Priya's Shakti

12/05/2026

WinC Creator’s Salon: Pride Edition. Tuesday, June 30th, from 6 PM- 9 PM! We’re hosting a Comic Book Creator and Pop Culture Salon at the Bowery Poetry Club. Supported by Power of Priya and NYC Department of Cultural of Affairs.

05/05/2026

Brooklyn Pride Comic Book Fair at BK Pride Center, 1561 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. June 6, 2026 12-6pm. Co-sponsored with Anyone Comics, Rattapallax and Power of Priya Comics, and WINC—Women in Comics Collective International. The events are funded in part by Creative Engagement supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

30/04/2026

Dear Friends,

If you have read any of the Priya comics, we need your help. Kate Kaura at Ohio State University is researching the impact of the comic book and has some simple questions to ask you. Please message us or .kaura on instagram.

We really appreciate your help and hope to produce more Priya comics.

24/04/2026

Priya’s Shakti comic book series featured in “ Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, Volume 17, Issue 2 (2026)” edited by Priyanka Tripathi and Partha Bhattacharjee

Read the article, “Traversing through transmedia: dynamism of augmented reality comics and gender-based violence in Ram Devineni’s Priya series”

20/04/2026

JUPITER INVINCIBLE & HARRIET TUBMAN is a live performance of a new radio play and comic book by Pulitzer Prize winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa in collaboration with Stella Adler Center for the Arts. Audience members will see the comic book come to life through a dynamic radio play performed by the cast and directed by Melissa Maxwell. Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 7pm. Doors open at 6:30pm. Stella Adler Center for the Arts, 65 Broadway, New York City, NY 10006. $10 general admission / $5 for Stella Adler Acting Studio Students. Tickets: jupiter.eventbrite.com

Featuring in order of appearance: De’Marcus Woods, Steve Maurice Jones, Barry-Suzanne Collins, Pete McElligott, Mary Cavett, Shawn Williams, Serena Phillip, and Ian Hersey. With Joanne Edelmann, Curator, Harold Clurman Poetry Reading Series.

Part of the Harold Clurman Poetry Reading Series. Producer Ram Devineni with Rattapallax, Inc. “Jupiter Invincible & Harriet Tubman” is made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Art in celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America — . Additional support from New York State Council on the Arts with the support of New York State Governor and the New York State Legislature, and support from New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

14/04/2026

Step into a world of bold storytelling with the SHORT FILM SHOWCASE—fresh perspectives with a vibrant mix of voices and visions. 🎬✨

📍 Saturday, 2nd May | 🕔 5 PM | 📌 BFI Southbank, London (NFT2)
🎤 Screening + Q&A with filmmakers

Discover ten standout short films spanning drama, documentary, and experimental cinema—spotlighting the energy and diversity of South Asian and British Asian storytelling.

✨ A celebration of new voices, fearless narratives, and cinematic craft.

🎟️ Get your tickets! [Link in bio]



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06/03/2026

Rattapallax, Inc. is pleased to announce it is the recipient of FY26 Cultural Development Fund!! Support the creation of an augmented reality (AR) comic book honoring Harriet Tubman written by Pulitzer Prize winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa with a live performance at Stella Adler Center for the Arts directed by Melissa Maxwell. Art and culture are the heart and soul of New York, and we’re proud to be among the nearly 1,200 groups receiving city support this year thanks to the partnership between the NYC Mayor’s Office and the City Council.

23/02/2026

Check out origin story with Priya at

05/02/2026

Want to be involved in the organization that helped bring Priya to the public ? The Apne Aap Art + Activism Residency is open to visual artists, performing artists, mixed media creators, video makers, musicians, movement artists, and spoken word creatives
🗓 Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
🔗 Apply here > tinyurl.com/apneaapcall

19/01/2026

Read this article, “When Fear Becomes Power” published in Heartfulness Magazine .
In her profile of RAM DEVINENI, PURNIMA RAMAKRISHNAN traces his journey from documentary filmmaker to comic-book innovator and explores how he fused Indian mythology with Augmented Reality to create tools of empowerment and cultural change. Produced with the help of Global Leadership Institute and Joshua Po***ck. .heartfulness

https://heartfulness.org/magazine/when-fear-becomes-power-the-goddess-who-transforms-survivors-with-comics

06/01/2026

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c87r891gv1ro

The 26-year-old was taken to hospital with serious head and facial injuries and several fractures.