Scavengers' A Non Fiction Comic on Manual Scavenging
Project Note:
Scavenging is a nonfiction comic that aims to examine and educate people about the inhuman practice of manual scavenging. The comic aims to: cover the wide array of work that falls under the umbrella term of manual scavenging; examine the gender and cast breakup of manual scavengers; and finally explore the shortcomings of the government in enforcing the ban and providing adequate rehabilitation.
Bio Notes
Samidha Gunjal is an illustrator and animator who’s worked on numerous children's books and comics. She works out of Studio Dhamisa in Ahmednagar, and loves using the visual medium to explore a wide range of topics and themes.
C G Salamander is a comic journalist and writer whose work has appeared in The Nib, The Mint, Buzzfeed, and Indian Quarterly to name a few places. His picture book Puu was published by Scholastic last year. Salamander is also a writer and an editor.
*The script for the comic is done and we are now working on the visuals. Samidha has already started with the rough storyboarding. Here is a quick peek at some thumbnail sketches and work in process photos. We're going to keep adding our progress real-time, so do check this space for more updates.
