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2007-11-30 17:00
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2007-11-30 from 17:00 to 19:00 |
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Comic Book: Raj Comics Speakers: The makers of Raj Comics
Third Comic Book Reading
30th November, 5:00 pm
French Information and Resource Centre
2, Aurengzeb Road
New Delhi
Sarai-CSDS and the FIRC (French Information Resource Center) are happy to announce that for the first time in its history, Raj Comics will be talking about its origin, history, evolution and future.
Sometime around the late 1980s, when Indrajaal comics was beginning to close shop and Amar Chitra Katha had stopped creating new stories and was printing re-runs, three brothers decided to open their own comic book publication. In their quest for the Indian
Superhero, Raj Comics was born.
The late 1980s were also a tumultuous time in India. The then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi had been shot dead, there was trouble brewing in Punjab, Delhi was still recovering from the 1984 communal riots, and the Kashmir issue was just beginning to seethe. The stage was set for a saviour, a super hero who would rid the world of crime, corruption and the loaded word taking root in the Indian psyche: terrorism. And so, (arguably) India's first Superhero, Nagraj, was born.
After 25 years of producing a galaxy of Indian superheroes, Raj Comics remain the single largest comic book publication house in India today. Their flagship characters include Hindi comic- book legends such as Nagraj, Super Commando Dhruv, Doga, Parmanu, Bhokal, Shakti, Bhediya, and Tiranga.
30th November, 5:00 pm
French Information and Resource Centre
2, Aurengzeb Road
New Delhi
Sarai-CSDS and the FIRC (French Information Resource Center) are happy to announce that for the first time in its history, Raj Comics will be talking about its origin, history, evolution and future.
Sometime around the late 1980s, when Indrajaal comics was beginning to close shop and Amar Chitra Katha had stopped creating new stories and was printing re-runs, three brothers decided to open their own comic book publication. In their quest for the Indian
Superhero, Raj Comics was born.
The late 1980s were also a tumultuous time in India. The then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi had been shot dead, there was trouble brewing in Punjab, Delhi was still recovering from the 1984 communal riots, and the Kashmir issue was just beginning to seethe. The stage was set for a saviour, a super hero who would rid the world of crime, corruption and the loaded word taking root in the Indian psyche: terrorism. And so, (arguably) India's first Superhero, Nagraj, was born.
After 25 years of producing a galaxy of Indian superheroes, Raj Comics remain the single largest comic book publication house in India today. Their flagship characters include Hindi comic- book legends such as Nagraj, Super Commando Dhruv, Doga, Parmanu, Bhokal, Shakti, Bhediya, and Tiranga.