The Blue Book

I’ve been trying to belong to something bigger than a country. Not a flag. Not a map. A memory. A rhythm. Thus begins Siddhesh Gautam’s graphic novel as it transcends time and space to introduce you to the iconic figures from the anti-caste movement in the subcontinent. Across several dream sequences, the author who is also the protagonist of this novel, engages in deep and powerful conversations with the men and women who fought tirelessly against the caste system and its horrors. Through these conversations, he also gains the inspiration and courage to carry on the anti-caste movement, to make sure those whose lives were spent in this fight did not go in vain.