OUR STORY

Hi,

My name is Sanjana Chavan, and I am the artist behind Poga & Pogi. Back in 2018, I decided to drop my academics. As a child, I was always good at art, and while my personality has always been shy, I like to think it's also witty (not "shitty," sorry!). It’s not that I was bad in academics—I actually did well in almost everything except sports. However, by the time I reached my 12th grade, I found myself lagging behind. I couldn’t keep up with the academic race, and that feeling of failure made me question: Was it even necessary to run the same race that everyone else was? The answer, for me, was definitely no. I gathered my confidence and decided to give my own personality a chance. And I’m lucky to have had the unwavering support of both my boyfriend and my family throughout this journey.

Padhayi toh ho nahi rahi hai tujhse, kuch toh karle.

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So, I enrolled in a course at an institute. There, I discovered something important: I love to draw cute, funny stuff! I started creating comics, initially for my boyfriend—not just the cute ones, but also those where I’d express my frustration with him. He was very persistent that I should share these comics online, which I finally did in 2019. Through this, we found a community of amazing people around the world who were doing art for the internet as a full-time career. It gave me a sense of belonging, and I decided to make this my life’s work, constantly improving along the way.

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HOW DID WE COME UP WITH THE NAME POGA POGi?
My mother tongue is Marathi, and in Marathi, Porgi means girl and Porga means boy. So we simply shortened it to Poga Pogi, representing a boy and a girl—that’s it!

Today, I manage most of Poga & Pogi’s art and operations, while Poga helps in various ways with the growth of our merchandise.

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We’ve also been in a long-distance relationship for two years, but now we’re just a few miles apart—living in what we like to call an SDR (short-distance relationship).

I’ve always worked as a freelance artist from home, while Poga is a mechanical engineer working at his family business.

And of course, there’s Piggya (the pig), who represents our conscious self—eating, sleeping, feeling, and working. And not to forget our baby doggy, the sassy queen, boss lady, Inky! She absolutely loves my boyfriend and is always full of joy everytime she gets to see him, though he gets a little nervous around her, but he loves her dearly too.

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We’ve always dreamed of having our own website, and there we were, having launched our merch on July 8, 2023.

The idea of introducing merch came from wanting to offer something for the people who enjoy our comics (even if there aren’t many yet, we hope that number grows!). We want to create fun, cute products for people who enjoy our art.

That’s all! :)

We hope you enjoy our website and find something that enhances your cuteness.

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Thank you for reading!

Poga & Pogi

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Check out our Instagram page: @comics_pogapogi