Volume 5 Issue 4 The stories in the issue explore some aspects of how things are remembered. It kicks off with Savage Beast, a heart-wrenching story in which a young Native American is brought face to face with the extinction of his way of life. In The Artefact, a children’s toy from a long-gone era […]
Savage Beast
Vol 5 No 4 | Jan-Mar 2026 Savage Beast Story by Sanid Asif Ali | Art by Mohammed Ijaz Origin of the title of this comic During the 1800s, white American settlers and the United States government supported the mass killing of the American bison to weaken and control Indigenous people. An Indian Affairs […]
The Artefact
Vol 5 No 4 | Jan-Mar 2026 The Artefact Story by Mohd Salman | Art by Annada Menon History is exciting. It is vast, complicated and often messy. It demands an open mind for ideas and perspectives different from our own. It requires dull things such as nuance and context, even from the casual […]
A Whiff of Rice and Gunpowder
Vol 5 No 4 | Jan-Mar 2026 A Whiff of Rice and Gunpowder. Story and art by Amalendu Kaushik A Personal Memory, Not Just History This is a personal story. It is rooted in memories passed down from my mother’s childhood in Assam during the 1980s and early ’90s, a time when everyday life […]
Flying off the Shelves
Vol 5 No 4 | Jan-Mar 2026 Flying off the Shelves Story by Eleanor Chiari and Subir Dey | Art by Subir Dey Our comic is set at the end of the 19th century and traces the movement of a single bird, an Asian Fairy Blue Bird, from its home in Bengal, to a […]
The Story of Mahabali
Vol 5 No 4 | Jan-Mar 2026 The Story of Mahabali Story and art by Pranav P. Holla The comic explores the multiple identities of Mahabali, the great Asura King whom Malayalis all over the world revere and welcome during the festival of Onam. Currently, a single image of Mahabali dominates storefronts, banners and […]
Nana’s House
Vol 5 No 4 | Jan-Mar 2026 Nana’s House Story by Sanjana Kapur | Art by Samidha Gunjal My history Around the time I turned 17, I started realising all the interesting lives my grandparents and parents had lived, and I decided to question them more. I felt a need to know where I […]
Arun Ferreira
Arun Ferreira Writer Arun Ferreira is a democratic rights activist, lawyer and also a cartoonist. He had been incarcerated twice under provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, the second time being what has come to be known as the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad case. After his previous imprisonment and subsequent acquittal in all […]
Annada Menon
Annada Menon Artist Annada Menon is a published illustrator based in Pune. She has illustrated for Penguin Random house and Pratham Books. Her contribution to editorials include magazines such as Current Conservation and Cosmopolitan India. Whimsical with a hint of fantasy or surrealism is her most loved approach to illustration. Versatility is a common practice […]
Anjora Noronha
Anjora Noronha Artist Anjora Noronha is passionate about storytelling, comics and character design. She has worked on a range of projects in collaboration with NGOs, educators, environmentalists, storytellers, writers and entrepreneurs. She enjoys the process of working with others to help them turn their ideas into images, stories and books. Insta: anjora.art In Comixense: Lockdown […]
