[Music] [Applause] Lean in and listen. I'm going to tell you a story. And like all good stories, it begins a long time ago. A long time ago, learning was fun.When I was five, I couldn't wait to get my hands on the latest picture book about dinosaurs or space. These books were full of bright, colorful pictures and fun facts that made you want to learn more. Then I started school.It was all right. I was a good student and I got good grades. But learning had become work.Gone were the picture books, replaced by ...

[Music] Welcome Fala. Welcome to the TEDex stage. Happy to have you here. >> Happy to be here.>> Right. So u I was introduced to your comics at uh an indie comics fest in Bangalore I think and uh it was really surprising cuz I picked it up and I didn't expect it to be so funny. Right.So I'm sure everybody here would love to hear a lot more about your comics, your creation process. So let's get into it. So um in your comics you uh the themes that mainly stand out to me are identity, faith, belonging.So how d ...