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Dont mess with her

take my word for it.

This book is protected by the great

goddess Kali and belongs to:

Dedicated to

One Orange Giraffe

PLUME

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Copyright Sanjay Patel, 2006

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Ladoos (Sweets)

Who knew there were so

many gods?

Sanjay Patel

3-26-06

There was one big bonus to waking up early to help my dad: cartoons. Specifically, I

liked Japanese cartoons like Voltron and Robotech . I would sit glued to the TV as long

as possible until it was time to go off to school. By the time I got back home in the

afternoon, it was American cartoons like Looney Tunes , GI Joe , and Transformers that

held my imagination, and when the cartoons were over, I would pore over comics

and draw from themthis was my nirvana. As I got older I never lost the passion for

drawing or animation, so I enrolled at CalArts in the character animation department.

In two short years, I was recruited by Pixar . The art of animation merges many powerful

disciplines, but I always gravitated toward storytelling and designwhich are the

perfect tools to retell the Hindu mythology.

Hindu imagery is a feast of storytelling, design, and philosophy. But as I was growing

up, I saw it as a mystery of people and animals that made no sense. Being raised in the

East-West culture clash, I was exposed to Hinduism through my parents best efforts,

but they were met by my lack of interest due to my frustration with trying to fit in.

Im what some might call ABCD, American-born confused Desi (Indian), though I was

actually born in the United Kingdom. I have no formal education in Hindu mythology

beyond what my family exposed me to. It was only after I started drawing Hindu

gods that I started to ask serious questions. This is where my informal education of

Hinduism began and the confusion started to clear. I examined books full of vivid

miniature paintings of Hindu mythology and would draw my own versions of them.

Gradually I started to read about my favorite gods and goddesses, was entertained by

their exploits, and began to understand what they have come to symbolize. The more

I read and researched, the more inspired I was to draw, and before I knew it, I was well

on my way to creating this book.

Ive tried to take a fun and lighthearted approach to designing these gods. This

mythology is the source of deep religious belief for millions of people and, with this

in mind, Ive treaded very carefully and looked to create the most harmless and joyful

designs possible. I quickly made a connection with Sanrios ultracute Hello Kitty

designs and thought, Well, theres a style that no one could get offended by. My first

experiment was chunky monkey, a drawing I did of a plump Hanuman flying in the

air. I showed it to my wife, and she shook her head with a big smile on her face. From

there I drew Shiva surrounded by cute cobras that looked more like worms and Krishna

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