My name is Chayan - I'm an Indian designer/illustrator based in Dubai, UAE.
Me and my wife Tulika named our daughter Ankona, which means 'a work of art'. Scroll down to see her adventures that we illustrate weekly.
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Week 3: Ankonaldo makes a tremendous aerial effort. And it's a goooooaaaal!
Week 4: Sk8er girl
Week 5: Hare Krishna, Hare Rama
Week 6: Ankonus Diaperus
Week 7: Punkona says: "You're not hardcore, if you don't play hardcore!"
Week 8: No more cootchie-cooing!
Week 9: Today I'm going to eat some Hilsa fish
Hindi: আজ হাম ইলিশ মাছ খায়গা.
Week 10: Friends, you got to poop only in your diapers - clean up India!
Hindi: मित्रों! केवल डायपर में ही सौच करें। भारत को स्वच्छ रखें.
Week 11: What about some sugar in the salty water?
Week 12: Shitwa happens!
Week 13: Ankona does a Picasso bull
Week 14: Start up darn scooter!
Hindi: स्टार्ट हो जा भाई मेरे !
Week 15: Yay! I graduated to 15 weeks
Week 16: Summer days call for chilling on the beach
Week 17: Wonder Woman landed in Dubai exactly 3 months back
Week 18: Flutterby Butterfly
Week 19: Being the on-court diva, while the star Serena Williams is on hiatus
Week 20: Unfurling fun days!
Week 21: The little lime
Hindi: छोटा छोटा काचा काचा- निम्बूड़ा.
Week 22: Playtime with Yara
Week 23: Hello, I'm Kitty!
Week 24: Happy Monsoon Festival from Ankona
Hindi: सावन में झूला झूले अंकोना प्यारी.
Week 25: Hema, Rekha, Jaya and Ankona - everyone loves Nirma washing powder
Hindi: हेमा, रेखा, जया और अंकोना- सबकी पसंद निरमा!
Week 26: join me for my first meal! Welcome to my Annaprashan on 3rd of December in Jamshedpur
Week 27: Cheers
Week 28: My first movie was a "shitty" one. Popcorn was fun though
Week 29: Such a star, I can roll over now!
Week 30: Back from the tropical Seychelles
Week 31: Wakaaw! I'm half year old now
Week 32: Ziggy Stardust
Week 33: Rolling up my sleeves to get the shifting done
Week 34: Whatta hair! Your comb's got the magic, Mr. J
Week 35: Let's do something thunderous today
Hindi: आज कुछ तूफ़ानी करते हैं!
Week 36: Wedding decor is such a spectacle!
Week 37: The last one to fall asleep
Week 38: Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish
Week 39: Run like Milkha Singh!
Week 40: Art is Frida
Week 41: I did an Ollie trick on skateboard when I was 4 weeks old. Now I can even click a selfie
Week 42: When hungry is my tummy, I scratch my mummy
