Among the endless conspiracy theories about Shakespeare, my favourite — and most ludicrous — is that the English poet and playwright was actually a Muslim man called Sheikh Peer! So, I was delighted to encounter a version of Sheikh Peer in the comic Shekkhopir-Deshe Durbhikkha in Famine Tales: A Graphic Anthology. 188pp, ₹2799; Jadavpur University Press The second version is …
