What Did Superman Give India This Diwali ?

November 8, 2007 8:50 pm 7 comments

DelhiPlanet: Inspired from DailyPlanet in the Superman Comics

Its Diwali, the “Indian Festival Of Lights“. A time when people all across the country and Indians all across the globe adorn their houses with lights and lamps. It’s a day which people celebrate with great fervour and enthusiasm and is one of the biggest festivals in the country.

In the 21st century this festival continues to carry forward its religious and cultural significance. While the festival is supposed to have originated to commemorate the homecoming of King Rama of Ayodhya, after a 14-year exile in the forest (thus the people of Ayodhya welcomed him back by lighting up rows of lamps), today it has become an event where people exchange gifts and pray for a better and brighter future. The lights and lamps are supposed to signify the uplifting of darkness and victory of good over the evil within.

And then there is Superman, the great American hero who embodies the noble American virtues of honesty, patriotism and chivalry. Superman is superhuman and possesses god-like powers which he uses to good effect while battling numerous villains and super-villains in the universe.

Now, wait a minute, Lord Rama and Superman, isn’t there something similar between these two. There certainly is. Both of them are superhuman but lead ordinary lives as normal humans(superman spends his time as Clark Kent, a reporter at the Daily Planet when he’s not crime-fighting). Both of them fight villians and monsters(rakshasas) to ensure world-peace. While lord Rama has billions of worshipers all over the world, superman too has millions of fans across the globe. So maybe for a while we can assume that Superman is in fact the modern day Lord Rama.

So what would happen if Superman visited India around the festival of Diwali. Well, he wouldn’t be welcomed the way Lord Rama was, but he would certainly use his powers to enjoy this diverse and mystical land. And maybe, he would even give India a Diwali gift.

On the occasion of Diwali, DelhiPlanet is very proud to showcase the DelhiPlanet Comic Strip. A short story on Superman’s discovery of India which ends with his gift to the country (See below, click on each image to see the larger version).

Well you probably know the answer to the post title now.

DelhiPlanet has over the past 11 months aimed to emulate Superman’s Newspaper and has in the process published close to 150 articles on a gamut of topics ranging from news, current affairs, trivia, little known facts to travel tips, travelogues, stock tips, movie reviews, event reviews and much more. Our endeavour is simply to keep you informed and to try and make a difference to the world that we live in.

Here’s wishing you and your family a very Happy, Bright and Safe Diwali.

Note: We will back next month with a new set of informative articles and stories, so do check us out.

The DelhiPlanet Comic Strip was conceptualized, designed and created by DelhiPlanet and reproduction in full or in part without prior permission is prohibited. If you wish to spread the word, kindly link to the post.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=65846903895 acompliasale

    Thanks for the info.

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  • Supersid

    Great Story! How about posting the PDF here as well?

  • actinium

    Woo hoo..!!! great job man!!! nice concept, esp. seeing Superman saluting for Indian Martyrs..!

  • Anil

    Wonderful effort. Wishing the Delhi Planet its own Clarks and Super Men.

  • http://alwayson.goingon.com/user/Syven Syven

    First of all Kris, excellent creativity demonstrated here as usual. In terms of my own explorative thinking, I have posted a response at the AlwaysOn website – it is not appropriate to be reprinted here because it represents my personal process rather than a social viewpoint or opinion.

    M.

  • Udai

    Brilliant!! Absolutely brilliant!!

  • Ashish

    Cool ma’an. great job done!!
    all the best to delhi planet and happy diwali

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