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The concept of Comics in India is quite recent. It has developed from the adaptations of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata in the 1960 s, to educational comics for children, Caricature s in print media, and adaptations of American Superhero es. Despite the publication of about 100 million copies a year, comics in India is still largely dominated by American characters, and local production remains marginal. The first Indian comic author was Pran Kumar Sharma . In the beginning of the 1960s, in the magazine '' Milap '' of Delhi he published the first Indian strip '' Daabu ''. However, this first experiment remained the only one in India in the 1960s, since Indian magazines published exclusively American strips on their pages. He created, however, numerous strips, like ''Shrimatiji'', ''Pinky'', ''Billoo'' and the popular '' Chacha Chaudhary '' in the 1970 s. In , and ''Jaico Publishing House'' at Mumbai . Some publishing houses specialized in making comics for Indian diaspora , like the ''Chakra'' collection, the ''Cultural Institute for the Vedic Arts'' of New York . This last collection, which sells mainly in South Africa , Kenya and North America , competes with its contemporaties by adoting a very dynamic style, similar to Manga . Anant Pai and India Book House launched in the beginning of the 1980 s, the first Indian comic magazine for children, called ''Tinkle'', which was a big success. ''Tinkle'' diversified on the educational themes developed by '' Amar Chitra Katha '', including science, contemporary culture, etc. The magazine introduced numerous recurring heroes like amusing ''Suppandi'', ''Mooshik'' the adorable mouse, ''Kalia'' the crow and the malicious minister ''Tantri''. In the 1990 s, the newspapers started publishing Caricature s of Indian origin. The Indian democracy permits the journalists and cartoonists to discuss current affairs with reasonable freedom. Among the most famous caricaturists are Joseph Arul Raj , Ashok Dongre and Neelabh Banerjee . Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray was also a caricaturist when he was young. Another notable Indian comic publishing house is Raj Comics , home of characters such as Nagraj (a Hindu superhero who has subsequently made the transition to television), Doga , Super Commando Dhruva and various others. The success of American superheroes and of '', designed by Jeevan Kang . Spiderman combats against the demons of the Hindu Mythology . Famous cartoonists
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