Not everyone, however, shares Chattoraj's enthusiasm. "Events like these simply adhere to the 'India shining' narrative that the west is so fond of and focus only on the marketing aspects," says Sarnath Banerjee, whose Corridor, published in 2004, was India's first graphic novel. "We also need to look beyond the mythology steeped comics currently being churned out by Indian publishers and see how we can use comics and graphic novels as a medium to provide a complex understanding of a country like India."