Varma: Live pop-culture events in India cannot rely on domestic audience travel
Jatin Varma · Ep4: Indian Fandom: COMIC-CONised ft. Jatin Varma ep4 · Dec 4, 2025 · at 13:55
Jatin Varma, founder of Comic Con India, reflects on why the franchise had to expand to multiple cities rather than centralizing in Delhi.
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“We understood from the first day that people are not going to travel in India for something like this. You'll have to take it to them.”
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