Language | English |
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ISBN-10 | 9788184820249 |
ISBN-13 | 9788184820249 |
No of pages | 32 |
Font Size | Medium |
Book Publisher | Amar Chitra Katha |
Published Date | 15 Jun 2011 |
Anant Pai popularly known as Uncle Pai, was an Indian educationalist and creator of Indian comics, in particular the Amar Chitra Katha series in 1967,
along with the India Book House publishers, and which retold traditional Indian folk tales, mythological stories, and biographies of historical characters.
In 1980, he launched Tinkle, a children's anthology, which was started under Rang Rekha Features, India's first comic and cartoon syndicate, that lasted till 1998, with him as the Managing Director.
Today, Amar Chitra Katha sells about three million comic books a year, in English and more than 20 Indian languages, and has sold about 100 million copies since it inception in 1967 by Anant Pai, and in 2007 was taken over by ACK Media.
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The next time you feel inclined to bend the rules of good behavior, tHink of the characters that people these jolly Jataka tales. Light-hearted lessons in morality, these tales keep us chuckling as lies, greed and hypocrisy take a severe beating. The very common, very human lust for a gleaming necklace or a tasty meal or ever more riches has never seemed quite so foolish.