Vol 1 Issue 2 | July-September 2021 The Adivasi Will Not Dance Story by Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar | Art by Priyanka Purty and Neha Alice Kerketta I grew up in Jharkhand, in a place called Moubhandar, in the township of a copper mining company owned by the government of India. When I was old […]
Playing with Bats
Vol 1 Issue 2 | July-September 2021 Playing with Bats Story by Annie Sen Gupta | Art by Rohit Karandadi This story uses a real-life narrative to show how everyday lives – innocent lives – can be affected by goings-on in which they have no say. The Ebola virus Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly […]
The Irritability of Plants
Vol 1 Issue 2 | July-September 2021 The Irritability of Plants Story by Sarat Talluri Rao | Art by Pakhi Sen with inputs from Zeel Sanghvi Plants. Ugh. Who cares about plants? Ghas-phus. Diets. These were some of the thoughts I had about plants as a teenager. However, I was a sci-fi enthusiast and […]
‘Making It’ Isn’t Easy
Vol 1 Issue 2 | July-September 2021 ‘Making It’ Isn’t Easy Story by Sheela Jaywant | Art by Priya Kuriyan Ever observe dogs, cats, crows and even plants? I do. All living things seem to have their own individual personalities. Some work hard, some shirk work, others are happy-go-lucky, a few are the serious types. […]
Under The Snake’s Belly
Vol 1 Issue 2 | July-September 2021 Under The Snake’s Belly Story by Salil Chaturvedi | Art by Charbak Dipta यह शहर जब सोता है यह शहर जब सोता है ना जाने मुझे क्या होता है नज़र जाती है फुटपाथों पर सोती हुई उन लाशों पर जो सुबह जग जाती हैं किसी काम में […]
Roots
Vol 1 Issue 2 | July-September 2021 Roots Story by CG Salamander | Art by Lokesh Khodke Uprooted There’s this story about my great grandfather. When he was fourteen or perhaps fifteen, he was tied to a tree and beaten within an inch of his life, all because he wanted to do away with […]
Rajiv Eipe
Rajiv Eipe Artist Rajiv Eipe lives in Bengaluru and works on animation and illustration projects. He likes to doodle in a sketchbook, drink more coffee than is good for him, maintain an untidy workspace and gaze vacantly into space at short intervals. Insta: rajiveipe In Comixense: The Ferryman (Vol 2 Issue 4 | January-March 2023), […]
Volume 1 Issue 1 April-June 2021
Volume 1 Issue 1 April-June 2021 The Plague Doctor’s Apprentice harks back to 17th-century Italy to comment on our 21st-century pandemic. Love for Dummies toys with the notion of what happens when AI-powered dummies have thoughts about art and love. The inhabitants of the City of Astronomers ponder the universe. We contrast two hospital implements […]
The Plague Doctor’s Apprentice
Vol 1 Issue 1 | April-June 2021 The Plague Doctor’s Apprentice Story by Indrajit Hazra | Art by Mad Paule’ In The Plague Doctor’s Apprentice, Indrajit Hazra and Mad Paule’ have brought to life 17th century Florence as its streets are wracked by the bubonic plague. What similarities can be seen between this plague […]
Love for Dummies
Vol 1 Issue 1 | April-June 2021 Love for Dummies Story by Venita Coelho | Art by Pia Alize Hazarika Love for Dummies explores a post-human cityscape, in which the clever machines that humans leave behind wander around in an endless loop, until a pair of crash test dummies are accidentally confronted by art. How […]