Artist . Graphic Novelist . Screenwriter
GRAPHIC NOVELS & COMICS
NADYA - A GRAPHIC NOVEL
September 2019
Thirteen-year-old Nadya lives a happy, carefree life nurtured by the love of her parents and the home they have built together. But, one day, things start to fall apart, which eventually leads to her parents separation. Heartbroken and distraught, Nadya can't believe that her father would leave her. Follow Nadya's journey as she grapples with the pain of loss and separation, before finally coming to terms and finding hope in this stunningly illustrated, deeply sensitive graphic novel | Written & illustrated by me | Published by Scholastic India.
CHOOSING A WORLD FREE FROM FGC: AISSATA’S STORY
October 2018
This is the true story of Aissata, an activist and changemaker from Northern Senegal who underwent female genital cutting (FGC) when she was just seven years old. Like a growing number of communities around the world, Aissata’s village went on to make the historic decision to abandon FGC | Produced by Orchid Project & Tostan.
CLIMATE KATHA
July 2017
Climate Katha is a creative initiative of Debasmita Dasgupta, illustrator and VK Shashikumar, writer to engender real conversations on climate change. Our ambition is to tell illustrated stories of people affected by climate change. We want to co-learn with our readers what climate change means to us. How it affects us and our communities, our society and the planet. We hope to trigger everyday conversations on climate change through the stories of those who are facing its adverse impacts. Our vision is to create narratives that spark conversations leading all of us to discuss the role of various factors contributing to climate change and collaboratively co-creating solutions.
