Brief Details: Title Art & Narrative Source Bhimayana is a graphic novel based on the life of B.R Ambedkar, published in 2011. The novel subverts or presents an alternative to the epic of heroism. Its very title signifies political importance in parallel with Ramayana . As for the storyline, the first wife of king Dashrath in Ramayana, Kaushala Rani, is replaced by Ambedkar's mother. The replacement of Ram's image (a central figure of Hinduism who is revered as perfect) by that of Ambedkar in the popular culture is a powerful subaltern. It essentially flips the Hindu social order on its head as now an untouchable man (as per the Hindu varna system) becomes the ideal. Moreover, it breaks the Aristotelian ideas of a hero. Ambedkar does not come from a royal family and posses no tragic flaw. His heroic acts include going against the rigid caste system, fighting for caste equality, and burning the Manu Smriti. In terms of the art used in Bhimayana, it breaks the West...