ग़ायब अाया / Ghayab Aaya
09/11/2009 · Grant Davis
Episode 8, Part I
Episode 8, Part II
Selections from Manoj / Raj Comics
06/28/2009 · Grant Davis
Maut Ka Khilauna (Death’s Toy) from Manoj Comics
Maut Ka Olympic (The Olympic of Death) from Raj Comics
Friendy, the killer doll, from Raj Comics
Shaktiputr Aur Hitler Ka Bhoot
06/27/2009 · Grant Davis
Filled with mystery and thrill, one of Shaktiputr’s new horror comics:
Shaktiputr and Hitler’s Ghost, Horror Special presented by A.H.W. Santosh.
Khuda Hafiz
06/19/2009 · Grant Davis
خدا حافظ / ख़ुदा हािफ़ज़
Khuda hafiz is a common parting phrase of Persian origin used in Muslim communities throughout South Asia. It is translated as “God be your Protector”. There is much debate surrounding the use of Khuda in reference to Allah. Some view the use of khuda as improper, preferring instead to strictly refer to the Supreme Being as Allah. They instead say, Allah hafiz.
Two interesting articles discussing the controversy and usage of Khuda hafiz as well as its changing status in South Asian Muslim communities:
Khuda Hafiz versus Allah Hafiz
The Other Column: Khuda Hafiz ka Allah hee Hafiz
Raj Comics: Fighter Toads
03/30/2009 · Grant Davis
Raj Comics Special Issue, Junk City: Fighter Toads
पिंकी – चोर सिपाही (Pinki – Chor Sipahi)
02/17/2009 · Grant Davis
Pinki – Chor Sipahi (Cops and Robbers)
Pinki: Grandpa! Will you play a game with me?
Grandpa: Which game?
Pinki: Cops and robbers! You be the robber, I’ll be the cop.
Grandpa: Okay.
Pinki: Take this mask. A robber wears a mask, right?
Grandpa: I’ll run now, you catch me.
Police Officer: Come with me to the police station.
Grandpa: Oh brother, I am a fake thief.
Police Officer: But I am a real police officer.
Pran Kumar Sharma, better known as Pran, is one of the most successful Indian cartoonists. After graduating with a Master of Arts (Political Science) degree, he completed a course in Fine Arts from Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art in Mumbai.
With the comic strip Daabu, Pran began his career in 1960 as a cartoonist for the Delhi-based newspaper Milap. In 1969, he sketched his infamous Chacha Chaudhary cartoon for the Hindi magazine, Lotpot. Pran has also created characters like Shrimatiji, Pinki, Billoo, Raman, Channie Chachi and others, which are regularly published in Indian magazines. – From Wikipedia