- Ananth Panagariya
Ananth Panagariya was born in 1983.Panagariya attended the Science, Mathematics and Computer Science magnet program at
Montgomery Blair High School inSilver Spring, Maryland . He went on to theUniversity of Maryland, College Park , where he ultimately settled on a major in art and design. He graduated in 2005.Panagariya together with
Mohammad "Hawk" Haque , authors thewebcomic "Applegeeks ".He worked on a short-lived webcomic called PLAY with friends Philip "Fil" McQuarrie and Daina Klimanis before abandoning the effort. He then began working on "Applegeeks" prior to its
2002 launch with Haque, whom he met in an art class. [cite web |url=http://theappleblog.com/2007/06/28/applegeeks-interview-part-1/ |title=AppleGeeks Interview - Part 1 |work=The Apple Blog |accessdate=2007-08-14 |last=Guthrie |first=Jason |date=28 |year=2007 |month=June] .Panagariya advertised the comic at anime conventions during its early days. As the strip gained popularity, Panagariya and Haque were guests at anime conventions
Otakon ,Katsucon , and others.Though Panagariya is the primary author of the comic strip, he has been the artist of occasional issues, especially when Haque has been unavailable. Applegeeks characters Jayce Wilder, Alice Fox and Gina McQuarrie are based on an earlier, unpublished fiction piece by Panagariya, "Wilder's Way".
In addition to "
Applegeeks ", Panagariya and Haque have had their work printed in the graphic novel anthology "Disposable Parts " - a 9-page short entitled "Seven". Panagariya has also worked on stories for the "City Limits" book (from [http://www.bluedaymedia.com/ Blue Day Media] ), with both Haque ("Disconnect") andShannon Hommerbocker ("Transmigration"). Panagariya was also awarded anhonorable mention in the National NASASSIP competition, for theoretically designing a spaceship capable of launching and recovering landing vehicles fromMars orbit.Panagariya currently works at Protein Media, Inc. in Washington, D.C., as a designer, illustrator, and animator. He previously worked at the
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children as a graphic designer and artist.Notes
External links
* [http://www.applegeeks.com/ Applegeeks.com]
* [http://www.ahpcreate.com/ Personal site]
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