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Ashwin Kalmane
Slacker. Occasionally, writer of comics. Creator of the Aadhira Mohi and Ayudh comics. I also podcast at the Gutter Space and write short fiction elsewhere.
The People Who Shaped Rock
I was young. It was the 90s, and I’d just gotten into college, and the most interesting thing going on in my life was the women I was talking to.
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There is no god
I’m not a Hindu.
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Short Stories
Read tales of Gods, devious super villains, seperated lovers, and other weird things in this collection of short stories.
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Aadhira Mohi: Origins
The idea for Bhaji of the Dead, the comic I wrote for Bullseye Press, is a mix of two things – a fear of what could possibly be wrong with the food I eat, and my love for low budget horror movies.
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The Justice League
One afternoon I was being particularly unproductive so I decided to get on Quora and spend some time being a smartass. I succeeded for the most part, but I was genuinely surprised I was capable of coming with a half decent answer to this question:
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Ineptitude
I got my first computer when I was fifteen. It was an Intel 386. I didn’t want a computer back then, I wanted an Atari. You play the hand you’re dealt, so I began to turn my computer into a gaming machine.
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Mad Science
In college, we had to perform experiments in Physics involving pendulums, prisms and things I no longer remember.
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Existential Ants
As kids, we always got asked what we wanted to be when we grew up. Almost every one of my friends wanted to be a police inspector, and if they had a little imagination, a fighter jet pilot. I didn’t see the appeal in either of these things. They sounded like really boring life choices.
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The Gods Are Dead
I don’t believe in magic.
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Havyak Brahmins
Many years ago, my father told me a story. A story about a group of Brahmins called the Havyak Brahmins, and their appetite for flesh.
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Attack the Fic
A writer's creations come to life
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Bad Writing
I write comic books for a living. It doesn't pay the bills, really. It's barely enough for any kind of living, in fact. But it's very satisfying -- I write stories and people like me for it.
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First
I'm starting this blog/website/thing in the hope that I post here consistently, at least once a month (I'm hoping it will be fortnightly, but lets start with monthly).
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