‘Comic books have a future if parents encourage their kids to read’

Dehradun | Thursday | 19th July, 2018

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This can become a real turnaround for the comic book culture to prevail strongly in near future. Harvinder Mankkar, best known for creating the iconic comic characters Motu Patlu more than three decades ago, was in Dehradun a few days ago. This is a reality which comic book creators today have to contend with.What do you feel can be done to promote the comic book reading culture in India?Parents can take the initiative in this regard by encouraging their children to read and take up comic books. For inspiration, I just looked around my own life in Delhi -- where I was born and grew up. He spoke with Yogesh Kumar about his immortal characters and how he envisions the comic book industry in the country in the futureTell us a bit about how you came up with the Motu Patlu characters?I started making cartoons at a young age..