Whenever the world has been in trouble, Vishnu has taken an avatar in some form or the other and saved the creation from the eye of the evil. Based on the ten avatars of Vishnu, Vimanika Comics has recently launched its first volume of the Dashaavatar series graphic novel. This volume recounts the tale of two avatars including Matsyaavatar — The Fish, and Koormaavatar —The Tortoise.
Karan Vir Arora, founder of Vimanika, believes the youth need to know about Vishnu. “Over a period of time, the elements of mythology have become diluted for the public. I doubt youngsters know about more than a couple of incarnations of Vishnu other than Ram and Krishna. With the Dashaavatar series we hope we can provide some nice adventures and the right fantasy to today’s youth,” says Arora.
According to Arora, Indian mythology is full of superheroes but unfortunately we have not been able to glorify them to the world. “Kids in India or anywhere else in the world relate instantly with a Superman or Spiderman. Our mythology has so much to offer that with the right script and treatment Indian mythological figures can really become a hit at the global level,” he says.
Interestingly, stories based on Indian mythology for graphic novels or movies have comparatively been better received in foreign countries than our own country. “We as Indians are in a way used to our mythology but foreigners find it magical, extraordinary and innovative. Thus we have even better scope to take our mythological heroes to a global level,” affirms Arora.
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