New Delhi, June 15 -- There are many layers to Rain Must Fall. This graphic novel-a gripping ghost story-is about Rumi and an apparition called Rain. Rendered in black-and-white, this poignant book by Nandita Basu follows an important chapter in the life of a young adolescent, who accompanies their father to a small village of Shankerpur to help him convert the ancestral home into a bed-and-breakfast space. There, Rumi encounters Rain, who is unable to recall the circumstances that led him to become a ghost.

Rain isn't the only one who is conflicted in this story. Before coming to Shankerpur, Rumi was disheartened by their best friend's reaction, when they disclosed about identifying as a non-binary. Their parents too can't understand ho...