With his new book, Ramayana: A Divine Loophole, Sanjay Patel, an animator at Pixar, has broken new ground by transposing an ancient epic into one that fits right into urban cool. Drawing on the works of artists such as Tim Biskup and Charley Harper, Sanjay’s Ramayana is unlike any that you may have seen at your religious Indian grandma’s Puja Room.

A transplant from Southern California, Sanjay works out of Oakland, CA. Check out more of his work at GheeHappy.