Abid Surti, a six-year old child at time of the World War II, witnessed in Mumbai the British soldiers passing in trains from Bombay Docks to the VT station on their way to Burma. The kids ran after the train to collect food items, confectionery and coins the soldiers tossed off to them. Once, they threw a comic book — a Walt Disney Mickey Mouse. That inspired Abid Surti to be a cartoonist for the rest of his life. He created Bahadur, a superhero who saved villages from dacoits. Alok Sharma has produced a documentary on Indian comics called Chitrakatha : Indian Comics beyond Balloons and Panels. Abid’s story forms the crux of this documentary. It has shaped the genre in India. It dates back to 1961. Apart from Abid Surti, Anant Pai and Pran, the other comic artists are Anupam Sinta ( Raj comics ), Dilip Kadam and Govind Brahmania ( cover artist for Bahadur and Shuja ).Abid also crated Dhabbooji for Dharmyug.He has written several books. Right now he works for water conservation and fixes leaky tapes himself to save water.