Comics are often seen as an immature way of storytelling, yet, as history shows, visual language can create an engaging and provocative experience for readers. Through panels, perspective, and closure which allows us to connect these moments, the medium invites us to mentally construct a continuous, unified reality. By presenting multiple points-of-view and asking readers to observe, comics become a space where stories are actively seen and understood.
Uprooted by Ita Mehrotra
In Uprooted, Ita Mehrotra brings to life the constantly evolving relationship between forest dwellers and their forests in Uttarakhand. It traces their struggles with encroachment, disenfranchisement, and development. Ita’s discerning eye creates a compelling visual archive that is a handy introduction to the forest rights’ movement in India.
Touching Grass by Rachita Taneja
Known by her username on Instagram, Sanitary Panels, Rachita comments on politics, caste, the government and our everyday interactions using an edge of sarcasm and humour. These resonant and deceptively simple comics and political cartoons are a mirror to the world we live in.
Food and Farming: A Journey Through India in Comics
Authored by Orijit Sen, Vidyun Sabhaney and Harsho Mohan Chattoraj, this collection observes food and food security in India using comics. The impact of the Green Revolution, the Public Distribution System, and many other aspects of food symptoms in India are delved into.
Sea Ice? Now You Don’t Rohan Chakravarty
Rohan Chakravarty, also better known by his online user name Green Humour, will take you from the high skies to geothermal mines in the very bottom of the ocean, and from sweltering tropical mangroves to the icy poles, engaging you in discussions about ecology, biology, nature conservation, and the politics of governing nature.
River of Stories (25th Anniversary Edition)
Orijit Sen’s River of Stories is considered one of the foremost visual narrative accounts of the Narmada Bachao Andolan project. It is an inspiring document of environmental activism, and the 25th anniversary edition which recently released features forewords by Arundhati Roy and Paul Gravett.
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Date 23.4.2026