The idea behind the comic

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A lot of people have come by, and chuckled at a few of our episodes, but I don't know if they understand the genesis of the genius.

I grew up on a publication of children's comics called Tinkle. I loved the stories for their pictures, morals, and eventually for their consistency (the richer of the two brothers is always going to do something bad and lose what money he already has. The king's bright new wife will help the king with some strange puzzle and show that she is capable of being the kingdom's heiress. The young kid will use clues and provide vital help to the police to capture the smugglers.). I still engross myself in these stories when I get the chance. However, there were a few comics that began to rub me the wrong way. Kalia. Kapish. Shikhari Shambhu. That fat raja who never dies. These were the same stories, same characters, and essentially the same comic that appeared too often (sometimes multiple times in a single issue). Filler material. I now skip these entirely when I arrive at them.

Death to Kalia is my channel to vent against Tinkle's filler comics. I have always felt that Chamatka lost due to horrible luck, despite his very clever schemes of getting food. If Anant Pai had his way, Chamatka would not eat. Ever. So I am throwing him and Doob doob a bone. In fact, I am throwing them several. This parody of Kalia the Crow follows an alternate universe where the real natures of the characters are revealed. I look into Kalia's true motives for so fiercely protecting the animals, the reason behind why the animals fell for many simple traps laid out by Chamatka. Very quickly, I allow Chamatka luck in eliminating Kalia. And then I observe how the characters react to the change in forest's balance of power.