Anupam Sinha
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Anupam Sinha is an Indian comic book artist
and writer, credited as the creator of the famous Raj Comics
superhero
Super Commando Dhruva
. He is also credited with steering Nagraj to new heights. Anupam Sinha has been said to have revolutionised Indian comics with his work at Raj Comics.
Starting his career in 1975 at the age of 13 for a small magazine called Deewana Tej at Kanpur, Sinha got his “big break” four years later, when he joined Diamond Comics, then one of the market leaders. While working on popular comics such as Tauji and Jadoo Ka Danda, Sinha also enrolled for a Bachelor of Science degree at Kanpur’s Christchurch College. The science degree came at the cost of an engineering one at the reputed BITS Pilani institute. He left graduation at the coveted BITS, Pilani to pursue his passion in comics.
He joined Raj Comics
in 1987 and created one of the most popular characters Super Commando Dhruva
in Indian comics industry.
In 1995, he took over the illustration of Nagraj. He completely changed the direction of Nagraj and gave more sci-fi and mythological stories.
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and writer, credited as the creator of the famous Raj Comics
Raj Comics
Raj Comics is an Indian comic book line published by a division of Raja Pocket Books.Raj Comics' best-known characters include Nagraj, Super Commando Dhruva, Doga, Parmanu, Shakti, Bhokal and Super Indian.-History:...
superhero
Superhero
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Super Commando Dhruva
Super Commando Dhruva
Super Commando Dhruva is a fictional superhero in comic books published by Raj Comics. The character first appeared in "Pratishodh Ki Jwala" and was created by writer and artist Anupam Sinha...
. He is also credited with steering Nagraj to new heights. Anupam Sinha has been said to have revolutionised Indian comics with his work at Raj Comics.
Early life and career
Anupam Sinha was born in 1962 at Kanpur to Mr. Awdhesh K. Sinha, a government officer and his wife Mrs. Leilawati Sinha. His home-cum-studio is situated in Delhi’s Rohini neighborhood.Starting his career in 1975 at the age of 13 for a small magazine called Deewana Tej at Kanpur, Sinha got his “big break” four years later, when he joined Diamond Comics, then one of the market leaders. While working on popular comics such as Tauji and Jadoo Ka Danda, Sinha also enrolled for a Bachelor of Science degree at Kanpur’s Christchurch College. The science degree came at the cost of an engineering one at the reputed BITS Pilani institute. He left graduation at the coveted BITS, Pilani to pursue his passion in comics.
He joined Raj Comics
Raj Comics
Raj Comics is an Indian comic book line published by a division of Raja Pocket Books.Raj Comics' best-known characters include Nagraj, Super Commando Dhruva, Doga, Parmanu, Shakti, Bhokal and Super Indian.-History:...
in 1987 and created one of the most popular characters Super Commando Dhruva
Super Commando Dhruva
Super Commando Dhruva is a fictional superhero in comic books published by Raj Comics. The character first appeared in "Pratishodh Ki Jwala" and was created by writer and artist Anupam Sinha...
in Indian comics industry.
In 1995, he took over the illustration of Nagraj. He completely changed the direction of Nagraj and gave more sci-fi and mythological stories.
Personal life
He lives in Delhi near Rohini. He has two daughters, 15-year-old Bhavya and 13-year-old Kompal. He is the founder of Web-based Anupam Academy Of Art for training people in comic arts.Trivia
- He spends up to 18 hours every day ideating and sketching stories about Nagraj and Super Commando Dhruva.
- He was making comics that dealt with biotechnology and cloning in the 1980s.
- He created his own characters for the first time — Space Star and Private Detective Kapil while at Chitra Bharti comics.
- Apart from Raj Comics, he has created many earlier characters and comics. These can be accessed at Anupam Sinha - The Comic Genius courtesy of Anupam Agarwal
- He is also working on a project for the three-year-old Virgin Comics, a tie-up between UK-based Richard Branson Enterprises and Deepak ChopraDeepak ChopraDeepak Chopra is an Indian medical doctor, public speaker, and writer on subjects such as spirituality, Ayurveda and mind-body medicine. Chopra began his career as an endocrinologist and later shifted his focus to alternative medicine. Chopra now runs his own medical center, with a focus on...
.