A 12-year-old boy has to leave a familiar world — his village, family and friends — behind and move to a new village to attend a missionary boarding school. AdvertisingThe graphic novel, for children and young adults, is the brainchild of designer Raj Kumari and her screenwriter husband Varun Grover. Its origins lie in a 35-page letter that Kumari’s cousin Vikas Kumar Vidyarthi wrote to the family, summarising his growing up years. He was also fascinated to notice that whoever he handed that letter to, including me, read it in one breath,” says Kumari. AdvertisingTo illustrate the story, Kumari decided to use the folk art of Madhubani that is indigenous to Bihar and Jharkhand.

Source: Indian Express April 17, 2019 18:45 UTC