Chacha Chaudhary, The Diamond Comics Superhero

Chacha Chaudhary is India's most loved comics character. When we hear or talk about him the first thing that comes to our mind is his red turban, his wooden stick, his big white mustache, his wife Binni, his faithful dog Rocket, and Sabu who is an alien from planet Jupiter. Sabu arrived on earth along with Chacha on one of his trip. Chacha treats him as his nephew, his power comes in handy in defeating bad guys. While Chacha's mind is his most powerful weapon, which is shown to work faster than a computer. Chachaji is portrayed as a middle class, old man. Physically he is not strong but his strength lies in his brain. He is differs from other superheroes whether Indian or foreigner of the fact that he does not have a single superpower to his credit except of course his mind. Chachaji has solved thousands of cases till now.

His family includes his wife, Binni, popularly known simply as Chachi (Hindi for aunt), his pet dog Rocket, and Sabu the giant from the plane Jupiter. Sabu decided to stay permanently on Earth after tasting delicious food made by Chachi's hands. When need arises Sabu helps Chacha Ji with his physical strength. According to comics whenever Sabu gets angry, somewhere a volcano erupts (this is stated in a panel with a picture of a volcano erupting, which says, "When Sabu is Angry, a Volcano Erupts."). Whenever he performs an act of great strength, he utters the cry, "Hu-Huba!" Sabu eats 108 Chapatti's, 12 kilos of halwa and about 20 liters of Lassi in one meal. He is not married, and avoids the topic.

The biggest enemy of Chacha Chaudhary is Raaka (once a dacoit, but an immortal giant who became invincible after drinking a magic portion made by Chakram Acharya), other enemies being Gobar Singh (a dacoit), Dhamaka Singh, and his accomplice Paleeta and Ruldu.

Many a times Chacha Chaudhary has beaten Raaka and forced him to shave off his moustache as a result of some competition which Chacha has won. Chacha's comic with Raaka, Raaka ki waapsi (The Return of Raaka) is one of the best sellers. In the previous comics Raaka was of the same size as that of Sabu but then Raaka was put to sleep by some potion given by a saint from the Himalayas and buried in the ocean the first time. On his return by another potion he was reduced to a small size, closed in a bottle and buried in a grave. But this was not the end. He returned several times again to wreak havoc in the city. Finally Chacha Chaudhary and Sabu buried him in an endless hole somewhere near a rocket launch site.

Currently Diamond Comics are the biggest publishers of Chacha Chaudhary. One of the Diamond Comics Press Release stated that the Indian kids of the age group 10-13 years ranked Chacha Chaudhary as their most popular comic book character. It is notable that not only kids but adults also like Diamond comics specially Chacha Chaudhary. Diamond Comics is published in nearly all Indian regional languages, it has reached large audience made fans from across the world. Since the last three decades it is providing the best Comic literature to kids.

Shehrin is a young writer and loves comic books she can be found on her hindi comics blog, she loves reading classic novels and Hindi books.

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Is Batman A Superhero Or Not?

What exactly defines a superhero? Is it truly necessary for a superhero to have super powers like flying, inhuman strength, x-ray vision or invulnerability?

Most people would quickly state that to be a super hero you must have these abilities. If this is true, the question should be expanded to include others like Iron-Man and Green Arrow. Are they also superheroes or not? In the same sense as Batman, they cannot be seen as super heroes. Some see Batman as a vigilante with a lot of high-tech gadgets but no innate super powers. In their opinion, he can't be a superhero.

Taking a look at the definition of a super hero in the Merriam-Webster, you find a superhero defined as "a fictional hero having extraordinary or superhuman powers" as well as "an exceptionally skillful or successful person." So, even if Batman does not have any superhuman powers, he does have some really extraordinary powers.

He is a very skilled fighter, being a master at various martial arts. He is extremely intelligent and is seen as the Dark Detective for his abilities to solve complex puzzles. He is a master of various forensic sciences, and he has a great understanding of the human psychological processes. Batman is, quite certainly, a powerful individual. He is physically strong and agile. Except for these qualities, Batman also shares quite a lot of commonalities with other fictional superheroes. He wears a costume to hide his true identity. He uses various special equipment, ranging from small utilities on his belt, to his famous bat mobile. He usually fights those who are classified as super villains, like the Joker, Two Face, Killer Croc and the Penquin.

His extraordinary abilities are shown by his ability overcome the lower level thugs, mostly used by the super villains. Even when vastly outnumbered by these thugs, Batman can handle and disable them all with relative ease. These alone moves him into the arena of exceptionally skillful. So even though he has no real super powers, he does fit the definition given by Merriam-Webster. Of course, technology does help him in his shortcomings. He doesn't have x-ray vision, like Superman, but he does have his bat-goggles. He cannot fly, but with his trusted grappling hook, he can move quite effectively between the buildings of Gotham. He uses smoke and stun grenades to overcome a huge number of enemies, and he can pick locks and disable alarms with great ease. What he needs in superpowers, he makes up in gadgets.

The biggest argument for Batman as a superhero comes from the Justice League of America. Distinquished superheroes like Superman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and the Martian Manhunter work side by side with Batman. Would these superheroes accept a mere human being if he is not up to their standards? The answer is no. The Justice Leaguers reckon Batman as one of them.

Batman does not have any real superpowers, but according to the definition of Merriam-Webster Batman does fit the definition of a superhero, and with real superheroes accepting him as an equal, no doubt Batman can truly and utterly be called a superhero.

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