young comic book readers ditched Hindu gods and goddesses for the adventures of Spider-Man, Batman, X-Men and their ilk.“Every child wants to have some special powers. When I was growing up, I used to wonder where the Indian superheroes were,” says Sanjay Gupta, president of regional Hindi-language publisher Raj Comics.
Gupta’s superheroes are defiantly Indian, drawing on popular cultural beliefs – and they are selling well.
One series narrates the adventures of Nagraj (snake king), whose powers are based on ancient Hindu tales.
Ostensibly an employee at a television station, he can produce snakes out of thin air and has the ability to spew venom and destroy his enemies with a single bite.
“His eyes hypnotise, his poisoned breath sears and his bite killsWeapons do not harm him as his micro-snakes instantly heal the wounds,” his official internet profile explains.
Gupta’s superheroes are defiantly Indian, drawing on popular cultural beliefs – and they are selling well.
One series narrates the adventures of Nagraj (snake king), whose powers are based on ancient Hindu tales.
Ostensibly an employee at a television station, he can produce snakes out of thin air and has the ability to spew venom and destroy his enemies with a single bite.
“His eyes hypnotise, his poisoned breath sears and his bite killsWeapons do not harm him as his micro-snakes instantly heal the wounds,” his official internet profile explains.
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