A review by nishantsingh
All Quiet in Vikaspuri by Sarnath Banerjee

4.0

The graphic novel is a humorous take on the water woes of urban India and how it affects lives far and beyond the water sources. It's a political satire on Delhi's local communities and the futuristic water wars that they will be engulfed in because of the inequity created by tanker mafias and the powers to be in the public organizations handling the distribution of water. The story traces the life of a plumber who lost his job when a flourishing PSU company was privatized in the name of ushering in efficiency and better work ethics in the company's operations. With subtle illustrations and astute political commentary, Sarnath Banerjee narrates how plumber Girish moves in search of job and lands up amidst the Delhi water mafias, the political observations he makes in this journey, and the allegorical tunnels he digs in search of the perennial Saraswati river that would end all wars and establish a dystopian peaceful, coexistence of water-struck communities in Delhi.