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Des Is Pi Der Man
Des Is Pi Der Man
The first global brand to go desi? Spiderman! Peter Parker becomes Pavitr Prabhakar
Pavitr wears a traditional ndian dhoti and jootis, unlike Spiderman's body-hugging suit.
The Indian spiderman gets his powers after he is blessed by a Hindu holy man, not after being bitten by a radioactive spider.
Pavitra swings around the Taj Mahal, Gateway of India, and Qutab Minar, not New York.
Mary Jane Watson -- the lovely lass who steals Peter Parker's heart -- becomes Maya.
The desi Spider-Man will fight the Rakshasa and not the Green Goblin.
Coming in August: an Indian Spiderman - in India PS: The CEO of Gotham Comics, Spiderman's publisher, is Indian