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Just finished reading India Authentic's thirteenth issue, "Saraswati." It wasn't so much about Saraswati as it was about Kalidasa, the legendary poet and playwright about whom little biographical information is known, but plenty of folk stories abound.

And, inevitably, I found myself comparing and contrasting IA's take on Kalidasa's life with that told in the Amar Chitra Katha comic book, "Kalidasa."

Behind this cut: 18 scans and 4.8 megabytes total bandwidth-suckage. You've been warned. )
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But you probably already knew that. )

Bonus awesome: This is the greatest Krishna panel EVER. )

PS - ACK is currently promoting their "Brave Women of India Pack", which is a really good bargain if you want six comics about real women throughout history who have kicked amazing amounts of ass.