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Indra (Paras Gavaskar)

The Religious Affiliation of
Indra
Paras Gavaskar

Religion: Jain CBR Scale: M

Name: Indra

Alter Ego: Paras Gavaskar

Classification: supporting character supporting character  

Publisher(s): Marvel

First Appearance: New X-Men (vol. 2) #4 (Oct. 2004): "Field Day"

First Appearance (Additional Details): (cameo) New X-Men (vol. 2) #4 (Oct. 2004): "Field Day"; (full) New X-Men (vol. 2) #7 (Jan. 2005): "Haunted: Part 1"; (named) New X-Men: Academy X Yearbook Special #1 (Dec. 2005): "Pages From the Xavier's Yearbook"

            NOTE: This is our current best assessment of the first appearance of this character, but this has been flagged in our database as uncertain.

Creators: Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, Staz Johnson, Scott Koblish

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 54

Teams/Affiliations: Alpha Squadron

Race: South Asian

Gender: male

The name Indra is taken from the Hindu god of weather and war.


This character is in the following 10 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Astonishing X-Men (vol. 3) #13 (Apr. 2006): "Torn: Part One"
New Mutants (vol. 3) #1 (July 2009): "Return of the Legion, Part 1: We Were Many, Once" (3-panel cameo)
New X-Men
New X-Men: Academy X Yearbook Special #1 (Dec. 2005): "Pages From the Xavier's Yearbook" (mentioned in text & seen in picture)
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #17 (July 2013): "Wrath, Part 1" (cameo)
X-Men: Legacy


Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra_(comics)
  - http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Indra_(Paras_Gavaskar)
  - http://www.comicvine.com/indra/29-40671/
  - http://www.uncannyxmen.net/db/article/showquestion.asp?faq=4&fldAuto=229&page=3
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/inainh.htm
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/535252/
  - http://benurich.blogspot.com/2006/06/india-alert-4.html
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/xaxz.htm