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Nagraj - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia PDF
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nagraj ("SnakeKing") (नागराज in Devanagari script) is an
fictional character, an Indian comic book superhero Nagraj
character from Raj Comics, who can arguably be considered
the longestrunning Indian action comic superhero. Created
in the late 1980s by Sanjay Gupta, Nagraj has changed a lot
in his 25 years in print, both in terms of looks as well as in
stories. Despite the fact that comic culture had at one point
almost vanished in India, his fan base continued to increase
and today he is one of the most iconic characters of the
Indian comic book industry.
Contents
1 Overview
2 Fictional character biography
3 Comics List
3.1 Amazing Friends of Nagraj
3.2 List of all published comics of Nagraj
3.3 Nagraj World Terrorism Comics
3.4 Nagraj And Super Commando Dhruv
Nagraj in Promotional art
4 Plot summary
5 Vital statistics NAGRAJ
6 Powers and abilities Raj Comics
7 Alter ego Publication information
7.1 Early alter ego First Issue No 14 "Nagraj" (1986)
7.2 Past alter ego appearance
7.3 Current alter ego Instory information
8 Enemies Alter ego
{Earlier} Mr. Raj, Public Relation
9 Known relatives and close friends Officer of Bharti Communications.
10 New media
{now} Mr.Nagraj Shah CEO Snake Eyes
11 Nagraj's comic issues Securities
12 Published series Team P.O.E.M.,Sheetnags, Neernags, Snakes
12.1 Nagayana affiliations of Nagdweep
13 Ongoing series Notable Snakeman, Greenman, Green Death,
13.1 World Terrorism Series aliases Venomous Gunpowder, NagSamrat
13.2 Nagraj Ke Baad Abilities
Ageless
13.3 Swarn Nagri
Superhuman Strength,
14 Nagraj Parallel Series Superspeed, Flight.
15 References Super Regenerative healing factor
16 External links Sixth Sense
Infrared sensing
Overview Expert Martial artist
Unique Hypnotism
The debut issue of Nagraj was written by renowned writer Snakebite
Parshuram Sharma and illustrated by Pratap Mullick. Snakespit
Mullick successfully illustrated the character for around 50 Venomous breath
issues, ending in 1995. Since 1995, the illustration work of Skin shedding
Nagraj has been taken over by artist and writer Anupam
Snakes in his body
Sinha.
Shape shifting
The name Nagraj is derived from the word "Nagaraja" Psychic powers (telepathy,
(Hindi:नागराजा ) which is itself made up of two words teleportation, telekinesis)
"Nāga"(Hindi:नाग) and "Raja"(Hindi:राजा) where the word Explosive snakes, etc.
"nāga" means snake and "raja" means king. Nagraj is
believed to have been inspired by the mythological
Ichchhadhari Nag (shape shifting snakes) and historical Vishmanushya (venomous human). His stories create a rich
blend of mythology, fantasy, magic, and science fiction. Many of Nagraj's fans believe that, over time, Nagraj's
comics have developed a Snake Mythology of its own, which is unique to the popular Indian beliefs about snakes
that are prevalent among the masses.
Nagraj was originally conceived as an enemy of international terrorism. Interestingly, in his debut issue, Nagraj
was unleashed as an international terror weapon by the evil scientist Professor Nagmani. Nagraj, in this first
mission, was tasked with stealing a golden statue of a Goddess from a temple that was protected by tribal devotees,
snakes, and by a mysterious 300year old Sadhu named Baba Gorakhnath. Nagraj succeeded in his task, but upon
confrontation with Gorakhnath and his mystic Black Mongoose shikangi, was defeated. Gorakhnath read his mind
and discovered that Professor Nagmani had implanted a mind control device in the form of a capsule in Nagraj's
head, to keep him under his control. Gorakhnath operated and removed the capsule from Nagraj's head, setting
Nagraj free of Professor Nagmani's control. Nagraj then became Baba Goraknath's disciple and vowed to eliminate
crime and terror from the Earth. Since then, Nagraj has thrice toured the world and defeated many villains and
terrorists.
Nagraj lives as Raj in a fictional Metropolitan City Mahanagar as an employee of a TV channel that he owns
secretly.
Fictional character biography
In ancient times, when gods still visited Earth without any restrictions, there existed a kingdom known as
Takshaknagar, ruled by King Takshakraj and Queen Lalita. The ruling couple had no worries except for one: the
fact that they had no children. The absence of a prince or princess made Nagpasha the only potential heir to the
throne. Nagpasha was the younger identical brother of the King Takshakraj. Knowing that he was the only potential
heir to the throne, Nagpasha started living a lavish worryfree life.
As time passed, Queen Lalita started getting depressed about not having a child of her own. The king realised the
cause of her depression and got upset as well. The couple used to pray to their family deity Deva Kaljayi for his
blessings. Deva Kaljayi also knew of their grievances, so one day he blessed them to have a great child. His
blessings came true as the queen soon became pregnant and the whole kingdom rejoiced, except for Nagpasha. The
birth of this child meant the loss of the throne for him, so he decided to kill the child before he was born.
One day when the queen was going to pray to Deva Kaljayi, Nagpasha replaced the curtained plate of her offerings
to the god with one containing a dead mongoose. The Snake God got angry and knocked her unconscious with his
venomous breath. The king sought forgiveness from the Devta and pleaded with him to cure his wife, to which the
Devta refused. Then the desperate king tried to commit suicide. Not able to withstand a devotee's death, Deva
Kaljayi showed him a way to save the queen's life. He gave a crystal to the king and told him to treat it with the
queen's medicine. The crystal would divert all the poison from the queen's body to the child's body. However, due
to the ill effects of the poison. the queen would lose her fertility.
The kingdom was highly grieved, as was the king. Nagpasha was overjoyed that he was now the sole heir to the
throne. When the child was born, everyone believed him dead because his whole body was blue and showed no
signs of life. As per Hindu rituals, the newborn baby was thrown into the river. (Don't get confused about why he
was not cremated. In Hindu mythology, it is believed that Yogi of high calibre can leave their body in form of soul
and as a soul can perform tasks like switching between bodies or travel between different worlds. It is a Hindu
ritual that when a child is stillborn, or dies in his infancy, his body is placed in the river so that if some soul wishes
to use the body it can take it over. For the same reason, when adults die their bodies are destroyed by fire, because
adults do have a social life and their body is likely to be misused.)
Nagpasha rejoiced and went, intoxicated, to Deva Kaljayi, the deity that also protected the grand royal treasure in
form of a giant twoheaded snake, and asked him to hand over the royal treasures, telling him that now he was the
sole heir to the throne, so the treasure rightfully belonged to him. Deva Kaljayi refused and told him that the "real
successor" to the throne was alive and when the time comes the treasure will be handed over to him. Enraged,
Nagpasha raised his sword against the deity only to be thrown away by a mere flick of the giant snake's tail.
Nagpasha fell upon two bowls, one containing the highly toxic venom (halahal,the greatest form of venom as
believed by Hindus) which destroyed his face and mixed with his blood, and the other containing Amrit, which
made him immortal. Simultaneous effects of both made Nagpasha an immortal, venomous man. At that time,
Nagpasha could not tolerate the changes in his body and fainted.
When the king was informed of the happenings by Deva Kaljayi, he realised that his son was not dead and he also
realised the potential dangers to his son's life. So he ordered his faithful astrologer Vedacharya, who had great
knowledge of Tilism to enclose the treasure in a Tilism which could be broken only by his son. Vedacharya made
the tilism with the cooperation of Deva Kaljayi to ensure that no one, except for the king's son, will be able to
break the tilism, not even immortal Nagpasha. When Nagpasha came to his senses, he realised that he had lost the
treasure. Enraged, he murdered the king and the queen.
The child, floating away on the river in his state of suspended animation, got stuck somewhere in bushes. He laid
there for a long time.
Meanwhile, the snake deity Deva Kaljayi appeared in the dreams of King Maniraj and his wife Queen Manika,
rulers of ageless Ichchhadhaari naags, living secretly on an invisible island in the Indian Ocean called Nagdweep.
He told them the location of the baby and asked them to cure him. They did so and discovered that the baby was far
more venomous than the greatest snake on Nagdweep, which was Mahatma Kaaldoot, indicating that he had divine
venom of the god. Initially, the raj vaid was unsure whether he would be able to cure the child, but since Deva
Kaljayi himself asked the king for his treatment, he was assured that the treatment will work. According to the
rules, no one was permitted to bring an outsider to the island, so the king decided to keep his presence a secret.
Many years passed and the treatment started showing results and, although still in the suspended animation, the
color of the baby had gradually changed to green. The King gave the news to the queen and they decided to adopt
the child, since they had no child of their own. Their decision was heard by Vishandhar, an evil Tantrik who
wanted to become the ruler of the island, but was afraid of Mahatma Kaaldoot. He attacked the secret area where
the baby was kept and escaped with him, but fearing the wrath of the god, he decided not to kill the baby and
instead placed him back into the same bushes in the river where he was found. His plan failed as the queen soon got
pregnant and gave birth to a daughter who was named Visarpi.
Vishandhar never knew that the baby that he left astray was cured enough to regain his senses. First, his face and
later, his whole body, turned normal color and he started crying. A priest of the nearby temple located him and gave
him to Professor Nagmani, who was wandering in the nearby forest searching for snakes. For unknown reasons, the
priest narrated a fake story that the child belonged to a woman, who was a devotee of the Snake God, that had been
raped. He also said that the child was blessed by an ichchhadhari naag, so he asked Nagmani to bring up the child
and allows him to avenge his mother.
Nagmani realised that the priest was lying, but he took the child. The blood tests of the child showed that the child
had minute, microscopic snakes in his blood, filling in for White blood cells. The child had extraordinary healing
powers and was extremely venomous. He raised the baby, who become known as Nagraj.
Comics List
Nagayan Series
Varankand
Grahankand
Harankand
Sharankand
Dahankand
Rankand
Samarkand
Itikand
Upsanhar
Amazing Friends of Nagraj
Adhura Prem
Milan Yamini
Nag Jyoti
Panch Naag
Ambrish
Fairo
Vishya
Pratishodh
Kobrak
Shrap
Param Vishya
Parajay
Pagal Nagin
Dev Kanya
Kaal Surp
Ranniti
Yugal Shrishti
List of all published comics of Nagraj
Issue No. Comic's Name
GENL0014 NAGRAJ
GENL0019 NAGRAJ KI KABRA
GENL0026 NAGRAJ KA BADLA
GENL0031 NAGRAJ KI HONGKONG YATRA
GENL0033 NAGRAJ AUR SHANGO
GENL0039 KHOONI KHOJ
GENL0050 KHOONI YATRA
GENL0051 NAGRAJ KA INSAAF
GENL0065 KHOONI JANG
GENL0072 PRALAYANKARI NAGRAJ
GENL0081 KHOONI KABILA
GENL0085 KOBRAGHATI
GENL0114 BACHCHON KE DUSHMAN
GENL0150 PRALAYANKARI MANI
GENL0151 SHANKAR SHAHANSHAH
GENL0172 NAGRAJ KA DUSHMAN
GENL0175 ICHCHHADHAARI NAGRAJ
GENL0200 NAGRAJ AUR KAALDOOT
GENL0220 NAGRAJ AUR JADUGAR SHAKURA
GENL0234 NAGRAJ AUR BAUNA SHAITAAN
GENL0240 NAGRAJ AUR TAJMAHAL KI CHORI
GENL0250 NAGRAJ AUR LAAL MAUT
GENL0270 KABOOKI KA KHAJANA
GENL0280 NAGRAJ AUR THODANGA
GENL0295 NAGRAJ AUR TOOFAN JU
GENL0320 NAGRAJ AUR JADU KA SHAHANSHAH
SPCL0001 NAGRAJ AUR SUPER COMMANDO DHRUVA
SPCL0005 NAGINA KAA JAAL
SPCL0008 NAGRAJ AUR BUGAAKU
GENL0350 AJGAR KA TOOFAN
GENL0375 BAKORA KA JADOO
GENL0390 PIRAMIDON KI RANI
GENL0420 NAGRAJ AUR MISTER 420
GENL0444 THODANGA KI MAUT
GENL0470 BEM BEM BIGELO
SPCL0016 FIR AYA NAGDANT
SPCL0020 NAGRAJ AUR NAGINA
SPCL0025 NAGRAJ AUR MISS KILLER
SPCL0029 NAGRAJ AUR TUTEN TU
SPCL0031 ADRISHYA HATYARA
SPCL0035 NAGRAJ AUR KANJA
SPCL0036 NAGRAJ AUR PAPRAJ
SPCL0039 VIJETA NAGRAJ
SPCL0042 VISARPI KI SHAADI
SPCL0046 SHAKOORA KA CHAKRAVYUH
SPCL0049 NAGRAAJ KA ANT
SPCL0054 JAHAR
SPCL0057 NAGPASHA
SPCL0060 KHAJANA
SPCL0065 CRIME KING
SPCL0067 RAJNAGAR KI TABAHI
SPCL0071 VISHKANYA
SPCL0075 SNAKE PARK
SPCL0081 ICHCHHADHARI
SPCL0088 KENCHULI
SPCL0090 PRALAY
SPCL0093 VINAASH
SPCL0102 JAHRILE
SPCL0106 BAAMBI
SPCL0110 TANASHAH
SPCL0113 SOORMA
SPCL0120 SAPERA
SPCL0125 FUN
SPCL0129 NAGIN
SPCL0137 KALIYUG
SPCL0142 VISH AMRIT
SPCL0155 SAMMOHAN
SPCL0169 RAAJ KA RAAJ
SPCL0185 KOHRAAM
SPCL0189 KAYAMAT
SPCL0202 MRITYUDAND
SPCL0206 NAGDWEEP
SPCL0211 TRIFANA
SPCL0213 MAHAYUDDHA
SPCL0217 AGRAJ
SPCL0225 NAGRAJ KA KAHAR
SPCL0231 TAANDAV
SPCL0235 JALJALA
SPCL0241 AATANK
SPCL0246 DUSHMAN NAGRAJ
SPCL0253 SHAKTIHEEN NAGRAJ
SPCL0264 NAHIN BACHEGA NAGRAJ
SPCL0271 SANGRAAM
SPCL0279 KAALCHAKRA
SPCL0293 KUNDLI
SPCL0304 VIDHWANS
SPCL0315 PARKAALE
SPCL0323 ELANE JUNG
SPCL0337 KALI MAUT
SPCL0344 SANHAAR
SPCL0351 NAGRAJ AMERICA MEIN
SPCL0365 AATANKWADI NAGRAJ
SPCL0385 NAGRAJ AUR DRACULA
SPCL0400 DRACULA KA ANT
SPCL0420 KOLAHAL
SPCL0435 VISHHEEN NAGRAJ
SPCL0460 ICHCHHADHARI CHOR
SPCL0490 KHALNAYAK NAGRAJ
SPCL0500 SAMRAAT
SPCL0515 SOUDANGI
SPCL0520 RAKSHAK NAGRAJ
SPCL0525 SARV SHAKTIMAAN
SPCL0545 LAAVA
SPCL0555 VINAASHLEELA
SPCL0565 PAAGAL NAGRAJ
SPCL0580 MASIHA
SPCL0585 CHAKRA
SPCL0600 MADYUSA
SPCL0620 CHHOTA NAGRAJ
SPCL0635 SO JA NAGRAJ
SPCL0650 SHESHNAAG
SPCL0660 BHANUMATI KA PITAARA
SPCL0670 NAGADHEESH
SPCL0680 VARTMAAN
SPCL0700 FLEMINA
SPCL2240 FUNKAAR
SPCL2265 VARAN KAND
SPCL2270 GRAHAN KAND
SPCL2280 HARAN KAND
SPCL2281 HARI MAUT
SPCL2285 JAHREELA BAROOD
SPCL2290 SHARAN KAND
SPCL2295 MAMBER
SPCL2300 NUMERO UNO
SPCL2305 OPERATION SURGERY
SPCL2310 DAHAN KAND
SPCL2315 MISSION CRITICAL
SPCL2320 TEEN SIKKE
SPCL2325 JUNG MAUT TAK
SPCL2335 RANN KAND
SPCL2340 SAMAR KAND
SPCL2350 NAGRAJ UNDER ARREST
SPCL2355 ITEE KAND
SPCL2360 ORMETA
SPCL2365 AANKH MICHOLI
SPCL2370 PANCHVA SHIKAAR
SPCL2375 26/11
SPCL2379 GEHRI CHAAL
SPCL2385 NAGRAJ KE BAAD
SPCL2393 FUEL
SPCL2395 VENOM
SPCL2396 HALLA BOL
SPCL2397 LEVEL ZERO
SPCL2400 RONIN
SPCL2405 KAAMIKAJE
SPCL2410 TOMO
SPCL2415 SHIKATA GA NAI
SPCL2425 ABHISHAPT
SPCL2430 AVASHESH
SPCL2445 CHUNAUTI
SPCL2449 HEDRON
SPCL2450 AADAMKHOR
SPCL2455 NAGRAJ HAI NAA
SPCL2460 KYUN HAI NAGRAJ
SPCL2464 INFECTED
SPCL2465 ISPY
SPCL2470 MRITYUJEEVI
SPCL2475 AADAM
SPCL2480 ORDER OF BABEL
SPCL2485 NEW WORLD ORDER
SPCL2490 KAAL KARAAL
SPCL2500 MAKBARA
Nagraj World Terrorism Comics
Hari Maut
Zehareela Barood
Mamber
Numero Uno
Operation Surgery
Mission Critical
Teen Sikke
Jung Maut Tak
Nagraj Under Arrest
Omerta
Aankh Micholi
Panchva Shikar
26/11 (NagrajDoga)
Ronin
Kamikaze
Tomo
Shikata Ga Nai
Oreder Of babel
New World Order
World War
Veergati
Kshatipurti(upcoming)
Nagraj And Super Commando Dhruv
Nagraj Aur Super Commando Dhruv
Nagraj Aur Bugaku
Rajnagar Ki Tabahi
Pralay
Vinash
Tanashah
Kalyug
Kohram
Kayamat
Zalzala
Aatank
Dushman Nagraj
Sangram
Vidhwans
Parkale
Sanhaar
Kolahal
Samraat
Saudangi
Brahmand Rakshak
Sarvashaktimaan
Chakra
Madyusa
Nagadheesh
Vartmaan
Flemina
Gehri Chal
Level Zero
Avshesh
Chunauti
Hedron
Samudri Lutere
Belmuda Ka Khajana
Sarvyugam
Sarvdaman
Sarvsanhar
Plot summary
Nagraj was presented to the world as a creation of Professor Nagmani. He was meant to be an ultimate killing
machine, and his original plan was to hire out Nagraj to the highest bidder among villains and terrorist groups of
the world.
Professor Nagmani used him for his other experimental projects and leased him for international terrorism.
Nagmani always claimed that Nagraj's powers were evolved by feeding him bits of snake poison until his blood
itself became poison. He claimed that his venom was a result of snake bites from 1,000 different species of snakes
(This echoes the Indian legends of PoisonMen or Women, specifically raised to kill by their kiss) and his other
powers evolved when he was treated with ashes of a dead ichchhadhaari snake. In reality, Nagraj was much more
poisonous than any species of snakes because his venom was celestial.
Based largely on the Hindu myth of the shape shifting snake, Nagraj derives most of his powers from microscopic
snakes that live in his bloodstream, in lieu of white blood cells. He has a number of powers, such as superhuman
strength, poisonous breath, vishfoonkaar and bite, instant healing powers, and snakes that come out of his wrists.
The snakes can come out individually or form into ropes, parachutes, and many others, depending on his
imagination. His venom is believed to be far stronger than Potassium Cyanide, resulting in the melting of any living
being's body if he bites them or viceversa.
For his first mission, he was sold for a sum of $1 million and was to recover an ancient statue. Nagraj succeeds, but
then is foiled by the Sage Baba Gorakhnath, who frees him from the mind control of Professor Nagamani. Waking
up to a newer world amid the calmness of Gorakhnath, Nagraj takes a vow to eliminate terrorism from the world
and works toward achieving this goal.
In his initial issues, Nagraj's powers were too limited, and at times he was even knocked out by powerful human
opponents. His strength was also quite human in nature, as he would marvel at his opponent's strength, such as
when someone picked up a car. Over the years, Nagraj became powerful enough to not only pick up falling cars
singlehandedly, but also to achieve feats such as throwing things into outer space effortlessly. This happened in the
issue Nagadhish, when he threw the controlling sceptre of a serpent court official into orbit.
It is notable, and perhaps ironic, that Nagraj has now been transformed into a mythical/magical creature facing
fantastical creatures as his enemies, with elements of sorcery/magic and even time and space travel. Many cite this
as a reason for the continuous, meteoric rise in popularity of Nagraj comics. However, purists still claim that they
prefer the more realistic, more practical stories that Nagraj began with.
Vital statistics
Following are Nagraj's vital statistics:[1]
Age : Ageless
Height : 6 ft 2 in
Weight : 89 kg
Eyes : Blue
Hair : Black
Powers and abilities
Nagraj, a character in the Raj Comics series, has a huge arsenal of powers of which most can be credited to his
divine birth in the comics storyline. Ever since Writer & Artist Anupam Sinha took over the character of Nagraj,
his powers and abilities have evolved a great deal making him powerful enough to counter any character of the
comic universe. Nagraj is arguably the most powerful superhero in the Raj Comics Universe and is among the most
powerful Icchadhari Naagas of his time. Time and again, he has even shown the potential of challenging the
Supreme SnakeGods like Sheshnaag, Vasuki, Takshak, Kaaljayi, and has defeated the likes of Kaaldoot, Trifana,
Mahavyaal and Sheetnaag Kumar, who are ranked among the mightiest snakes in their species. Nagraj's blood is a
mixture of red blood cells, venom and minute snakes. He can "release" snakes out of his body at his will through
his hands and use them for whatsoever purpose he likes, controlling them through telepathy. Though Nagraj gives
full liberty to his snakes, his will can keep them inside his body, leading him at times to take enemy snakes inside
him. Snakes in his body can be classified into many groups:
Normal snakes
Though these are snakes, of many different species, which commonly exist in the real world, being born in Nagraj's
body means that they share in Nagraj's extremely powerful venom. Nagraj uses them variably as ropes, ladders,
parachutes, shields, boats, spies and messengers. Most notable among them is Naganand, at a time considered right
hand man of Nagraj, he left Nagraj's body to look after the people of Nagdweep at Nagraj's order after he upgraded
to become an ichchhadhaari nag. Nagraj has accumulated snakes which weren’t born in Nagraj's body, but it was
Nagraj who gave them a place in his body. These snakes are usually snakes carrying some special abilities. They
include
Jagmag sarp(glowing snakes which in Nagayana series were shown shooting lasers),
Naavsarp(giant snakes, Nagraj uses them for making snakeboats),
Nagfani sarp(literally "cactussnakes") and
Ichchhadhaarinaags (shapeshifting snakes).
Nagfanisarp Given by Deva Kaljayi to Nagraj, these snakes have spikes on their body and they can easily rip
apart most opponents. The extent of their power is still a mystery; powers tend to be revealed when necessary
for the plotline. For instance, Nagraj once used a snake to tie up an enemy, revealing that they may extend
themselves at length.
Nagfani snakes may have additional powers:
Dhwansak sarp : shortliving magical snakes which explode at will causing major damage to their
surroundings. Though Nagfanisarp warned Nagraj about using them too frequently, Nagraj never ever had
any problems with their numbers while using them.
Tishk sarp : This snake wraps himself around Nagraj's forehead giving him paranatural powers and the
ability to break physical laws. Using these snakes Nagraj can see and fight against souls and invisible
powers. While using this power
Nagraj's body gets divided into minute particles making him almost ethereal and immune to physical damage, also
temporarily disabling his power to eject snakes out of his body. This form of Nagraj is called Maanas Nagraj.
Ichchhadhaari nags. They may or may not be of the same species but all snakes possessing the power of shape
shifting come under this category. They include a big bunch of ichchhadhaari naags banished from Nagdweep. It is
quite notable that some of them possess such great powers which rival Nagraj's own, but they all hold great respect
for Nagraj. While some of them live in his body just cause they have no better place to live, others live willingly to
learn something from Nagraj's way of life. Most notable names among them are :
Saudaangi : Saudaangi is the most famous and most notable Ichchhadhari nag inside Nagraj's body. Also she
was the very first special snake induced by Nagraj in his body. She is the member of an Egyptian clan of
snakes which fights against the evil mummy of pharaoh Tutankhemun. Like Nagfani snakes she too has
spikes on her body when she is in her snake form,she also has a limited knowledge of Tantra. Among the trio
of Sheetnag kumar, Naagu and her, her powers are least explained. In early issues of Nagraj, she often
became the decisive force of the fights between Nagraj and his powerful enemies, particularly Nagdant.
Though she does not appear as frequently as earlier, she still has a devoted fan following with some urging
that she should be the main love interest of Nagraj.
Sheetnag kumar : Sheetnagkumar is now the most frequently appearing ichchhadhari sarp of Nagraj's body.
Earlier a rival Sheetnagkumar has now became one of Nagraj's most trusted snakes. He belongs to a clan of
ichchhadhari nags living on the Himayalas. Sheetnagkumar is known for his "icy powers", he can create and
manipulate ice at his will giving it different forms like spears and arrows. Sheetnagkumar also regulates
Nagraj's body temperature making him immune to normal fire when he is inside his body and also giving him
protection against severe cold ; one of Nagraj's greatest weakness which makes him drowzy pushing him
towards hibernation . Sheetnagkumar's Fang can absorb many attacks and revert them back towards the
enemy. He can also freeze all the liquids inside one's body paralysing him.
Naagu : Naagu is the most cheerful and comical among Nagraj's snakes. His acts are such that at times it
becomes difficult to judge whether he is a jester or a helper. He belongs to a family of Ichchhadhaari naags
living near Mahanagar.
His main source of power is his mani which grants him almost every imaginable power. For entering Nagraj's body
he has to remove his mani from his possession so he hides it in micro form at some place in Nagraj's dress. He
though looks and behaves like an idiot and talks nonsense, but he is the one who can never be underestimated.
Unlike other snakes in Nagraj's body, Naagu decided to live in Nagraj's body for no reason other than watching
movies, which becomes easier living in city. He is a true movie lover and remembers all dialogues of his favourite
movies be it Bollywood or Hollywood.
Sukhshamsarp: This is not a type but a state of the snakes living in Nagraj's body. Nagraj's snakes live in his
body in form of Sukhshamsarps, or "microsnakes". In this state the snakes of Nagraj's body can do anything
which they could while in their maximized state, and just their size is affected. They carry out many
important activities inside and even outside Nagraj's body. While in Nagraj's body they performs functions
like healing his body, fighting against diseases and providing him superhuman strength. They have also been
used to cure others of their diseases.
Nagraj once used one of his powerful snakes Nagshri in Nagdant's body to kill all the microsnakes inside
him making him powerless temporarily.
He also used them to temporary disable Karanvashi's hypnotic powers.
Nagraj sent one of his sukhshamsarp to live inside shakti's body to contact her in case of an emergency.
Nagraj used one of his dhwansaksarp in sukhsham roop (micro form) to destroy the brain of a terrorist
recently in WTSSeries.
Nagraj's Venom
Nagraj's venom is the most powerful venom of the world, so much so that direct contact with it results in instant
death and melting of body. He gained his venom through the blessings of snake deity Deva Kaaljayi, who himself
was blessed by Lord Shiva. It is explained that Lord Shiva who holds the strongest venom of the universe
synthesised during SamudraManthan, gave a minor portion of it to Deva Kaljayi who holds a dilute form of it and
Nagraj holds an even more dilute form of it. The different ways in which Nagraj uses his venom also results in
various powers he is said to possess. Like : Vishfunkar Nagraj uses his breath to force out his venom in vapour
form, depending upon its concentration the vishfunkar can cause a variety of damages to his enemies. Its effects
include temporary blindness, drowzyness, black outs, deaths and for once it even caused fire. This power of Nagraj
once as a sideeffect temporarily cured Richa (love interest of Super Commando Dhruva) of her disease pertaining
respiratory system. This is among one of the oldest displayed powers of Nagraj.
Vishdansh
This is simply a snakebite. Since Nagraj has divine venom more often than not this power when executed
properly
results in an opponent's instant death,[1] though exceptional beings able to withstand the poison include the Deva
Kaljayi, himself and enemies who didn’t have a biological body. It was suggested in one issue that the venom
inside Nagraj's poison gland is far more vicious than the venom in his blood, perhaps so much so that Nagraj might
die if he bites himself.
Vishfuhaar
Nagraj can spill out high amount of liquid venom from his mouth. Since liquid form is much more
concentrated in
comparison to vapour form therefore it causes more damage in comparison to vishfunkar, it is said that use of this
power has negative effects on Nagraj weakening him temporarily cause it results in sudden drop of venom inside
his body decreasing the number of sukhshamsarps too.
Vishvarsha
This is one of the lesser known applications of Nagraj's venom. Nagraj once under the influence of evil
powers spilled his venom as vishfuhaar over the ocean and heated it using his dhwansaksarp forming
venomous clouds, the clouds
rained a very dilute form of his venom which was still extremely powerful. Whosoever came in contact with it died
instantly and their bodies melted. After the clouds cleared there were many human skeletons lying at various places
as a proof of the viciousness of Nagraj's venom.
Ichchhadhaari Shakti and its origin
According to the comic storyline inspired from a popular puranic storyline which has many alternate
versions,
Vishwamitra a king who turned into a Rishi and wished to become a Brahmarshi (which he later became) once
promised his disciple Trishanku to send him to heaven alive with his body. This alarmed the Gods who to protect
the rules of the universe decided not to let this happen. When Rishi Vishwamitra applied his power to send him
towards heaven, the Gods applied counterforce to oppose him. This resulted in a stalemate. Despite all his efforts
Vishwamitra failed to fulfil his promise. This enraged Vishwamitra, he saw this act of the Gods as his insult, so he
used his power to call upon the power which was used for the creation of the Universe. He started creating a new
heaven for sending Trishanku there to keep his words. Seeing the powers of the rishi and alarmed by his act the
gods themselves descended upon earth and convinced him to drop his decision. Vishwamitra after realizing that
Trishanku had evil intentions left him hanging. (It is believed that he is still hanging somewhere between heaven
and earth alive cause Vishwamitra gave him half of his powers). Vishwamitra called upon the power himself, but
he couldn’t send it back so he entrusted this power to his disciple, a snake Mahatma Kaaldoot. Minor portions of
the power passed on to his future generations and resulted in a new species of snakes the Ichchhadhari naags
(shapeshifting snakes). Most of the snakes don’t know all the uses of this power and used it only for shapeshifting
purposes but this power can do anything, even creating living beings. It is least used but most effective power of
Nagraj, celestial as its origin is this power's true extent was unknown to everyone for quite a long time. Since
Nagraj had lost a very major part of this power courtsey See Through, he doesn’t try stupid stunts and makes
minimum use of this power cause if he tries shapeshifting into something beyond his power limit then he might not
be able to reform a new body and left bodiless like See Through or maybe even die. Applications of this power:
Shapeshifting
Nagraj even when limited on power has been seen successfully switching between his real and snake form.
He can use this power to divide his body into particles and rejoin them within 3 seconds making him
invisible and intangible temporarily. At times in case of emergencies Nagraj has temporarily taken powers
from the ichchhadhaari naags of Nagdweep granting him access to use the full extent of this power. Nagraj
also has a number of ichchhadhaari naags in his body, and though he hasn't yet, he can take their powers too,
in times of emergency. Nagraj when high on this power can undergo amazing transformations and can
change into anything imaginable. In theory, this power has no limits.
Hypnotism
Nagraj has a unique hypnotic effect, formerly considered a separate power, this power was later explained as
an
application of his ichchhadhaari shakti. Utilizing this power Nagraj can cast a hypnotic reality upon his
surroundings using his eyes.[1] Breaking this hypnotic fate is extremely difficult and going against it is impossible.
Nagraj and his snakes can cast normal hypnotism too.
Bodyfusions
Nagraj at times has used this power to fuse with his allies to bring down a powerful enemy. He can perform
two types of
fusions :
Multimembered imperfect fusion : In this type of fusion many people can join together to form a single body
having
many heads and hands. Every individual retains his or her own identity and set of powers. Nagraj used it for the
first time fusing with the legendary five in order to fight against a creature created by Nagina .
Twomembered perfect fusion : In this type of fusion Nagraj can join together with a single person to form a
whole new
identity. The new identity has new set of powers born from the combination of the participants' sets of powers.
Nagraj displayed this power for the first time fusing with Lava to become AgniNagraj (FireNagraj). The new born
identity could release 'burning snakes' and could breathe 'venomous fire'. Psychic powers
Telepathy In addition to his ability to communicate with snakes, Nagraj contacted Super Commando Dhruva
telepathically when he was trapped in a parallel dimension containing evil souls.
Psychic force
In the debutant issue of Nagraj, after his introduction Professor Nagmani said : This later proved to be true,
when Nagraj
achieved the feat using his ichchhadhaari shakti. Though the latter claim has not been substantiated, Nagraj's
psychic potential has been demonstrated during his battle with the Mahamanav (an advanced creature having
enough psychic capabilities to wipe out entire planets) in a psychic power battle.
Nagraj's primary power is his ability to contain millions of snakes inside his body, becoming a host for a
variety of snakes. He can order them to come out of his body and attack his opponents, and also instruct them
to create simple forms, such as ropes, lassos, webs, gloves, pipes, etc., as well as complex forms, such as a
parachute, boat, gliders, and many others.
Aside from ordinary snakes, he also has a wide variety of mystical snakes like Jagmag Sarp, snakes with
bodies that shine brightly in the dark, Naagfani Sarp, snakes with stretchable, spikecovered bodies, which
can pierce through anything and elongate themselves as well, Dhwansak Sarp, explosive snakes which
explodes as soon as their body come in contact with anything, Maanas Sarp, psionic snakes which enable
Nagraj to split his astral psyche from his body, Udan Sarp, winged snakes which can fly, among others.
These snakes multiply rapidly, thus making them limitless in numbers.
He also hosts several Icchadhari Sarp, shapeshifting snakes, in his body, such as Sheetnaag Kumar, The
Prince of Sheetnaags, who has the ability to manipulate ice, Saudangi, an Egyptian snake woman who is a
master of TantraKala, or sorcery, Naagu, a Manidhhari snake, which is a snake with a diamond like gem on
his forehead, whose 'Mani' grants him powers such as shapeshifting, illusioncasting, energybased attacks,
etc., and the Vilakshana Naags. These snakes can come out of his body at will and aid him in battles.
Nagraj's body holds the most dangerous venom and thus his bite is fatal to almost every human being and
Naags in this world. Anyone he bites, or vice versa, melts to nothing in a few seconds. His breath also
consists of some amount of this venom, thus enabling Nagraj to concentrate all this venom into his one
breath, which he calls VishFunkaar, which results in a quick death for anyone who inhales it. He can also
spit this venom on others, which he uses in his VishFunkaar, which is equally dangerous and fatal. This
venom is combined in his blood, thus anyone who tastes his blood die almost instantly.
All of Nagraj's physical attributes have reached superhuman level, and his strength, stamina, durability,
agility, reflexes, and speed are far beyond the peak human level.
He also has accelerated healing factor, which heals any wounds almost instantly, thanks to the millions of
snakes in his body who aid in the healing. Thus guns, swords, blades, etc. are useless against him.
All of his primary senses have been enhanced to superhuman level, which makes his eyesight and hearing
far better than any human. He can also sense vibrations in the environment, thus allowing him to navigate
and combat even without using his eyesight. He also has a sixthsense, which he uses if his other five senses
are not of much help. Being a highly poisonous HumanSnake (He refuses to be called a snakeman), poisons
and drugs have absolutely no effect on him, making him immune to them.
Being an Ichchhadhari, he has shapeshifting abilities and can shapeshift into any creature or person he
desires. He can also use this power to grow wings, claws, as well as fins on his body for better navigation and
combat. Thanks to his shapeshifting abilities, he can grow his size and proportional strength to even higher
levels. Although he lost many of his shapeshifting powers during the events of the issue "Icchadhari", still
he retains his ability to turn into a snake at will. He can also use his Icchadhari shakti to break free his atoms,
rendering himself invisible and intangible, to dodge attacks and pass through barriers, though he can only
remain in this form for three seconds. His Icchadhari shakti also protects his head from any assaults and
attacks, thus any telepathic or electromagnetic attack on his brain backfires on the source.
Nagraj possesses the ability to shed his skin, in the same way as a snake sheds its Kenchuli, in case some
harmful substance, like acid, comes in contact with his skin.
Nagraj can also stick to surfaces and climb walls in a way some snakes do.
He is a master of hypnotism and can hypnotise anyone in a matter of seconds, to cast illusions and force the
victims into believing or obeying whatever he tells them.
Nagraj has reached a level of strength considered superhuman. He can easily hold a car or throw a bus in air
without a problem, as seen in his comic "Venom" in which he was badly injured, having most of his bones
broken, but to save the people from a fire dragon, he managed to lift up a 100 tones kilogram globe and threw
it into the mouth of the fire dragon, which was flying 100 meters above the ground.
Nagraj also possess some unknown amount of psychic powers which is very dangerous and he can increase
his psychic powers with the help of his snake.
Alter ego
Early alter ego
Nagraj, in his initial issues was a wanderer, used to bring havoc to the villains of mankind. Since an alter ego was
not needed, Nagraj did not have one, but did conceal his identity under an overcoat and, sometimes, a hat as well.
The attire he used to hide his real identity has been hailed by some of his fans as his alter ego, because often, no one
knew that the person standing in front of them was Nagraj. Nagraj has adopted the same alter ego in his latest
World Terrorism Series. Not having any fear of being identified in case of an emergency, Nagraj instantly takes off
his hat and overcoat, even when in public.
Past alter ego
His past alter ego was Raj, who is the fumbling, bumbling public relations officer of Bharti Communications, a
fictional company in the storyline, that he owns. In his secret identity Raj, he pretends to be terrified of snakes. He
wears spectacles, a typical business suit, and is very timid and simple. This is very similar to the character of
Superman, and his alter ego Clark Kent, even his outfit, straightening of hair, and use of glasses to conceal himself.
While early alter ego was based on Phantom, this alter ego was based on Superman.
Current alter ego
As per Nagraj's comic "Nagraj Ke Baad," his alter ego has changed again due to the circumstance that he was
forced to reveal his true identity. Now, according to the current storyline, he works as the manager of his new
security agency "Snake Eyes." His new name is Nagraj Shah. The company is owned by M.S.A.U. Dangi or
Saudangi which resides in his body and is a shapeshifting (icchadhari) snake woman.
Enemies
Innumerable enemies of Nagraj have appeared in Nagraj's comics; many died, but some lived on to appear again.
Here is the list of Nagraj's major enemies that are still alive and who can be expected to make a comeback in future
issues :
Professor Nagmani : Nagraj's socalled creator who brought up Nagraj.
Thodanga : A strange African human beast, characteristics match Rhino, Elephant and Turtle.
Nagdant : A jealous, comparatively weaker copy of Nagraj made by Professor Nagmani.
Tutan Khamen : Ancient Egyptian mummy whose main powersource, his mask, was snatched away by
Nagraj.
Miss Killer : Beautiful, young, evil scientist from Japan.
Nagina : A female tantrik and shapeshifting snake.
Vishandhar : A male tantrik and shapeshifting snake.
Jaadugar Shakura : An evil sorcerer from an alien planet of immortal wizard dwarfs.
Nagpasha : Nagraj's immortal venomous uncle who murdered his parents.
Gurudev : Nagpasha's guru, a man good with science but evil on intentions who wishes to rule the world
though Nagpasha.
Kentuki : A student of Nagpasha's Gurudeva, who is a physically powerful snake having the strength of fifty
elephants.
Polka : A terrorist and scientist who works for Nagpasha.
Zulu : An African exorcist and scientist.
Sapera : A man whose power is Nagraj's weakness, i.e. snake charming music.
Karanvashi : A magician who uses hypnotism to enslave people.
SeeThrough : An invisible soul that stole a big share of Nagraj's shapeshifting power, but still wants more.
VishAmrit : Duo of Paranatural powers troubling innocents on Earth while playing hide and seek.
Khalnayak Nagraj : Evil part of Nagraj's brain which still exists in his unconscious mind.
Tantrata : Bharti's nanaji (maternal grandfather) who took over Bharti's brother Agraj's body and wants to
rule the world.
Garalgant : A famous enemy of Dev kaljai but also become enemy of Nagraj.
Known relatives and close friends
Nagraj, along with his deeds, has earned a large amount of friends, many of whom appeared just once, but some
that appeared more often, and still fewer that became permanent figures in Nagraj's stories. Here is a list of some
very well known characters in his comics :
King Takshakraj : father, deceased
Queen Lalita : mother, deceased
Baba Gorakhnath : Mentor
Mahatma Kaaldoot : Mentor
Dada Vedacharya : Mentor
Deva Kaaljayi : Family Deity
Nagpasha : Uncle (enemy)
Bharti : Friend
Visarpi : Queen of Nagdweep, love interest of Nagraj
Nagrani : Mother to Nagraj's son Nageesh in a parallel dimension
Super Commando Dhruva : Best Friend and an ally superhero
Saudangi : An Egyptian shesnake with thorns on her body that lives in his body
Sheetnag kumar : Friend that lives in his body
Naagu : Friend that lives in his body
Vishaank : Visarpi's brother and Nagraj's ally in form of Chhota(kid) Nagraj
Mahavyaal : Ruler of the ichchhadhari naags living in water.
Nageesh : Son that lives with mother Nagrani in a parallel dimension
Sillu : Friend and computer expert
Aiyer: Tamil tutor (Nagraj's latest obsession is to learn new languages)
Professor Srikant: Invisible killer (Adrishya Hatyara) with a situationallydriven personality
Panch naag: Naagdev, Sarpraj, Naagpreti, Singhnaag and Nagarjuna. They are Ichchhadhari naags(shape
shifting snakes) from Naagdweep.
New media
Numerous attempts have been made by Raj Comics to expand Nagraj into other media. However most attempts
have been unfruitful. In late 1990s, Raj Comics tried adapting Nagraj into a liveaction television show in India. A
few episodes were shot. However, the show never made it to the television screen. The reason cited was the poor
quality of the special effects. Raj Comics was not satisfied with the quality of the show. The production of more
episodes was placed on indefinite hiatus. The three episodes that were made are available on CDs, which were
distributed freely as an attachment to digestsized comic editions. (Khalnayak Nagraj, Samraat, and Saudangi)
Nagraj was also set to feature in a proposed animated television series. Once again the show never made it to the
television screen. An episodic series was in works, and a teaser was uploaded on YouTube featuring Nagraj and his
arch enemy Jadugar Shakoora.[2] However, since then there has been no news about the series. It is assumed that
production has stopped because the production company Rtoonz's website has since disappeared.
In November 2007, an agreement was signed between Motion Picture Corporation and Raj Comics to produce a
high quality 2D Movie featuring Nagraj.[3]
Nagraj's comic issues
Over two decades, Nagraj has appeared in various comic titles published by Raj Comics.
Published series
Nagayana
Raj Comics is publishing a landmark new series featuring Nagraj named Nagayana. It was first intended to be a
fourpart miniseries, but later, the series was extended to include more issues. Raj Comics has also decided to
publish it world wide. It's a story based on a hypothetical future world casting Nagraj and Super Commando
Dhruva 25 years into the future. Largely based on Hindu epic Ramayana, the story narrowly follows the same
storyline as of the epic, but with Raj Comics characters filling in the places of original characters. The reason for
the extension of the miniseries was to tell various subplots and the series was finally declared to be an eightpart
series. The last part is Iti Kaand, which is an 128page issue released on 10 March 2009. The new series is as
follows:
Nagayana Comic Issues
Issue No. Comic Title Publication Status
1 Varan Kaand Published
2 Grahan Kaand Published
3 Haran Kaand Published
4 Sharan Kaand Published
5 Dahan Kaand Published
6 Rann Kaand Published
7 Samar Kaand Published
8 Iti Kaand Published
Ongoing series
World Terrorism Series
A new series named "Aatanqharta Nagraj" or "NagrajWorld Terrorism Series" is being published parallel to the
"Nagayana" series. In this series, Nagraj is travelling around the world to fight and eliminate terrorism. It is not yet
decided how many parts this series will have.
The names of the published parts are:
Hari Maut
Zahreela Barooda
Mamber
Numero Uno
Operation Surgery
Mission Critical
Teen Sikke
Jung Maut Tak
Under Arrest
Ometra
Aankh Micholi
Paanchva Shikaar
26/11 series (with Doga)
Ronin
Kame Kazi
TomoThe katana
Shikata Ga Nai
ISPY (with Tiranga )
Order of Babel
New World Order
World War
Veergati
"NagrajWorld Terrorism Series" is being written by Mr. Nitin Mishra. Raj Comics had declared that the next part
of the series named shatipurti is soon going to be released.
Nagraj Ke Baad
'Nagraj ke Baad'(After Nagraj) is a threepart series (Nagraj ke baad, Fuel, and Venom) starting with a comic of the
same name. It deals with a time when Nagraj is killed by his enemies and now the world is facing serious threats
from the villains.
Swarn Nagri
It is a twopart series which deals with something going dangerously wrong in Swarn Nagri, the home of Deva
Jaati, an allied force of Super Commando Dhruva, and the makers of Fighter Toads.
It includes three superheroes, namely Nagraj, Super Commando Dhruva, and Fighter Toads.
Its starting comic was Gehri Chaal (Deep Play) and 2nd comic was Level Zero.
The story involves the escape of Green Mamba from the prison of swarn nagri and his apparent control over the
city, while everyone in the city is unconscious and he begins planning something dangerous.
Nagraj Parallel Series
These days Raj Comics have published three parallel series of Nagraj, where each Nagraj is involved in a different
universe. There are the following three parallel Nagraj series:
Nagraj – The original ongoing series of Nagraj, which is being illustrated and written by Mr. Anupam Sinha.
Aatankharta Nagraj – This Nagraj appears in the World Terrorism series. In the series, Nagraj no longer
resides in Mahanagar. but instead, is travelling in different parts of the world fighting terrorism. This series,
until now, has not portrayed villains with supernatural powers, but are more like gangsters or dons of
different countries/cities. It is illustrated by Mr. Hemant and written by Mr. Nitin Mishra.
Narak Nashak Nagraj – This Nagraj is a bit different from the original Nagraj in appearance. He wears a
jacket and a trouser and has longer hair. He also possesses different powers (Sheetika, Takshika, and Agnika)
than the original Nagraj. He also rides on a flying snake named Sarpat. Until now, the series has shown him
fighting vampires, demons, zombies, etc. It is illustrated by Mr. Hemant and written by Mr. Nitin Mishra.
Narak Nashak Nagraj issues: Halla Bol Abhisipta Aadamkhor Infected Mritiyjivi Narak Nashak Narak Niyati
Narak Dansha Narak Aahuti
References
1. ^ Nagraj (http://www.rajcomics.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=476&Itemid=121)
2. ^ Nagraj animated video – YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3ij1tkoXk)
3. ^ AnimationXpress | News Hub for Indian Animation VFX Comics Gaming Merchandising Applications Ecosystem
(http://www.animationxpress.com/index.php/index.php?file=story&id=2191#)
External links
Nagraj Comics (http://www.hindicomicsonline.com/nagraj/)
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