Comic Books
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Comics: The things young Orin does to send his peaceful, introverted parents into a tizzy
A few ‘Tales of Orin the Parent Tamer’, by Vivekananda Roy Ghatak aka Whackanondo.
Vivekananda Roy Ghatak
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‘The Archies’: Re-reading the comics from everyone’s adolescence before the Bollywood version
Archie comics is mixture of nostalgia for capers of the past and relief for maturity of the present.
Swati Singh
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Four youth-oriented comics with LGBTQ+ positive characters that are breaking binaries
These comics foreground the representation of queer youth experiences.
J Andrew Deman, The Conversation
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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‘People misunderstood the basic purpose of my humour’: An encounter with Tintin creator Hergé
In 1976, media group owner Aveek Sarkar met Hergé during a trip to Brussels, and interviewed him.
Aveek Sarkar
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How imagination and technology are combining to bring comics to people with visual disabilities
Despite its reliance on visual impact, the comic book is being presented in modified forms for accessibility and inclusion.
Sathyaraj Venkatesan & S Yuvan
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What teachers in comics show us: They have real-life identity crises
Teachers are often relegated to the background of stories about students, like a piece of furniture or a potted plant.
David Lewkowich, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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The other Dennis the Menace: The influence of this 70-year-old on everything from darts to raves
‘Beano’ magazine’s Dennis was not the Dennis the Menace of Hank Ketcham’s newspaper comic strip.
Julian Lawrence, The Conversation
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Kapow! Zap! Splat! How comics make sound on the page
This form of storytelling has a unique grammar for aural effects.
Victor Araneda Jure, The Conversation
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Marvel’s planned Kamala Khan series is cause for celebration – and opportunity for course correction
The alter ego of Ms Marvel has an ability to destabilise stereotypes of Muslims while reinforcing ideas about American exceptionalism.
Safiyya Hosein, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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‘Krishna’: Remembering Anant Pai’s iconic Amar Chitra Katha comic book published 50 years ago
Written personally by Pai, ‘Krishna’ set a template for the mythological works from ACK.
Gayathri Prabhu
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Covid-19 pandemic: The US comic industry has shut down for the first time in 80 years
Not even the Second World War or 9/11 had this impact.
Bart Beaty, The Conversation
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How post-World World War II America fell in love with romance comics
The years 1950 and 1951 saw a boom in the genre and have been dubbed the ‘love glut’.
Michael C Weisenburg, The Conversation
The Field
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May