[Reader-list] [Announcements] The Third Comic Book Reading

[Amitabh Kumar]

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 remains 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.

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.

The Third Comic Book Reading will be taking place on 30th November  
2007 at 5:00 p.m.
  Venue:
FIRC(French Information Resource Center)
2, Aurengzeb Road,
New Delhi.


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