Vol 5 Issue 3 | Oct-Dec 2025 Quiz: Tales from The Script Second part of a quiz on the way languages are written The first part of this quiz can be accessed here: Quiz 1 5. With a written tradition dating back to the 13th century CE, the Ahom language is a branch […]
Vol 5 Issue 3 Oct-Dec 2025
Volume 5 Issue 3 This issue, the second of two on Language, is themed ‘Language and Expression’, and contains six stories. In The Burning Stories, a storyteller in an ancient land is banned from using the language of the court and turns to the language of the people to get his tales across. An old […]
The Burning Stories
Vol 5 No 3 | Oct-Dec 2025 The Burning Stories Story by Anupam Arunachalam | Art by Biboswan Bose The story of Gunadhya… Is a legend that offers a glimpse of truth. It speaks of a court poet who lost a wager and thus lost the privilege of composing in Sanskrit. He exiled himself […]
The Last Song of the Desert
Vol 5 No 3 | Oct-Dec 2025 The Last Song of the Desert Story by Nita Bajoria | Art by Somil Porwal The inspiration behind the comic From Nita Bajoria, the writer of this comic: Though we are from Rajasthan, my parents and in-laws converse with me in Hindi. My in-laws converse with each […]
Konkani Mai
Vol 5 No 3 | Oct-Dec 2025 Konkani Mai Story by Francesca Cotta | Art by Bina Nayak Based on a true story… From writer Francesca Cotta: This comic is inspired by real events that took place on 20 December, 1986. My parents were actually married on that day. The riots and escalating tensions […]
Found in Translation
Vol 5 No 3 | Oct-Dec 2025 Found in Translation Story by Sheela Jaywant | Art by Anirban Dasgupta This piece is a humourous take on how idioms in one language can be nonsensical in another. The entire text of the piece is reproduced below. We have a new neighbour, a male nurse. At […]
Walking English Talking English
Vol 5 No 3 | Oct-Dec 2025 Walking English Talking English Story by Rajesh Devraj | Art by Meren Imchen English in India: A Brief History English first arrived in India a long time ago, with traders and missionaries in the 1600s, even before the British began ruling the country. Interestingly, English was the […]
Politics of Language
Vol 5 No 3 | Oct-Dec 2025 Politics of Language Text and art by Suhail Naqshbandi Koshur: A language that reflects the heritage of Kashmir Koshur is a distinct Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Kashmir Valley. As a member of the Dardic subgroup, it possesses a unique linguistic identity, characterised by its rich […]
Anupam Arunachalam
Anupam Arunachalam Writer and Artist is a Delhi-based writer, illustrator and comic book artist. His work has been published by Penguin Random House, Hachette, Tinkle, Pratham Books, Forbes Life, Mint and Campfire Graphic Novels, among others. He is currently working on the Young Pandavas series of illustrated children’s books, published by Hachette India. Insta: anupamarunachalam […]
Biboswan Bose
Biboswan Bose Artist Biboswan Bose is a comic book enthusiast from Kolkata. He likes reading, writing, drawing, and spending time with his friends and loved ones. Insta: bibo.bose In Comixense: The Burning Stories (Vol 5 Issue 3 | Oct-Dec 2025), We Build What We Imagine (Vol 4 Issue 4 | Jan-Mar 2025)
