ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA FEATURE: India’s first female comic superhero hopes to turn tide on COVID-19
(From ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA) India has seen around 9.5 million infections and 137,000 deaths from coronavirus, with false information and carelessness seeing many ignoring orders to wear masks. But a team of storytellers, including some big Bollywood names, are hoping the return of India’s first female comic superhero, Priya, can help turn the tide.
Actress Mrunal Thakur, who voices the title character in the animated epic “Priya’s Mask”, says she hopes Priya can be a role model for young girls.
ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA FEATURE: Tackling sex trafficking with a superhero and a flying tiger
(From ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA) Dipti Mehta is the script writer for the comic book 'Priya and The Lost Girls'.
She tells The World how she uses Indian mythology to help deliver a powerful feminist statement about the real life problem of sex trafficking. In the latest edition of this groundbreaking comic Priya and her flying tiger help her sister and girls from her village after they're trapped by a demon and sold for sex.