Playing with Words, Worlds, and Images

In this interview conducted by issue editors Philippe Bornet, Stefanie Knauss and Alexander D. Ornella in April 2021, Amruta Patil discusses how the unique possibilities of playing with images and words in the medium of the graphic novel allow for a creative critique and reimagination of ancient mythologies as well as contemporary social questions. Her use of the figure of the storyteller, sensuous visual style, and continuous micro-subversion of traditional motifs invite viewers/readers to enter into the story and make it their own, while at the same time encouraging a capacity to see each other and to engage constructively even with people or viewpoints one might critique.
Keywords: Kari, Adi Parva, Sauptik, Aranyaka, Graphic Novel, Mythology, Queer, India
www.jrfm.eu 2021, 7/2, 15���30