Dinkan

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Dinkan (Malayalam: ഡിങ്കൻ) is a fictional anthropomorphic superhero mouse who appears in an eponymous Malayalam comic story series in children's magazine Balamangalam.[1][2] Some modern day rationalists of Kerala use Dinkan to mock organized religion and religious intolerance.[3]

History[edit]

Dinkan (ഡിങ്കൻ) was created by story-writer N. Somasekharan and artist Baby in 1983.[4][5] Dinkan was one of the earliest superhero characters created in India and it quickly became popular among children. Like Terrytoons created Mighty Mouse and several other superhero characters, Dinkan borrowed a few traits from the iconic DC Comics character Superman. He also had characteristics of Iron Man.

Character biography[edit]

Dinkan was born in Pankila forest, somewhere in Kerala, India.[5] He was a naughty mouse, who wasn't disciplined. During one of his escapades, Dinkan was abducted by aliens from an unknown planet.[4][6] They conducted experiments on him which ended up giving him superior strength, enhanced senses and the ability to fly. Somehow Dinkan found himself back in the Pankila forest and he decided to use his powers for the well-being of animals in the forest.

Dinkoism[edit]

Main article: Dinkoism

Dinkoism has emerged as a parody religion on social networks organized by some atheists in Kerala, India. This religion celebrates Dinkan as their God in an attempt to bring awareness of the fallacies and practices of traditional religions.[7][5]

British Broadcasting Corporation covered the Dinkoist religion in its BBCTrending Programme. BBC reported Dinkoism as an atheist movement with significant growth in the social media.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Shevlin Sebastian (14 March 2016). "Playing the Cat and Super Mouse Game". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. ↑ Lee, Lois; Bullivant, Stephen (17 November 2016). Oxford: A Dictionary of Atheism. Oxford University Press. Dinkoism. ISBN 9780192520135.
  3. ↑ "You like to outrage? Learn from Kerala's religious group 'Dinkoism' targeting actor Dileep". 31 January 2016.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Deccan
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Jinoy Jose P (20 January 2018). "All hail the mighty mouse". Business Line. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  6. ↑ TK Devasia (22 March 2016). "Dinkan worship: Hundreds attend Kerala conclave of mock religion that reveres a superhero mouse". Scroll.in. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Alvaro A. Ricciardelli (11 April 2016). "The mouse messiah bringing salvation to India's atheists". BBC News. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

External links[edit]

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