Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar Writer Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar is a doctor and Sahitya award-winning writer based in Jharkhand. His published books include The Mysterious Ailment of Rupi Baskey, The Adivasi Will Not Dance, My Father’s Garden and Jwala Kumar and the Gift of Fire: Adventures in Champakbagh. He won the 2015 Yuva Puraskar for his debut […]
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 […]
Francesca Cotta Writer Francesca Cotta is a Goan writer and editor who has worked with publications such as Soup, Comixense and Sanctuary Asia. She is also an environmental campaigner, and has worked with several organisations and citizen movements to help bring about awareness and action on climate change, conservation and sustainability. Insta: frenchfried06 In Comixense: […]
Falah Faisal Writer Falah Faisal is a retired stand-up comic and an aspiring filmmaker. Comics are where both those worlds combine perfectly. He’s the creator of Musalman (India’s only Muslim superhero) and Falahdeen (a modern stoner take on the classic Alladin story). Insta: gonzogram66 In Comixense: Jaane Wale Sipahi (Vol 2 Issue 2 | July-September […]
Dr Eleanor Chiari Writer Eleanor is Associate Professor (Teaching) and Programme Director for the BA Language and Culture course in the School of European Languages, Cultures and Society at University College London, UK. She specialises in history, cultural memory and visual culture. Web: https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/15324-eleanor-chiari In Comixense: Flying off the Shelves (Vol 5 Issue 4 | […]
Derek Almeida Writer Former editor of ‘The Goan Everyday’ who retired five years ago to discover the true meaning of susegado. While on the journey to finding bliss, which is an ongoing one, he found time to write for a Delhi-based magazine, ‘Civil Society’ and try his hand at cooking, a work in need of […]
