What: Amar Bari Tomar Bari Naxalbari by cartoonist Sumit Kumar, chronicles the history of India’s Maoist uprising from its earliest origins in a small village in West Bengal — Naxalbari — to what it is today in the jungles of Bastar — using the medium of comics. It was released as a three-part web series on Newslaundry last year and given its popularity, met its next logical step being published by Horizon Books. Kumar’s other works like Kashmir ki Kahaani and TV ki Kahaani have been very popular too. He takes on grim and complex issues with lightness by employing references from popular culture, advertising and television.

Amar Bari Tomar Bari Naxalbari, Sumit Kumar, Horizon Books,  Rs 400. Available in e-stores.