Aain 18
Eldest of the cast. Surfs at dawn before the lineup gets crowded and bikes between sets. The kind of older brother who quietly fixes things he never tells you he fixed.
See full sheet →Stories for the next generation of Maldivian readers.
Edhuruge is the name of the traditional Maldivian learning house — what we had before Western-style schools. The brand brings that spirit back: books, animated stories, and interactive worlds in Dhivehi and English.
The first project in the studio, and the most active. Nineteen books in print, six house-cast members generated, and one animated short shipped.
Eldest of the cast. Surfs at dawn before the lineup gets crowded and bikes between sets. The kind of older brother who quietly fixes things he never tells you he fixed.
See full sheet →Aain's best friend. Easygoing on the field and at home. Can name every cat on his block, and holds at least one of them most of the day.
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The kind of kid who keeps a running list of books to finish and books to start. Up before sunrise, in the gym before it fills, then back home with the morning's reading already done.
See full sheet →Tai has been flying the same kite since he was six. Long hair, longer kite string. He talks less than the others and watches more — including the wind, which he claims he can read.
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The youngest. A halo of curls, a sweater with one big banana-leaf print, and the kind of curiosity that makes him chase butterflies into the meadow without asking.
"Star of the first Edhuruge animated short — see the story below."
See full sheet →The founder. An "Imagineer" with twenty-six years across hospitality, EdTech, and marketing — building Maldivian children's worlds from a sketchbook he never closes, and a resort that connects guests to local artists.
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