Ananth Panagariya
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Ananth Panagariya, together with Mohammad "Hawk" Haque, authors the webcomic Applegeeks.
Panagariya attended the Science, Mathematics and Computer Science magnet program at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland. He went on to the University of Maryland, College Park, where he ultimately settled on a major in art and design.
He worked on a short-lived webcomic called PLAY with friends Philip "Fil" McQuarrie and Daina Klimanis before abandoning the effort. He then began working on Applegeeks prior to its 2002 launch with Haque, whom he met in an art class.[1].
Panagariya advertised the comic at anime conventions during its early days. As the strip gained popularity, Panagariya and Haque were guests at anime conventions Otakon, Katsucon, and others.
Though Panagariya is the primary author of the comic strip, he has been the artist of occasional issues, especially when Haque has been unavailable. Applegeeks characters Jayce Wilder, Alice Fox and Gina McQuarrie are based on an earlier, unpublished fiction piece by Panagariya, Wilder's Way.
In addition to Applegeeks, Panagariya and Haque have had their work printed in the graphic novel anthology Disposable Parts - a 9-page short entitled "Seven". Panagariya has also worked on stories for the City Limits book (from Blue Day Media), with both Haque (Disconnect) and Shannon Hommerbocker (Transmigration). Panagariya was also awarded an honorable mention in the National NASA SSIP competition, for theoretically designing a spaceship capable of launching and recovering landing vehicles from Mars orbit.
Panagariya currently works at Protein Media, Inc. in Washington, D.C., as a designer, illustrator, and animator. He previously worked at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children as a graphic designer and artist, following his graduation from the University of Maryland in May of 2005.
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- ^ Guthrie, Jason (28). AppleGeeks Interview - Part 1. The Apple Blog. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
