Desi Superheroes
A “Sikh” Captain America
I have to admit at the start of this article that I clicked on the video because I saw a Sikh man dressed as Captain America and thought it was pretty funny. Only after watching the entire video did I realise the moral behind it. Mr. Vishvajit Singh, a 43 year old software engineer, walks around the streets of U.S in a Captain America costume with the sole purpose of promoting religious tolerance. In this short clip below titled “Red, White and Beard” you see Vishvajit in his Captain America uniform documenting people’s reactions and also asking them what they thought of his version of the superhero Americans love all so much. Here is just another video I found online while I was reading up about the Sikh Captain America. About halfway into this video there is a pa...
Heroes with a “desi twist”
Now this is something we found to be very interesting indeed. And this is how Delhi based graphic novelist Raj Kamal lives his life. After his training in graphic designing, he changed his path and took a turn as he became an ad man. But of late he’s been working on something that is completely different from creating illustrations and graphics that has made Raj quite famous in the virtual world. Recently, a string of artwork on super heroes including the likes of Batman, Superman, Wolverine, The Hulk and Wonder Woman began to circulate on social media. Now, that’s not something that’s uncommon. Fans have been drawing renditions of comic book characters for years now. But what makes Raj’s designs stand out, is that they are world famous super heroes with completely ...