SangeethaNair

Sangeetha Nair

Sangeetha Nair Writer Sangeetha Nair – Songs to her friends – loves to play pranks on her friends. In her spare time, she finds joy watching reruns of The Big Bang Theory followed by Schitt’s Creek. She has been navigating life exploring cities and sights across India as a solo traveller and counts among her […]

Mia Jose

Mia Jose

Mia Jose Writer and artist Mia Jose is a non-binary illustrator, writer, art director and devourer of all things camp and horror. Having been trained as a lawyer, she left her legal career behind in 2022 to pursue an art practice, working with various organisations like Hachette, The Caravan, Internet Freedom Foundation and Qomix to […]

Vol 4 Issue 4 Jan-Mar 2025

Volume 4 Issue 4 The stories in this issue offer insights into various concepts of utopia and dystopia. Chasing Utopia is about an architect who tries to make the best of Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s plan to shift his kingdom’s centre from Delhi to Daulatabad, but his dream is quickly dismantled by the foolishness of the […]

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Sultan’s Dream

Vol 4 No 4 | Jan-Mar 2025 Sultan’s Dream Story by Soham Dey | Art by Pia Aliza Hazarika   Sultana’s Dream and Begum Rokeya Source: https://tarabooks.com/shop/sultanas-dream/ This comic is essentially fan fiction! It is based on Sultana’s Dream, an utopian science fiction short story written by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, also known as Begum Rokeya. […]

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We Build What We Imagine

Vol 4 No 4 | Jan-Mar 2025 We Build What We Imagine Story by Anupam Arunachalam | Art by Biboswan Bose   In this comic, long-time Comixense writer-artist Anupam Arunachalam has collaborated with Biboswan Bose, an artist appearing in the magazine for the first time, to explore how the literary and artistic genre called solarpunk […]

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Half Picture Postcard

Vol 4 No 4 | Jan-Mar 2025 Half Picture Postcard Story and art by Suhail Naqshbandi   Kashmir: Paradise on Earth Nestled in the lap of the Himalayas, Kashmir is often called ‘Paradise on Earth’. This northernmost region of India is a land of snow-capped mountains, lush green valleys, sparkling rivers, and vibrant gardens. The […]

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Paradise Lost?

Vol 4 No 4 | Jan-Mar 2025 Paradise Lost? Story by Annie Sen Gupta | Art by Annada Menon   A First-Person Tale This comic emerged from the lived experience of its writer, Annie Sen Gupta, who moved to Goa along with his wife Anjali and four dogs in 2006. During the 18-odd years they […]