Pankaj Saikia Writer and artist Pankaj Saikia is an illustrator-cum-storyteller hailing from Guwahati, Assam. He loves to tell stories that are deeply rooted in his region and cultural landscape. He mostly works in the mediums of picture books, comics and animation films. Insta: saikiapankaj1990 In Comixense: The Tell-tale Tails (Vol 4 Issue 1 | April-June […]
The Spoke in the Wheel
Vol 5 No 1 | Apr-Jun 2025 The Spoke in the Wheel Story and art by Vidyun Sabhaney An episode from a longer graphic novel that comics creator Vidyun Sabhaney is working on, this story highlights the exploitative nature of humans, but with the caveat that resistance to such a way of life springs […]
Vidyun Sabhaney
Vidyun Sabhaney Writer and artist Vidyun Sabhaney is a comics creator based in New Delhi. Her work has been widely published. Most recently, she is the co-author of the graphic novel ‘Food & Farming: A Journey Through India in Comics’ and the author of the comic ‘Haq’. She is the co-editor of ‘First Hand’, and […]
Sheela Jaywant
Sheela Jaywant Writer Goan humour-columnist writer Sheela Jaywant’s stories have found their way into anthologies like ‘Quilted – stories of middle-class India’, ‘Liftman and Other Stories’, ‘Indian Voices’, ‘Vanilla Desires’, ‘City of the Gods’, ‘She Writes’, ‘Shell Windows’, ‘Inside Outside’, ‘Carnival’, ‘Bomoicar’ and others. She has written for the Indian Quarterly, RHiME and The Readers’ […]
Priya Kuriyan
Priya Kuriyan Artist Priya Kuriyan is a children’s book writer-illustrator, comics maker and chronic doodler. She has directed animation films for the Sesame Street show (India) and the Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI) and has illustrated numerous children’s books for various Indian publishers. She is based in Bangalore and in her spare time makes […]
Haasini Casukhela
Haasini Casukhela Artist Haasini is an illustrator who also teaches architecture and design — and has started scheduling nap time in her classroom, convinced that sleep can lead to great ideas. Outside of college, she’s usually curled up with a slice-of-life manga or an old graphic novel. Food is another deep-rooted obsession, fuelling her dream […]
Nayna Yadav
Nayna Yadav Artist Nayna is an illustrator, motion and graphic designer based out of Bangalore. Forever compulsively experimenting and trying new mediums, her first love is comics and illustration. She currently works at a tech job and uses all her free time to draw and chase cats. Insta: naynayadav_ In Comixense: U-Turn (Vol 4 Issue […]
Anushka Ravishankar
Anushka Ravishankar Writer Anushka Ravishankar has written many books for children. She likes cats and comics and has very little common sense. Her latest book, Ogd, is about someone who was born with her foot in her mouth and has a bad hairdo. She swears it is not autobiographical. Insta: anushkaravishankar In Comixense: Finding Mumtaz […]
Kavita Singh Kale
Kavita Singh Kale Artist An alumna of NID Ahmedabad and the College of Art, Delhi University, Kavita Singh Kale has many years of industry experience in broadcast design, children’s content creation, animation filmmaking and transmedia art practice. She has illustrated for a wide range of clients in publishing for both adults and children, and has […]
CG Salamander
CG Salamander Writer C G Salamander is one half of the Maithili and the Minotaur series, the Lost Creatures Picture Book Series and the Nisha Small books. He loves reading manga, taking long walks, and cycling. Salamander is currently working on a middle grade book novel. Insta: cgsalamander Web: https://cgsalamander.com In Comixense: The First Language […]