'Pramod Nayar's analysis of nationalism and Indian graphic narratives is an insightful and valuable contribution to the growing field of comics scholarship. The rigor of his approach and engagement with a range of theories facilitates an important understanding of the medium.' -- Jeffrey Brown , Associate Professor, Department of Popular Culture, Bowling Green State University, USA, author of Black Superheroes: Milestone Comics and Their Fans ' The Indian Graphic Novel comes to its subject from a rich grounding in the historical and literary specifics . analytical concepts informed by a broadly conceived Cultural Studies and important recent work . Nayar has produced a fine grained reading of the Indian graphic novel.' -- Ian Lewis Gordon , Associate Professor, Department of History, National University of Singapore, Singapore, author of Comic Strips and Consumer Culture, 1890-1945 and co-editor of Film and Comic Books 'On the whole, however, Nayar's work is a triumph. This book deserves to be on college syllabi and on the bookshelves of comics lovers.' -- The Hindu Business Line.