In the short-term, they're trying to set up a digital hub for Indian comic creators, professionals, and fans. More significantly, they're hoping to also set up some financial support initiatives, like legal aid and a grant program. I can't seem to find anything noting where they're getting the seed money for this, but it seems as if this Trust was at least partially spurred by India's formal Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comics (AVGC) policy, it might be part of a larger grant from the Indian government. (To be clear, that's total speculation on my part.)
On a longer scale, they're hoping to develop a more formal infrastructure for comics and comics advocacy in India. Things like promoting pro-comics policies in the government, school outreach -- including partnering with universities to estamblish college level curriculum and degrees -- and establishing a national comic book archive.
I'm not very familiar with the Advisory Council or the Management Team, and I don't have the slighest clue on how one might go about navigating whatever legal hurdles in India might be in the way of any of that. But I wanted to call attention to the endeavor and make the suggestion that anyone even remotely interested head over to their site to check out what they're about. I'm obviously all in favor of making comics more popular and more accessibile to wider audiences, so I'd like to wish their team the very best and hope to report on how successful they've become in some surprisingly short time!
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