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Belated Find : Some radical India Authentic love

Well, I think I found this a year or so too late. http://nenena.livejournal.com/126717.html
Thanks for the kind words, Nenena. It is much appreciated. These are the moments a writer lives for
An excerpt:

The modern heir to Amar Chitra Katha, India Authentic comics are effing fantastic: A combination of spiritual lesson, high adventure tale, and [...]

Read India Authentic #1 Ganesha and #2 Kali for Free

Liquid Comics has put India Authentic #1 GANESHA and #2 KALI online at Issuu.com. It came out back in 2007 and was my first ever gig so special place in my heart.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_Authentic_%28comics%29

DEEPAK CHOPRA PRESENTS INDIA AUTHENTIC is a series of one shots reimagining Indian myths and legends for an international audience.

Issue #1 [...]

a lovely blog post about India Authentic

Google Alerts popped up a link to this blog post about India Authentic vol 1. Book of Shiva.
http://becomingicha.blogspot.com/2008/07/im-in-love.html

Interview by Venetia Ansell of "Sanskrit Literature"

I was recently interviewed by Venetia Ansell, who runs the “Sanskrit Literature” blog, about India Authentic and the retelling of ancient Indian myths for a new generation.
Here’s the link to the full interview.

Sequential Tart Interview

I was recently interviewed by Rebecca Buchanan of Sequential Tart. Here is the link to the interview.

India Authentic review at Beliefnet

A review of the India Authentic vol 2. is up at Beliefnet.com.
An excerpt from the review
What makes [INDIA AUTHENTIC] so effective and impressive is that these gods and near-immortals exhibit very human concerns. In fact, many of the stories allow the pictures to “breathe”–to dominate the space of the page–as the reader is exposed [...]

"Graven Images" and "Graphically Religious"

Yay! Attended the “Religion in Comics” panel hosted by BU as part of their “Graven Images” conference yesterday. Had a whale of a time with fellow panelists Mark Smylie (writer – ARTESIA, Publisher – ASP comics), G Willow Wilson (CAIRO), Steve Ross (writer/artist – MARKED). The panel was moderated by A. Dave Lewis (writer – [...]

WORKLOG for MAR 2008

Worklog for the month of march

DEVI #20
INDIA AUTHENTIC #13 – LAKSHMI
West Coast Customs Presents RYDERS (One-shot)
The Mumbai Macguffin (One-shot)

Sequential Tart reviews India Authentic (1-9)

Sequential Tart has posted reviews for India Authentic (issues 1-9), with detailed overview of each issue and the reviewers thoughts/comments. You can read it here.

INDIA AUTHENTIC #11 – HANUMAN Preview

India Authentic #11 – Hanuman has gone to press and I’m mighty pleased with the visuals. The cover is by Dean R Hyrapiet (Voodoo Child, Virulents) and the art is by Swapnil. Here is a preview from the comic which hits the stands on 26th March 2008 as per solicits. These are three splashes from [...]