This Graphic Novel Perfectly Captures The Struggles Of Being An Indian Woman
"We daydreamed about being superheroes. Saviours of the world."
Earlier this year, New Delhi-based publishing house Zubaan Books released Drawing The Line: Indian Women Fight Back, a graphic novel anthology written by 14 Indian women.
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The idea was born when Zubaan Books and the German Goethe-Institute collaboratively set up a workshop that allowed Indian women to discuss issues that they faced.
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Each story has a different visual style and focuses on different issues.
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Some of the stories touch upon themes like sexual violence and rape culture, while others address beauty standards, patriarchal hierarchy, and gender discrimination.
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The novel is now being slated for an October release in North America, through Toronto-based Ad Astra Comix.
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