''The Believers'' is a graphic novel written by
Abdul Sultan P P with illustrations by Partha Sengupta, and published by
Phantomville. It tells the story of two brothers living in two extremes from the
Malappuram
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region of
Kerala
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, one of whom returns to find his brother has engaged in extremist activities.
Abdul Sultan P P is with ''Varthamanam Daily'', Calicut, Kerala as Assistant News Editor. ''The Believers'' reminds the extremist forces that 'eye for an eye leaves two blind'. It is regarded as the third Indian graphic novel after Sarnath Banerjee's ''
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'' and Orijit Sen's River of Stories.
Reviews
The book met with positive opinion, praising artwork and writing:
Images from The BelieversArticle by Sawf Newsreview in telegraphpdf image of the cover
See also
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Indian comics
Chitrakatha (Hindi: चित्रकथा, Telugu: చిత్రకథ) are comics or graphic novels originating from India published in a number of Indian languages.
India has a long tradition of comic readership and themes associated ...
Indian graphic novels
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