Nagraj Comics: Ek Safar

Nagraj, Raj Comics ka sabse prasiddh aur lokpriya superhero, apne 25 saal ke safar mein kafi badlav dekha hai. Nagraj ka pehla comics Nagraj GENL #14 mein 1986 mein prakashit hua tha, jismein uska janm aur uski shaktiyon ka udgam bataya gaya tha. Nagraj ka naam aur concept Rajkumar Gupta aur unke bete Sanjay Gupta ne banaya tha. Nagraj ko mythological Ichchhadhari Nag (shapeshifting snakes) aur historical Vishmanushya (venomous human) se prerit kiya gaya tha. Unki kahaniyon mein mythology, fantasy, magic, aur science fiction ka mishran hai. Nagraj ke fans maante hain ki unke comics ne samay ke saath saath apni khud ki snake mythology bana li hai, jo Bharat mein snakes ke baare mein lokpriy vishwas se alag hai.

Nagraj ke shuruaati comics mein unki shaktiyon ki seema bahut kam thi. Unhein bas apne sharir se saanp nikalne aur unhein niyantrit karne ki kshamta thi. Unke dushman bhi aam se the, jaise ki Shakoora, Nagpasha, Thodanga, aur Miss Killer. Unki kahaniyan bhi ek hi comics mein samapt ho jaati thi. Lekin dheere dheere Nagraj ne apni shaktiyon ko badhaya aur naye naye dushmanon se ladne lage. Unhone Dracula, Nagina, Nagdant, Visarpi, aur bhi bahut se shaktishali virodhiyon ko haraya. Unki kahaniyan bhi lambi aur gehri ho gayi. Anupam Sinha ne 1995 mein Nagraj ke comics likhna shuru kiya aur unhone Nagraj ko ek naya roop diya. Unhone multi-comic stories ka prayog kiya aur Nagraj ki backstory ko aur vistarit kiya. Unhone Khajana arc mein Nagmani ko discredit kiya aur Nagraj ko Brahmand Rakshak (Protectors of Universe) ka hissa banaya.

Nagraj ne apne safar mein Dhruv jaise superhero ke saath bhi kaam kiya hai. Unhone Two-in-One comics mein mil kar bahut se apradhiyon ko pakda hai. Nagraj ne America, Hong Kong, Egypt, aur bhi bahut si jagahon par apna jalwa dikhaya hai. Unhone apne dushmanon ko harane ke liye apni shaktiyon ka istemaal kiya hai, jaise ki Poison bite, Snake spit, Venomous breath, Skin shedding, Millions of microscopic shape shifting snakes in his body, Telepathy, aur bhi bahut kuchh¹. Nagraj ne apne fans ko hamesha entertain kiya hai aur unka dil jeeta hai.

Nagraj Comics aaj bhi Raj Comics ke sabse zyada bikne waale comics hain. Unke fans unka intezaar karte hain aur unki nayi kahaniyon ka anand lete hain. Nagraj ne apne safar mein bahut kuchh sikha hai aur bahut kuchh seekhna baki hai. Woh hamesha Bharat ka naam roshan karta hai aur uski raksha karta hai.

To yeh tha Nagraj Comics ka safar. Umeed hai aapko yeh blog post pasand aayi hogi. Agar aap bhi Nagraj Comics padhna chahte hain to aap Raj Comics ki website par ja kar online order kar sakte hain. Aapko Nagraj Comics ka pura collection mil jayega. Aur agar aapko is blog post ke baare mein koi feedback dena ho to aap comment section mein likh sakte hain. Dhanyawaad!

Namaste, Aapka swagat hai mere blog post mein, jismein main aapko bataunga ki kaun hai Indian superheroes ke baap? Agar aap bachpan mein Amar Chitra Katha ya Tinkle padhte the, toh aapko shayad pata hoga ki in comics ke creator ka naam tha Anant Pai. Anant Pai ko Uncle Pai ke naam se bhi jaana jaata tha, aur woh Indian comics ka pioneer maane jaate the.

Anant Pai ka janm 17 September 1929 ko Karnataka ke Karkala gaon mein hua tha. Unhone apne bhai ki salaah maankar chemical engineering ki padhai ki, lekin unka dil journalism aur literature mein tha. Unhone 1954 mein ek bachchon ka magazine shuru kiya, jiska naam tha Manav, lekin woh chal nahi paaya. Phir unhone The Times of India group mein kaam kiya, jahaan par unhone Indrajal Comics ke launch mein madad ki. Indrajal Comics mein Mandrake aur The Phantom jaise mashhoor characters the. 

Anant Pai ne Amar Chitra Katha shuru kiya jab unhone ek TV quiz show dekha, jismein bachche Greek mythology ke sawaalon ka jawab de sakte the, lekin Ramayana se sambandhit ek aasaan sawaal ka nahi.  Unhe laga ki bachchon ko apne desh ki sanskriti aur itihaas se parichit hona chahiye, isliye unhonne Indian folk tales, mythology aur historical characters ke baare mein comics banane ka faisla kiya.  Unhone India Book House ke saath milkar 1967 mein Amar Chitra Katha series launch kiya, jo bahut hi lokpriya hui aur 86 million copies se zyada bechi gayi. 

Anant Pai ne 1969 mein Rang Rekha Features naam ka India ka pehla comic aur cartoon syndicate bhi banaya. Iske baad unhone 1980 mein Tinkle magazine shuru kiya, jo bachchon ke liye short stories, jokes aur educational articles se bhara tha. Tinkle bhi Amar Chitra Katha ki tarah hi safal hui aur aaj tak chalti aa rahi hai. Anant Pai ne apne comics se na sirf bachchon ko entertain kiya, balki unhe apne desh ke virasat se judne ka bhi mauka diya. Isliye woh Indian superheroes ke baap kahlaate hain.

Anant Pai ka nidhan 24 February 2011 ko Mumbai mein hua tha.  Unki yaad mein unhe Padma Shri award bhi diya gaya tha.  Aaj unka janmdin hai, toh main unhe shat-shat naman karta hoon aur unki comics ko padhne ka aap sabko bhi aagrah karta hoon.

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