Monsters Inc to Maharajas: Pixar animator draws his way back to Indian roots

Sanjay Patel has come a long way from the motel desk on Route 66. He’s drawn the little book of Hindu deities which made our gods Hello Kitty cute. He’s brought out the big poster book of Hindu deities. He’s done his version of an illustrated Ramayana. He’s writing a children’s book about how Ganesha breaks his tusk. But like many Indian-American kids, he didn’t really think too much about his own culture while growing up.

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