Which of these graphic narratives depict political crisis?
[A] Amruta Patil- Kari
[B] Joe Sacco – Footnotes in Gaza
[C] Art Spiegelman – Maus
[D] Sarnath Banerjee – Corridor
[E] Phoebe Gloeckner-The Dairy of a teenage girl
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is B and C only.

To understand why this is the correct choice, let's analyze the thematic focus of each of the listed graphic narratives:

[A] Amruta Patil – Kari: This graphic novel centers on themes of sexuality, urban alienation, friendship, and personal identity in contemporary Mumbai. It is a deeply personal, slice-of-life narrative rather than a depiction of a national or international political crisis.

[B] Joe Sacco – Footnotes in Gaza: Joe Sacco is a pioneer of comics journalism. This work investigates the Suez Crisis-era massacres in Khan Yunis and Rafah in the Gaza Strip. It directly documents war, military occupation, and ongoing geopolitical and political crises.

[C] Art Spiegelman – Maus: This Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel depicts the Holocaust through the biography of Spiegelman's father, a Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor. It portrays one of the most severe political, social, and humanitarian crises of the 20th century under the Nazi regime.

[D] Sarnath Banerjee – Corridor: Set in Delhi, this graphic novel explores the lives, desires, and existential anxieties of urban middle-class characters. While it offers social commentary on modern Indian society, its core narrative is not structured around a political crisis.

[E] Phoebe Gloeckner – The Diary of a Teenage Girl: This work is an account of a young girl's sexual awakening and troubled adolescence in San Francisco during the 1970s. It focuses on personal, psychological, and domestic struggles rather than political crises.

Therefore, only the graphic narratives B (Footnotes in Gaza) and C (Maus) depict political crises, making "B and C only" the correct option.