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Debkumar Mitra
Debkumar Mitra is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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This graphic anthology explores interlinked histories of famine and colonisation in India and UK
An excerpt from ‘Famine Tales: A Graphic Anthology,’ edited by Ayesha Mukherjee, Abhijit Gupta, Sujit Kumar Mondal, and Shrutakirti Dutta.
Argha Manna & Debkumar Mitra
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Albert Uderzo (1927-2020) embedded Asterix & Co in our heads with his trademark comic illustrations
Rene Goscinny was the original writer of the Asterix series, but it was Uderzo’s art that made the characters truly unforgettable.
Debkumar Mitra
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‘Rashtrayana: Trouble in Paradesh’: Appupen is back with a savage satire on a totalitarian state
The figure of Rashtraman embodies the problematic super-powers of a dictatorial force.
Debkumar Mitra
Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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Meet Emil Ferris, whose comics debut at 55 has made her a star of the graphics novel universe
‘Since readers seem to care, I feel a great deal more responsible now.’
Debkumar Mitra
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Appupen’s new graphic novel brings hope to the dystopia he sees around us in India right now
The new novel in the Halhala series is the most political one yet.
Debkumar Mitra
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Meet ‘Mangasia’, the book and exhibition on Asian comics – and the man behind it
How ‘Bantul The Great’ and Amar Chitra Katha have found a global audience.
Debkumar Mitra
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Remembering Chandi Lahiri, the unapologetic Bengali cartoonist who never made it beyond his state
The legendary cartoonist died on January 18, 2018, at the age of 87.
Debkumar Mitra
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What’s happening on the streets of Moscow? This book of graphic reportage reveals unknown scenes
Victoria Lomasko’s ‘Other Russias’ goes where media reports don’t in Russia.
Debkumar Mitra
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This graphic novel is the biography of a painting. But perhaps it’s really about reality
Santiago Garcia and Javier Olivares’s ‘The Ladies-In-Waiting’ tries to lift the veil of mystery over Velázquez’s famous work ‘Las Meninas’.
Debkumar Mitra
The Reel
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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This graphic novel version of ‘The Mahabharata’ could have been much more breathtaking and audacious
Sadly, the writer and the artist of ‘Vyasa: The Beginning’ are not always on the same page.
Debkumar Mitra
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Brian Aldiss (1925-2017) not only wrote memorable science-fiction, but also defined the genre
The British writer of, among others, The Helliconia Trilogy, died on August 19 at the age of 92.
Debkumar Mitra
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Hardly any aliens, but alienation aplenty in this graphic novel on love and loss set in the future
It’s not science fiction, but it’s gripping.
Debkumar Mitra
The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India clinch medals in men’s javelin, discus and 1500m on opening day
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Boundaries and impact: The imbalance in IPL 2024 shows it is not a good time to be a bowler
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final