Chamataka, anyone?
I came across this interesting article in the Times of India this morning:
Peter, a burly South African, is hunting for books on India. And no, it’s not the usual coffee table book on the Taj, tigers or Rajasthan. What Peter’s after are comics, and to be more specific, Indian comics. “Last year, I stayed over at a friend’s home in Delhi where I started reading Indian mythological comics. The stories fascinated me so, now, whenever I come here I make it a point to pick them up.”
Peter is part of a growing tribe of foreigners who feel that comics are the best and easiest way to understand Indian culture. From stories of the Mughal period to the Ramayana, from tales of various gods to the Panchatantra, booksellers in various parts of the country say demand is going up, slowly but surely.
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