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Amar Chitra Katha (ACK Comics) is an Indian comic book publisher, based in Mumbai, India. The company was founded in 1967 by Anant Pai . Most of its comics are based on religious legends and epics , historical figures and biographies , folktales and cultural stories.
Anant Pai (17 September 1929 – 24 February 2011), popularly known as Uncle Pai, was an Indian educationalist and a pioneer in Indian comics.He is most famous as the creator of two comic book series viz. Amar Chitra Katha, which retold traditional Indian folk tales, mythological stories, and biographies of historical characters; and Tinkle, a children's anthology.
The term Chitrakathi is the conjunction of two words: chitra meaning picture and katha meaning story. With this application, a Chitrakathi is the one who narrates stories with a visual aid.
Few other special issues issued as part of the new series such as Tulsidas Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagawat Purana and Mahatma Gandhi are not numbered but are considered as part of the official title list of Amar Chitra Katha. [1] [2] As of May 2014 Amar Chitra Katha have released 465 titles (454 individual issues and 11 special issues).
Mahabharata (also known as Amar Chitra Katha's Mahabharata [1]) is a comic adaptation of the Indian epic poem Mahabharata. The 42-issue best-selling series by Amar Chitra Katha , Mumbai was illustrated by Dilip Kadam. [ 2 ]
Shambu and the Man Eater: In November 2011, a short animated film featuring the popular Tinkle toon, Shikari Shambu, was released just before the premiere of the animated film of the popular Amar Chitra Katha series, The Sons of Ram. This movie features Shambu's adventures with a man-eating tiger.
Amar Chitra Katha: See also. Magazine; Media of India; Lists. List of newspapers in India; List of radio stations in India; List of Indian TV channels; List of Indian ...
Balarama is known for its decades-long partnership with Amar Chitra Katha (India Book House). [7] Until recently, M. M. Publications held the rights to publish Amar Chitra Katha comics in Malayalam. Shikari Shambu (from 1985) [ 10 ] [ 18 ]