Vol 4 No 2 | July-Sept 2024 Cupid’s Crime Story by Arun Ferreira | Art by Rajiv Eipe   The POCSO Act This story is based on the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act. It was enacted in 2012 with the laudable objective of protecting children from offences of sexual assault, sexual […]

  Vol 4 No 2 | July-Sept 2024 Silent Revelations Story and art by Amalendu Kaushik   This story touches on an incident that significantly influenced its protagonist’s life. The Better India site has a lot of stories on what motivated individuals to take the paths in life that they did. You can read those […]

Vol 4 No 2 | July-Sept 2024 Whose Crime is it Anyway? Story by Aastha Tiku and Amit Masurkar | Art by Mohith O   Avni the tigress Avni, also known as T1, was a female tiger living in the forests of Maharashtra’s Pandharkawada in Yavatmal district. Born in 2010, she came to represent the […]

Vol 4 No 2 | July-Sept 2024 Jellibeen Jeopardy Story and art by Shannon   Shannon’s flight of fancy takes the reader to another galaxy in telling its tale of the absurdity of some laws. However, you don’t need to look that far to come across laws that, on the face of it, make no […]

  Vol 4 No 2 | July-Sept 2024 If You Kill Story by Salil Chaturvedi | Art by Haasini Casukhela   This piece in Comixense is a visualisation of the poem ‘if you kill’, which appeared in poet Salil Chaturvedi’s first poetry anthology, ‘In the Sanctuary of a Poem’  first published in 2017.  

Vol 4 No 2 | July-Sept 2024 The Darogha’s Soul Story by Mohd Salman | Art by Annada Menon   People over principles “Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right!” – Isaac Asimov, ‘Foundation’ “There’s no grays, only white that’s got grubby. I’m surprised you don’t know that. And […]

Vol 4 No 1 | Apr-Jun 2024 Ukai Story by Cordelia B. Francis | Art by Mad Paule   A brief history of cormorant fishing Historically, cormorant fishing has taken place in China and Japan, as well as in Greece, North Macedonia, and briefly, in England and France. In ancient Japan, it was once referred […]

Vol 4 No 1 | Apr-Jun 2024 Eating Saraswati’s Bahon Story and art by Sanjoyana B. Choudhury   Assamese cuisine Assamese cuisine reflects the rich cultural heritage and diverse geography of Assam, a north-eastern state of India. Influenced by its lush valleys and hills, and the mighty Brahmaputra River, Assamese food is known for its […]

Vol 4 No 1 | Apr-Jun 2024 Hunger Story and art by Kavita Singh Kale   India: hunger statistics In the 2023 Global Hunger Index (GHI), out of the 125 countries with sufficient data to calculate GHI scores, India was ranked 111th. With a score of 28.7, it is determined to have a level of […]

Vol 4 No 1 | Apr-Jun 2024 Inimitable Wazwaan Story and art by Suhail Naqshbandi   What is wazwaan? Wazwaan is the Kashmiri name given to a feast prepared by traditional chefs called wazas, laid out for special occasions such as weddings, large clan gatherings, etc. The spread can consist of a large number of […]