Illustrated comics - India's signature style
Just like Japanese Manga, French Bande desin é e and UK's British comics; India has long had a signature comics style - ' The Illustrated comics ' or ' Chitra Katha ' (Pictorial stories). Over the years, the Indian market has been flooded by millions of comics created in this format, making it the most recognizable and influential comic book style in India. Major publications like Amar Chitra Katha and Campfire Graphic Novels have contributed in popularizing illustrated comics. Numerous small-scale prints and regional publications have created comics in this format as well. From time to time, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting have also been publishing illustrated comics through their publications division. These comics contain stories belonging to but not limited to the following sub-genre: Mythology : Stories from the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, etc. History : Biographies of historical figures like Chhatrapati Shivaji, Rani Laxmibai, etc. Freedom fighters...
