This party is brought to you by Ajay Misra, Venkitachalam Subramanian, Ajnaabi, Mr. Walker and Shekhar Chandra.
Indrajal Digital posting period: 17th April 2005 to 24 july 2009, 4 years & 102 days, i.e. 1562 days. And, this post is making all 803 English Indrajal online. Hurrah!
I had a dream to collect all Indrajal Comics since childhood when I read first Indrajal (#295). I started waiting next one from the day I got current issue. At that town, there was no chance to buy old issues. The only way to read old issues was collection of elder brothers of my friends.
With time I collected almost all issues starting from #295. But major part of collection is lost now. Never thought, I could see these again. When I found these at net in Aug 2007 in digital form, couldn’t believe. Where I'm living at present, finding English or Hindi comic is almost impossible.
Although B&C blog was launched on 18 Nov 2007, I started Indrajal posting since 14 May 2008, when again deficit of scans were recreated after regular flow by several blogs. Motivating factors were contributors and thousands Indrajal fan like me, who wish to collect or read.
And terror of PBC, later Munna Bhai started. Several times, I received letters from hardcore fans that they could not able to read due to floods of IJC, however always requested to continue.
Believe, time and tide never wait for anyone. There are many friendly persons who have nice collections, but can’t scan and share due to lack of time or any other reason. When friends are in mood to scan and share, why not try to achieve the target. When I started posting IJC, couldn’t guess in next 14-15 months we’d have all missing Indrajal. Ajnaabi, Ajay, Anurag, Anon (Indrajal), Raj, Venkit, Shekhar’s father and Shekhar are those friends who made it possible. KK & Mr. Walker (a new blogger) had supported with missing cover pages. Prashant Gupta & Vikram Singh are two contributors which scans I received through Ajay.
Two words about my Indrajal contributors:
• Ajnaabi: Amazing man who concentrates at missing and neglected, but good comics. Whenever he finds there is need to help always comes forward. I had started posting Indrajal with his 22 scans as the first post. Major parts of less popular heroes of Indrajal Comics are digitalized by him.
• Ajay Misra: His contribution to digital Indrajal is unmatchable. The major part of Indrajal at net are his contributions. Unmatchable speed of scanning. Helped with other scans – Deshi Guru, Shekhar’s father, Shekhar, Prashant Gupta & Vikram. Venkit says him, 'Vishm Pitamah'.
• Anurag: Most probably he has the biggest collection of Hindi Indrajal - 770 and many more English Indrajal and other Hindi comics. Whenever I request, he always finds time to scan in his busy schedule. His son is one of the top rank junior tennis players of India, he regularly travels with him.
• Anon (Indrajal): Wonderful person, even doesn’t tell me real identity. Contacted and in very short period flooded Indrajal. Encouraged me to start using Photoshop and guided in early stage.
• Raj: Nice cool person, started scanning & posting silently. First I found his scans at esnips, later found his blog. Whenever he has time scans and quickly posts. Always ready to help.
• Venkit: A new star who came in the light few months ago. Thanks to him, the major part of Bahadur comics is available as e-comics. Last Indrajal #V27N08 was scanned by him.
• Shekhar’s father: He is 80+, earlier helped with #16 Indrajal Comics, #58 cover page using a digital camera and this time, the cover of Mahabharata part 1.
• Shekhar: Last 2 scans we were expecting from another person, but due to unexpected reasons, didn't get on time. Shekhar ji (who has all Indrajal) had visited from USA 2 days ago. Ajay explained the situation, without a second thought he agreed to help. Yesterday, as he visited home, took photos and sent. Words are not enough to thank him. Ajnaabi finished editing these 2 Indrajal, 4.30 A.M. morning today.
• Mr. Walker: Came to know about missing covers of Mahabharata part1, quickly contributed.
• KK: Provided missing English cover pages of #V24N38, we were searching since a long time.
This blog exists since last 69 days. Contains 117 English and 6 Hindi. It’s important to note that 32 out of 117 were posted at Grouchy’s Comics blog. For new visitors, I put here with his permission when he removed from his blog.
I afraid to count how many Indrajal posted at B&C blog. Started posting Indrajal 1 year, 2 month and 10 days ago, i.e. 484 days only.
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Till today I hasn't scanned any comics. Neither all Indrajal are not posted by me nor had I started posting. I’m a late comer, what I observed or got information from others, feel need to mention some important names:
• TCP: The pioneer IJC blogger, amazing combination of quality & frequency.
• Vineeth Abraham, who just gave early edition of 100+ Indrajal Comics physical copies to Ajay in the very first meeting, which later we read as Ajay’s scan.
• Deshi Guru, contributor of Indrajal Comics and #1 to #5 Hindi Indrajal covers.
• ER Bhoopthy: person who has scanned #1 Indrajal Comics.
If I had missed any name, let me know, I’ll add. Very thankful to all known and unknown persons who scanned or posted even single new Indrajal.
There are several bloggers who played important role in English Indrajal posting, some had posted in other languages, and it has encouraged English bloggers, at least me certainly.
Indrajal bloggers:
1. English
#
| Blogger
| First Indrajal
posting date
| Last Indrajal
posting date
| IJC available
in languages
| Blog
launched
|
| 1 | TCP
| April 17, 2005 | April 16, 2009 | English, Hindi and Tamil | April 17, 2005 |
| 2 | CW | Feb 4, 2007 | June 27, 2009 | English and Hindi | Feb 4, 2007 |
| 3 | ANUPAM AGRAWAL | May 3, 2007 | June 30, 2008 | English and Hindi | May 1, 2007 |
| 4 | Kit Walker | May 15, 2007 | June 14, 2007 | English only | April 29, 2007
|
| 5 | ICC | June 2, 2007 | April 10, 2009 | English and Hindi | June 2, 2007
|
6
| OIC
| Aug 21, 2007
| May 30, 2008
| English and Hindi | July 16, 2007
|
| 7 | Bala ji | Sep 27, 2007 | May 8, 2009 | English only | June 26, 2007 |
| 8 | TPH | Dec 13, 2007* | March 8, 2009 | English and Hindi | Nov 30, 2007* |
9
| Sameer | Jan 10, 2008 | July 6, 2009 | English, Hindi and Marathi | Jan 10, 2008 |
| 10 | Dara | Jan 23, 2008 | Dec 6, 2008 | English comics, Bengali covers | April 6, 2007
|
11
| PBC! | May 14, 2008 | April 28, 2009 | English and Hindi | 18 Nov, 2007
|
12
| Munna Bhai! | May 17, 2009 | July 24, 2009 | English*** and Hindi | May 17, 2009 |
13
| Mr Walker | July 9, 2009 | July 21, 2009 | Bengali, English and Hindi** | July 9, 2009 |
*Exact date not available, as he deleted & reposted after few months.
! Are PBC & Munna Bhai same ? It's not our problem, my ADVOCATE BOSS has to think, how to prove. We challenged and posted openly. What is name after all for us, both has mentained same frequency & quality of scans.
** Yesterday Mr. Walker had informed his intention to share in Hindi too.
*** Actually
Groughy Comics was 11th blogger which provided 35-40 English Indrajal at this platform. 32 out of 117 posted here, were available at Grouchy’s Comics blog.
2. Blogs, which had provided Indrajal in other languages only:
| D# | Blogger | First Indrajal
posting date | Last Indrajal
posting date | IJC available
in languages | Blog
launched |
|---|
1
| Kit Walker | May 7, 2007 | Oct 28, 2007
| Gujarati only
| May 15, 2007 |
2
| Raj
| Sep 8, 2008
| June12, 2009
| Hindi only
| Sep 7, 2008
|
3
| Devil
| Feb 22, 2009
| May 26, 2009
| Bengali only
| Feb 22, 2009 |
I'm referring blogs which provided first time unknown scans at this blogging platform till today only. Links of all blogs are available in sidebar.
And finally, the visitors, Janta Janardan. It’s such a barometer which not only gave information about interest, but always tell us, we were not only few persons who were interested.
Thanks friends! It was a collective project, all participated, visitors, bloggers & contributors.
There is Russian proverb:
• Не име́й сто рубле́й, а име́й сто друзе́й.
• Transliteration: Ne imey sto rubley, a imey sto druzey.
• Translation: Don't have a hundred rubles, but have a hundred friends.
I'm such a lucky person, have many friends. Whenever I need, God sends one more.
272- Cover by Shekhar’s father, 4 cover pages by Mr. Walker, all the rest pages by Ajnaabi.
278- All work by Ajnaabi
V21N07- Scanned by Ajay
V25N32 – Photos by Shekhar Chandra, edited by Ajnaabi
V25N41- All work by Venkitachalam Subramanian
V26N34 -Photos by Shekhar Chandra, edited by Ajnaabi
Which comic is 800th and which is 803th, how one oould be chosen. Without 799th - 800th could not be reached. It’s a collective effort and all deserve these landmark places.
Proudly announcing first round of digital Indrajal posting has been closed.
First round? Many which are available in low resolution, will be rescanned. That's why.
Next post: English Indrajal covers. I was going to post in this post, however many covers need repairing, working in this direction.
After an end, a new life begins. So, keep visiting. Not saying Good bye, до свидания (do svidánija) - See you soon!
