Goa, Nov. 1 -- Janet Mascarenhas

Artist Nishant Saldanha works across painting, drawing, photography and some writing, bringing different forms together in his artistic practice. Comics, a part of what he does, however, is very special to him as "it connects back to my time in college where I was studying filmmaking and animation, and was one of the ways I could bring writing and drawing together. I could be both writer and visual artist when making comics."

After completing his degree at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and working briefly in the animation industry, Nishant realised that while the college environment had encouraged creative freedom and artistic exploration, he found that working in animation required him to f...