“We will need writers who can remember freedom: poets, visionaries — the realists of a larger reality.”

Ursula K. Le Guin

Vijayendra Mohanty is a former journalist who has worked in digital media for nearly two decades. Until recently, he was an Instagram influencer with close to 300K followers. He is also the co-creator of the comic book series Ravanayan, which was the story of the Ramayana from the point of view of Ravana, its chief antagonist.

He wrote for and ran the YouTube channel Epified, which was about Indian mythology, philosophy, history, and folklore. You may have also seen Epified videos on TV’s Epic Channel.

A man walking through a park while looking at his phone, dressed in a brown sweater, beige cargo pants, and black shoes, with a gray shoulder bag, surrounded by trees and grass.