Anil CS Rao – The triple threat!

Born in 1964, “Anil, Anil CS Rao, Come on Anil you can do it, pave the way put your back into it, 

Tell us why? Show us how?  

Look at where you came from, look at you now!”

Hearing about Graphic Comics, what pops in your head? Iron Man, Spiderman, Captain America, the whole Marvel universe, you know that one forged by Stan Lee! Oh! What about Mr. Anil CS Rao? Ever heard of the artist? An Engineer turned Mixed Media Artist. Let’s know more about him!

1. Being fascinated with comics almost all his life, Mr. Anil CS Rao is a Self-taught artist specializing in comics and graphic novels.
   

2. There is no doubt that The Avengers is the best fiction graphic novel ever written. However, in the area of fiction, Mr. Rao has done some appreciable work, in addition to fields of non-fiction and poetry.

3. John Green, Nicola Yoon, Rainbow Rowell, Nicholas Sparks oh, and also, Anil CS Rao! Along with his love for graphic comics, he has done some remarkable work in the literature section.

4. Some of his novels are Vizag Blue- A Graphic Novella, Bharathi and her theory of everything, Taj Banjara, The Indian time traveler, The waves Manhattanville and Y2K: Two short stories about Indian engineers in America.

5. The Indian time traveler, one of Mr. CS Rao’s most famous works is based on an attempt to prevent Gandhi’s assassination.

6. The names and the stories sound interesting, right? Then head over to Amazon and Flipkart or udaao paise or kharido kitabe, because these books are worth reading!

7. Anil CS Rao grew up in the 1980s and was instantly hooked and inspired by the artistic culture of that era.

8. His wife, also a self-taught artist, has been painting and drawing since elementary school! That’s one powerful couple, isn’t it?

9. All over the world, he’s put up exhibitions of his artwork, paintings created from digital photography, and scanned artwork.

10. The Capitol Art Network Gallery in Bethesda, Maryland, Touchstone Gallery in Washington DC, Indian Art Gallery in Pune, India, and Gallery space in Hyderabad, India have all shown his work.

Familiar with the feeling of loving something when you’re surrounded by it? Anil CS Rao, being an engineering student and surrounded by art students made him fall in love with art and literature more profoundly! So, What’s your story? What drove you towards your passion?