Comixense

COMIXENSE

Comixense is a comics quarterly aimed primarily at teenagers between 12 and 17 years old, launched in April 2021. The magazine touches upon all aspects of life that young people in India encounter today – presented in a manner that credits their intelligence, imagination, and empathy.

Each issue of the magazine will contain a bunch of stories related to a broad theme. The current issue looks at the place of food in our lives, through the stories listed below.

CURRENT ISSUE

Volume 4 Issue 1

Titled ‘The Fellowship of Food’, this issue offers diverse perspectives on food and its inter-connectedness with culture. In the comic Ukai, a boy’s experience with the tradition of cormorant fishing in Japan obliges him to re-consider its relevance in modern times. Eating Saraswati’s Bahon takes us to Assam where a young girl faces a conflict of food choices influenced by religion and culture. In Hunger, a driver struggles to survive on a meagre salary until he discovers the langars of Delhi. In the comic Inimitable Wazwaan, a chef is mystified by this wondrous celebrated cuisine of Kashmir. The Tell-tale Tails is set in Sikkim and is about a young boy’s adventure into the mystery of folklore and food.