Aarthi Parthasara-thy’s web comic series, Royal existenti-als deals with various social issues, such as negativity

What: Royal Existentials is a weekly web comic series written by Bengaluru-based filmmaker and writer Aarthi Parthasarathy. Through the series, she comments on various issues such as gender inequality, negativity and social inactivism. What adds a touch of quirk is her use of Indian vintage art. Aarthi runs a filmmaking and animation studio called Falana Dimka Films with Chaitanya Krishnan, an animator who also does the layout and additional art for the series. “In 2014, when we started our studio, we had decided that we would take time out for personal projects too. I had come across David Malki’s web series called Wondermark that uses Victorian era illustrations for bizarre humour. A friend suggested that an Indian version of the series was worth trying,” says Parthasarathy.