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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US charges Indian man for alleged plot to murder Sikh separatist in New York
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J&K: NIT Srinagar student booked for alleged derogatory post about Prophet Muhammad
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Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu likely to receive very heavy rainfall amid possible cyclone
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How Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban has plunged the processed food industry into chaos
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Stolen fingerprints, empty bank accounts: How customers are paying for gaps in Aadhaar
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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: Journalist-satirist parodies TV newsroom discussions on election results day
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Watch: Australian teacher explains how to master English pronunciation and talk like Shashi Tharoor
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On TV: Reporter crawls through roadside pipe to show how trapped workers were rescued in Uttarakhand
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IFFI Goa: Michael Douglas tries the ‘Naatu Naatu’ hookstep, delivers Amitabh Bachchan’s dialogue
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Caught on camera: Panic after passenger jumps out of emergency exit of plane at US airport
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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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A new Annapurna Devi film could be the last word on the recluse – or the start of a new quest
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How Jeo Baby’s risky ‘Kaathal’ fell into place: ‘Once Mammootty agreed, everything became easy’
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee stars in survival drama ‘Joram’
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Start the week with a film: Darbhanga blues in ‘Pokhar Ke Dunu Paar’
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Eye Spy: What doing the ‘dunki’ means – and where we first heard the term
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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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England tour of India: Shreyanka Patil stars as India A beat England A in first T20I
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Boxing, Men’s National C’ships: Shiva Thapa, Amit Panghal cruise into quarter-finals on day four
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Badminton, Syed Modi International: Unnati Hooda, Priyanshu Rajawat advance; Kidambi Srikanth exits
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Cricket: India head coach Rahul Dravid and other team support staff’s contracts extended by BCCI
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Australia tour of India: Glenn Maxwell century keeps visitors alive in T20I series