Nandu
in Muziris

Set in the ancient port of Muziris, Nandu in Muziris follows a young crow named Nandu after a storm destroys his home. As he journeys through a world of traders, travellers, and many cultures, he begins searching not just for a new nest - but for a place to belong.

A beautifully illustrated children's book rooted in Kerala's history, culture, and memory.

About Us

വായിക്കാം, പറയാം, ഓർമ്മിക്കാം·Let us read, let us tell, let us remember·The tree that walks on its own roots·വായിക്കാം, പറയാം, ഓർമ്മിക്കാം·Let us read, let us tell, let us remember·The tree that walks on its own roots·

THE ETHOS · WHY WE PUBLISH

We publish slowly, because some stories deserve to outlast us.

Aalmaram is named for the banyan - the tree that walks on its own roots, sending each new branch down into the earth to become another trunk. Our books are the same: stories passed grandmother to grandchild on moonlit verandahs, rooted again in archival paper and a slow, deliberate craft.

We do not chase global trends. We belong to specific arbors, specific monsoons, specific ancestral homes. Each volume is meant to be held, dog-eared, and inherited.

02 · A VISUAL NARRATIVE

Painted by hand, printed with care.

Every interior spread is drawn in warm, earthy tones - spice, turmeric, earth, lagoon - that capture the feeling of a Kerala afternoon. Original artwork is printed on archival paper to preserve the depth of colour.

WHY THIS BOOK

A 2,000-year-old port, told for the first time to children.

Muziris was once the meeting point of Rome, Arabia and the East - then the sea swallowed it whole. Through Nandu, a small crow searching for home, that lost world becomes a story a child can hold.

Hand-painted

Every spread illustrated by hand, printed on archival paper.

A story of belonging

A gentle tale about losing home and finding where you belong.

Rooted in real history

Drawn from Kerala's own forgotten port city.

VOICES · ON THE WORK

“A book that does not hurry. It lets the story arrive at the child's own pace. When my daughter closed the cover she asked, very quietly, can we visit the river tomorrow.”

06 · EVENTS

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07 · BRING THE STORY HOME

Bring the
story home.

First edition · Hand-numbered · Wrapped in khadi · Ships within Kerala in 48 hours, and anywhere a banyan can imagine.

Nanduin Muziris