When We Are Strangers

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When We Are Strangers tells many stories. It narrates the story of Gandhi and Ghaffar Khan’s walk through Bengal and Bihar at the height of the Partition riots in mid-1947, appealing for peace and brotherhood. It also narrates the Qissa Khwani Bazaar incident of 1931 when the quiet defiance of the Khudai Khidmatgars forced soldiers from the Garhwal Rifles to lay down their arms when ordered to shoot on a crowd that was peacefully protesting.

Between these historical incidents is the story of Mahmud and Sita who find love and understanding.

Illustrated by Sarnath Banerjee and with text by Vazira Zamindar, this graphic novel harks back to an earlier time of shared joys and sorrows and also points to a possible similar future.