Was it easy working with the Jaipur miniaturists?
I wanted a graphic style that can pack in a lot of information and detailing in one panel. The miniaturists are known for this. The artists I have worked with are extremely skilled and intelligent but complex people. For years they have just been drawing the Ramayana and Mahabharata. So when I told them that I required a graphic of a minister pissing against the parliament, they were shocked. I ended up sketching some of the drawings myself eventually and then got them to improvise. They had never worked on a graphic novel before. I had to convince them to draw frames that showed movement. Were there conflicts? Not really. But our ideas were so diverse. For instance, they were very innocent about the future of India. They did not think that politicians were corrupt and had faith in the Indian system. They also thought that India had a bright future. The challenge was to convince them of my ideas. The drawing part was easy. There are a few elements in the story that are very interesting
