Saurav Mohapatra is an Indian comic book

Comic book

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 writer

Writer

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 based out of Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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, USA. His credits include the Devi

Devi (comics)

Devi is the fictional character created by Shekhar Kapur and Virgin Comics, as part of their debut Shakti line, which focuses on Indian settings. The character is loosely based upon the mythological figure, Durga.-Plot summary:...

(#11 onwards), The Sadhu

The Sadhu

The Sadhu is a comic book series based on the character of the same name. The Sadhu was created by Gotham Chopra and Jeevan Kang and the series is part of the Shakti line of comics published by Virgin Comics....

: "The Silent Ones" http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=103314 and Deepak Chopra

Deepak Chopra

Deepak Chopra is an Indian medical doctor, public speaker, and writer on subjects such as spirituality, Ayurveda and mind-body medicine. Chopra began his career as an endocrinologist and later shifted his focus to alternative medicine. Chopra now runs his own medical center, with a focus on...

's India Authentic

India Authentic

Deepak Chopra's India Authentic is a series of one-shot comic books from Virgin Comics which re-tell the iconic myths and legends of India for a global audience. The series has been created by Deepak Chopra , who also presents the foreword for each issue. The first five issues were collected as...

from Virgin Comics

Biography

Born in 1978 in Khurda, India

India

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, Mohapatra attended the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Kharagpur

Kharagpur is an industrial city in India. It is located in the Midnapore West district of the state of West Bengal.Kharagpur was chosen as the location of the first campus of the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology . The IITs are the premier technical education institutes in India and...

 and later emigrated to United States

United States

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 in 2000. http://www.indianewengland.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&AudID=DF568A126C8B4DBEBB671850EBEFBDD3&tier=4&id=C2E2B9675E6B46EB8B044B62F536F9E0

He is also the co-founder of Dimdim

Dimdim

Dimdim was a software company that provided a web-based platform for realtime, rich-media collaboration and meetings. Dimdim provided free web conferencing service where users could share desktops, show slides, collaborate, chat, talk and broadcast via webcam. It has been compared to the WebEx 2.0...

 inc., an open source web conferencing company.http://www.dimdim.com/aboutus/dimdim_managementteam.html

External links

• Saurav Mohapatra's profile at ComicSpace