Binya’s Comic Avatar

You can not only read about Binya and her adventures with her pretty umbrella,but also see it all in a comic book format. Amar Chitra Katha is foraying into the genre of contemporary classics with the launch of The Blue Umbrella – Stories by Ruskin Bond. It’s a 32-page comic book with two stories: The Blue Umbrella and Angry River. Illustrated by Sabu Sarasan,the title is now available at all bookstores for Rs 50 and also on Amazon Kindle for $ 1.99.