When we think of comic books in 2020, our mind turns to Marvel and DC. Gautham Shenoy returns to Thale-Harate to transport readers to the world of Phantom, Indrajal Comics, Amar Chitra Katha, Tinkle, and more.Gautham Shenoy (@thebekku) is a science fiction enthusiast and has written over a hundred articles on science fiction at Factor Daily. In episode 78, he talks to hosts Ganesh Chakravarthi and Pavan Srinath about how Indrajal Comics and Phantom started in India in the 1960s and chronicles the role of Anant Pai and the rise of Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle. He also traces the Kannada and Bengaluru origins of Amar Chitra Katha.Shenoy was previously here on Episode 55 to discuss science fiction in Kannada and other languages, as well as on Episode 59 to explore how various stories treat time travel:https://ivmpodcasts.com/harate-kannada-podcast-episode-list/2020/1/30/ep-55-kannada-science-fiction &https://ivmpodcasts.com/harate-kannada-podcast-episode-list/2020/2/27/ep-59-tales-of-time-travelಫಾಲೋ ಮಾಡಿ. Follow the Thalé-Haraté Kannada Podcast @haratepod. Facebook: facebook.com/HaratePod/ , Twitter: twitter.com/HaratePod/ and Instagram: instagram.com/haratepod/ಈಮೇಲ್ ಕಳಿಸಿ, send us an email at haratepod@gmail.com and tell us what you think of the show. The Thale-Harate Kannada Podcast is made possible thanks to the support of The Takshashila Institution and IPSMF, the Independent Public-Spirited Media Foundation.Subscribe & listen to the podcast on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Castbox, AudioBoom, YouTube, SoundCloud, Saavn, Spotify, or any other podcast app. We are there everywhere. ಬನ್ನಿ ಕೇಳಿ!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.