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Book review: Ditch the cape, lungi is cooler

An eight-year-old reader from Girgaum reviews a new comic book that introduces a South Indian crab called Watakattu who becomes the superhero of the Indian Ocean

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Shakuntala, Indian Ocean police officer in a panel from the book

Shakuntala, Indian Ocean police officer in a panel from the book

Deep in the Indian Ocean, a crab is ready to depart for a vacation on a first-class seahorse journey to the Atlantic. Suddenly, he’s surrounded by paparazzi and fins. Fans, he thinks, so typical, as he gives them his autograph. His moment of gloating is short-lived. “Watakattu!” Gilly, his companion, screams, and the hero of the ocean is called to duty once again to keep the marine life crime-free. This superhero crab, mind you, wears a lungi.

Nishka Bhansali reads the book at her residence
Nishka Bhansali reads the book at her residence

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