In April 2014 young comic artists from all over India met in New Delhi to work on ideas for stories dealing with everyday discrimination of women and violence against them. They were advised and guided by three experienced artists, two of them from Germany, Larissa Bertonasco and Ludmilla Bartscht, and Priya Kuriyan from India. 15 of the stories then developed made it into Drawing the Line – Indian Women Fight Back published by Zubaan Publishers, New Delhi.

Meet a number of the artists in conversation with Priya Kuriyan and Vishwajyoti Ghosh.
 
"These storyboards etch topics that range from the fairness mania and gender at workplace to sexual bullying and matrimony. Kaveri Gopalakrishnan’s Basic Space, from which this extract is taken, is a series of urban vignettes on how women negotiate public spaces today." Sunday Times of India
 
"Each artist has a distinctive hand, and it’s an absolute joy to encounter a new voice every 10 pages or so. Some stories are set out in the sort of frames that might traditionally come to mind when you think of a comic book." The New Indian Express
 
"This collection of 14 graphic art stories reminds me of karela (bitter-gourd) chips. While they are definitely an excellent and tasty addition to any thinking person’s library there’s no masking the harsh flavour of the central ingredient: oppressed urban Indian women. In these pages they’re smiling at themselves but through clenched teeth and tears. The artist-writers are all women, outspoken and confident in their abilities. Their drawing styles range from naive-art to guerilla-comix, with an emphasis on spontaneity and detail, rendered in black, white and grey. The narrative style is more like documentary than fiction and the texture is similar to amateur videos on YouTube, complete with jerky transitions, abrupt conclusions and awkward camera angles."  The Indian Express
 
"In angsty superhero avatars — some subtle, others with serious attitude — the women present tongue-in-cheek narratives. (…) The graphic collection is a rich reservoir of insight from today’s young women. (…) All in all, Drawing The Line is a powerful journey of women finding their voices and of artists discovering their art." Hindustan Times