COLOURS OF THE CAGE

Arun Ferreira is from the East
Indian community, the original Mumbaikars, whose villages became the
localities of a sprawling metropolis. He graduated from the prestigious St.
Xavier’s College, Mumbai, and has been an activist since his student days.
Ferreira is also a cartoonist whose drawings on social and political issues
have appeared in various publications, as well as in student and worker
magazines. Since his release in 2012, he continues to actively engage with
issues of political prisoners, prison reforms and democratic rights. He is
presently pursuing a degree in law and researching the history of the
democratic rights movement in Mumbai