| Anupam Sinha | |
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| Born | Anupam SinhaKanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer |
| Notable works | Nagraj, Super Commando Dhruva |
Anupam Sinha is an Indian comic book artist and writer, credited as the creator of the famous Raj Comics superhero Super Commando Dhruva. He is also credited with steering Nagraj to new heights. Anupam Sinha has been said to have revolutionised Indian comics with his work at Raj Comics.[1]
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Anupam Sinha was born in 1962 at Kanpur to Mr. Awdhesh K. Sinha, a government officer and his wife Mrs. Leilawati Sinha. His home-cum-studio is situated in Delhi’s Rohini neighborhood.
Starting his career in 1975 at the age of 13 for a small magazine called Deewana Tej at Kanpur, Sinha got his “big break” four years later, when he joined Diamond Comics, then one of the market leaders. While working on popular comics such as Tauji and Jadoo Ka Danda, Sinha also enrolled for a Bachelor of Science degree at Kanpur’s Christchurch College.[2] The science degree came at the cost of an engineering one at the reputed BITS Pilani institute. He left graduation at the coveted BITS, Pilani to pursue his passion in comics.
He joined Raj Comics in 1987 and created one of the most popular characters Super Commando Dhruva in Indian comics industry.
In 1995, he took over the illustration of Nagraj. He completely changed the direction of Nagraj and gave more sci-fi and mythological stories.
He lives in Delhi near Rohini. He has two daughters, 15-year-old Bhavya and 13-year-old Kompal. He is the founder of Web-based Anupam Academy Of Art for training people in comic arts.