the Truth, an award-winning CD-ROM that depicted for the first time the messages and metaphors of the Bhagavad Gita in the Warli folk art style of India.

A graduate of Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai, India, Mrs. Turakhia also studied fine arts for two years at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, and studied under one of India's Gold Medal artists. She currently resides in Lake Jackson, Texas with her husband and two daughters.

You may contact Smita Turakhia at SmitaTurakhia@gmail.com