Ink mattu kathe – A Kannada Guided Walk

Do you remember Shikari Shambu? What about Suppandi? We’ve all read stories of these beloved comic characters but do you wonder how they were created? Who drew them; what stories that came before inspired their creators; Did their designs change? Join us for a guided walk in Kannada to wonder about these and more questions. Get a sneak peek into the curatorial perspective and the history of Indian visual storytelling.

This programme is part of the celebration of the opening of A Moving Line: 1500 Years of Indian Visual Storytelling. 

This exhibition is curated by the artist Amruta Patil, in partnership with the Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l’image (CIBDI), Angoulême. It is supported by the Embassy of France in India and the French Institute in India within the larger framework of the Desibel project — an Indo-French initiative that brings together creators, institutions and communities to shape the future of comics and visual storytelling within India’s animation, visual effects, gaming, comics, and extended reality (AVGC-XR) sector. A version of the exhibition will travel to Angoulême in January 2027 for the opening of the Angoulême International Comics Festival, marking a milestone in the history of Indian comics in France.