Rajiv Eipe is an animator and an illustrator of picture books and comics. He studied Painting at J J School of Art, Bombay, after which he moved to studying Animation and Film Design at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. He has worked on children’s books with various publishers and has animated short films for television, film and streaming platforms. In 2020, he received the Big Little Book Award, awarded by the Parag Initiative of Tata Trusts, for his significant contribution to children’s literature in India through illustrations. Some of his picture books include Dugga, Hello Sun, Ammachi’s Amazing Machines, and the Maithili and the Minotaur comic book series with C G Salamander. He lives in Bangalore with his partner, two cats and a dog.