Priya and the Lost Girls is the third installment in a series of graphic novels written by Ram Devineni and Dipti Mehta. The book was published by Rattapallax and released on November 11, 2019.^[1][33]

Priya's Shakti, the first installment of the graphic novel series was released in 2014. Written by Ram Devineni, Lina Srivastava, and illustrated by Dan Goldman, the comic was the first out of its kind out of India. The stories of Priya were inspired by Meena Alexander. Priya's Shakti** was made available in augmented reality through the Blippar app.^[5]

Priya's Shakti introduces Priya, a young woman who is a devout worshipper of the Goddess Parvati (the Hindu deity that represents fertility, marriage, and is also known as the wife of Shiva.) The story begins with Parvati and Shiva atop a mountain. Shiva then tells Parvati he must meditate and departs. Parvati is then tugged by the prayer of a young girl named Priya, whose story moves her to tears.

Young Priya is brutally raped, and as a result, outcasted both spiritually and socially from her family and those in her rural village. Parvati then takes control of Priya's body and confronts her attackers. Shiva senses Parvati's violence and anger and the two become embroiled in a battle for the fate of their people. Priya then returns to her village that had ousted her, riding a flyingtiger named Sahas, and breaks her silence. The people of the village then begin to debate what equality truly is.

The Guardian summed up the first book as:^[5]

The second issue starring Priya is titled Priya's Mirror and was published on October 1, 2016. The story was written by Paromita Vohra and Ram Devineni, and illustrated by Dan Goldman. The second graphic novel centered around a group of acid attack survivors that Priya teams up with to defeat the demon king Ahankar.^[13]

Priya's Mirror was funded by the World Bank. A review published on The Wall Street Journal read,^[7]

On November 11, 2019 issue 3 was released featuring Priya and her flying tiger, Sahas.

The duo return to Priya's home to find her sister, Laxmi, has been abducted along with all the other young women of the village. The story is titled Priya and the Lost Girls.

Priya's parents then tell her that the girls have been taken to an underground city called Rahu.

In Rahu, Priya discovers a volcano demon that draws its power from the fear and entrapment of the young, abducted women. The demon's servant, Amrit is responsible for the luring and overall control of the girls, and it is up to Priya to convince the women to break out and return to their homes. The women are eventually freed, but upon returning to their village they are confronted with the stigmas and prejudices associated with the abduction. Priya intervenes and a lesson is learned.^[10]

Priya and the Lost Girls was written by Ram Devineni and Dipti Mehta, with illustrations by Dan Goldman. The graphic novel was funded by:

The story of Priya and The Lost Girls was inspired by the life of Indian sex trafficking abolitionist Ruchira Gupta. For over 25 years Gupta has been working to raise awareness of the issue of sex trafficking in India. Ms. Gupta states,

Ms. Gupta has collaborated alongside the creators of Priya and the Lost Girls. She has stated that she will take the comic book to colleges and schools across India and the United States and use it "as a conversation starter on what is a very difficult topic."^[1]

Ruchira released the documentary film, The Selling of Innocents in 1996 and has created the Apne Aap Women Worldwide, a nonprofit organization that focuses on ending sex trafficking. The organization works alongside the United Nations in creating policies for those often overlooked by society. Apne Aap constructed The Last Girl campaign to bring attention to the real life dangers of young women in brothels and out on the streets. Alongside an augmented reality app called Artvive, users can learn more about the plights of the youth.^[11][12]

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