As a 24 year old, some video games like Mario Kart 64 (N64) and Bushido Blade (PSX), provide a way to connect with my 15 year old sister. iPad emulation is fun
I wish we had a nintendo switch tho. Haha
I recently posted a shelfie of my graphic novel collection but a special mention needs to be about Indian authors and graphic novelists.
I don’t want indian graphic novel scene to blatantly copy from Japan or from the west and these GNs seem to identify themselves with neither.
I highly suggest to read -
The Pig Flip - I have never seen a prettier art and such a grounded story about rural kerela and addiction.
Bhimayana - The story of the great Ambedkar sahab. In Gond Art! As an anthropology student I was beyond impressed. Very well done while touching the evils of our system.
The river of Stories - Regarded as India’s first GN. Absolutely brilliant storytelling about the Narmada Bachao Andolan and its impact on tribals. Again I might be biased to see anthropology in a comic format haha.
Rama Jamagdanya - Brilliant artwork retelling the story of Bhagwan Parshuram ji. Although some aspects of the story are censored but nonetheless great.
A gardener in the wasteland - Inspired from Ghulamgiri by Jyotirao Phule sahab which itself was a comparison of caste system in the east and slavery in the west. Very radical ideas and some difficult to digest but a great critique on Brahmanism and Caste system in general.
Corridor - Its a book which you know is good but what exactly is good you can never tell.
Kari - an LGBTQ tale. Maybe as I was not able to relate with it, I did not enjoy it. Although its hailed as one of the best Indian GNs ever made.
Technicolour Lovers - Currently reading
Others I am yet to read.
Special Mention - Joe Sacco’s The Once and future riot. Its not by an Indian obv. Mentioning it because Joe is an excellent journalist. He wrote books like Palestine which are already regarded as the gold standard in journalism that too comic book Journalism. This book is about the Muzaffarnagar riots and the underlying political environment, the power dynamics within the place and the causes which led to the massacre. Excellent read which I will never read again lmao.
Also I would appreciate any recs and cool people who are into Graphic novels and want to be friends! 💪 Also about me - I am a 24 y/o anthropology masters’ student from Uttarakhand and currently preparing for upsc cse
I also attached a photo of my favourites at the end.
Although there are few in this shelf which I haven’t read lmao