What do you understand by the term development? It reaches many aspects. Can we term high-rise buildings popping up creating concrete jungles in metropolitan cities as development? What about the other regions where nature takes its throne as the only key for development and sustainability?

This Project contains the linkage between Tribal folktales and Living root bridge construction, the cultural aspect of the matrilineal social structure, the myths and beliefs of the tribe, the geographical aspects and the materials used and the process of construction. When I was a schoolboy, the school library had a great collection of Comics, Graphic novels and illustrated books about Tin Tin, The Ramayana, The Bible, Japanese folktales, Celtic tales etc. Being inspired by these tales at such a young age, I had the passion to create a Graphic Novel that can communicate and narrate the stories of my land: The Khasi Hills. I hope with this graphic novel I can contribute at least a fraction if not a whole to my culture in sustaining and preserving it.

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