These paintings have been done traditionally by Gond people. It uses digna (images originally painted on the walls and floors of Pardhan Gonds’ houses) patterns and nature imagery. Bhimayana has been lauded for its use of Pardhan Gond art to signify the experiences of social discrimination faced by Ambedkar. It is one of India's top selling graphic books.
It depicts the experiences of caste discrimination and resistance that Bhimrao Ambedkar recorded in his autobiographical illustrations, later compiled and edited in Babasaheb Ambedkar: Writings and Speeches by Vasant Moon under the title “Waiting for a Visa”. It was created by artists Durgabai Vyam, Subhash Vyam and writers Srividya Natarajan and S.
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