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Anant Pai
Author · 129 books

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.

Series

Books

Chattrasal book cover

Chattrasal

1971

Tinkle Digest 7 book cover

Tinkle Digest 7

1992

Stories of Birbal book cover

Stories of Birbal

5-in-1

1997

Rajbala book cover

Rajbala

2010

Tales of narada book cover

Tales of narada

2010

Tulsidas Ramayana book cover

Tulsidas Ramayana

Ram Charit Manas

2011

Stories from the Sanskrit Drama book cover

Stories from the Sanskrit Drama

5 in 1

2008

Tinkle Double Digest 2 book cover

Tinkle Double Digest 2

2003

Shivaji the Great Maratha book cover

Shivaji the Great Maratha

3 in 1

2001

Bhagawat book cover

Bhagawat

Special Issue

2000

Tinkle Digest 37 book cover

Tinkle Digest 37

1995

The Nawab's Diwan book cover

The Nawab's Diwan

2010

Sea Route to India book cover

Sea Route to India

2011

Tinkle Digest 13 book cover

Tinkle Digest 13

1993

Tinkle Double Digest 6 book cover

Tinkle Double Digest 6

2003

Valmiki's Ramayana book cover

Valmiki's Ramayana

The Great Indian Epic

1978

Tales of Revolutionaries book cover

Tales of Revolutionaries

5 in 1

2009

The Parijata Tree book cover

The Parijata Tree

1984

The Great Mughals book cover

The Great Mughals

5 in 1

2011

Tinkle Digest 14 book cover

Tinkle Digest 14

2025

Buddhist Stories book cover

Buddhist Stories

5 in 1

2008

Tinkle Digest 27 book cover

Tinkle Digest 27

2025

The Lord of Lanka book cover

The Lord of Lanka

2011

Kalidasa book cover

Kalidasa

2007

Tinkle Digest 45 book cover

Tinkle Digest 45

1995

Tinkle Digest 26 book cover

Tinkle Digest 26

2025

More Tales from the Panchatantra book cover

More Tales from the Panchatantra

3 in 1

1994

Jagannatha of puri book cover

Jagannatha of puri

1980

Tinkle Digest 10 book cover

Tinkle Digest 10

1992

Shakuntala book cover

Shakuntala

2010

Rana Pratap book cover

Rana Pratap

1971

Tinkle Digest 23 book cover

Tinkle Digest 23

2025

Tinkle Digest 12 book cover

Tinkle Digest 12

1992

Tinkle Digest 19 book cover

Tinkle Digest 19

2025

Rama book cover

Rama

1975

Babasaheb Ambedhar ( book cover

Babasaheb Ambedhar (

1979

Veer Savarkar book cover

Veer Savarkar

2005

The Three Gurus book cover

The Three Gurus

1980

Tinkle Digest 42 book cover

Tinkle Digest 42

2025

Stories from Mahabharata book cover

Stories from Mahabharata

2008

Tinkle Digest 17 book cover

Tinkle Digest 17

1993

Stories from the Bhagawat (Amar Chitra Katha) 5 in 1 Pancharatna Series book cover

Stories from the Bhagawat (Amar Chitra Katha) 5 in 1 Pancharatna Series

2008

Tinkle Digest 2 book cover

Tinkle Digest 2

1992

Tinkle Digest 15 book cover

Tinkle Digest 15

1993

Tinkle Digest 41 book cover

Tinkle Digest 41

1995

Funny Folktales book cover

Funny Folktales

3 in 1

2008

Tinkle Digest 32 book cover

Tinkle Digest 32

1994

Tinkle Digest 11 book cover

Tinkle Digest 11

1992

Tinkle Digest 1 book cover

Tinkle Digest 1

1992

Tinkle Double Digest 10 book cover

Tinkle Double Digest 10

2003

Bhagat Singh book cover

Bhagat Singh

2006

The Green Demon book cover

The Green Demon

2010

Tales of Humour book cover

Tales of Humour

5 in 1

2008

Stories About Freedom Fighters book cover

Stories About Freedom Fighters

5 in 1

2010

Chandra Shekhar Azad book cover

Chandra Shekhar Azad

2011

Tinkle Digest 30 book cover

Tinkle Digest 30

1994

Tinkle Double Digest No.127 book cover

Tinkle Double Digest No.127

2009

Tinkle Digest 18 book cover

Tinkle Digest 18

1993

Tinkle Digest 24 book cover

Tinkle Digest 24

1993

Sati and Shiva book cover

Sati and Shiva

1976

Tinkle Digest 40 book cover

Tinkle Digest 40

1995

Baji Rao book cover

Baji Rao

2010

Annapati Surya book cover

Annapati Surya

1971

Tinkle Digest

2025

Tinkle Digest 49 book cover

Tinkle Digest 49

1995

Tansen book cover

Tansen

2003

Tinkle Digest 20 book cover

Tinkle Digest 20

1993

Gods and Goddesses book cover

Gods and Goddesses

From the Epics and Mythology of India

2010

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu book cover

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

1971

Echchama the Brave book cover

Echchama the Brave

1971

Tinkle Digest 5 book cover

Tinkle Digest 5

1992

Monkey Stories book cover

Monkey Stories

2008

Indra & Shibi book cover

Indra & Shibi

1980

Tinkle book cover

Tinkle

The Adventures of Suppandi-1

2012

Panchatantra book cover

Panchatantra

The Brahmin and the Goat and other Stories

2000

Uloopi book cover

Uloopi

2000

More Stories from the Jatakas book cover

More Stories from the Jatakas

5 in 1

2008

The Churning of the Ocean book cover

The Churning of the Ocean

2007

Krishna book cover

Krishna

1969

Tinkle Digest 22 book cover

Tinkle Digest 22

1993

Tinkle Digest 34 book cover

Tinkle Digest 34

1994

Tinkle Digest 4 book cover

Tinkle Digest 4

1992

Tinkle Digest 6 book cover

Tinkle Digest 6

1992

Amrapali and Upagupta # 635 book cover

Amrapali and Upagupta # 635

2025

Birbal the Genius book cover

Birbal the Genius

1999

Birbal the Just book cover

Birbal the Just

2003

Tales of Vishnu book cover

Tales of Vishnu

2008

Tinkle Digest 38 book cover

Tinkle Digest 38

1995

Adventures of Krishna (Amar Chitra Katha) Special Issue book cover

Adventures of Krishna (Amar Chitra Katha) Special Issue

2004

Tiruppan & Kanakadasa book cover

Tiruppan & Kanakadasa

1983

Stories of Krishna book cover

Stories of Krishna

1997

Great Freedom Fighters book cover

Great Freedom Fighters

5 in 1

2008

Ancient Tales of Wit and Wisdom book cover

Ancient Tales of Wit and Wisdom

5 in 1

2006

Birbal the Wise book cover

Birbal the Wise

1977

Amar Chitra Katha book cover

Amar Chitra Katha

2025

Ranak Devi book cover

Ranak Devi

1971

Tipu Sultan book cover

Tipu Sultan

1980

Tinkle Digest 36 book cover

Tinkle Digest 36

1994

Tinkle Double Digest 8 book cover

Tinkle Double Digest 8

2003

Vali book cover

Vali

1971

The Tiger Eater book cover

The Tiger Eater

1980

Tinkle Double Digest 7 book cover

Tinkle Double Digest 7

2003

Brave Rajputs book cover

Brave Rajputs

5 in 1

1999

Legendary Rulers of India (15 in 1) book cover

Legendary Rulers of India (15 in 1)

Special Issue

2010

More Tales from the Jatakas book cover

More Tales from the Jatakas

3 in 1

2008

Regional Folktales of India book cover

Regional Folktales of India

5 in 1

2010

Buddhist Tales (Amar Chitra Katha) Special Issue book cover

Buddhist Tales (Amar Chitra Katha) Special Issue

2003

Tinkle Double Digest 5 book cover

Tinkle Double Digest 5

2003

The Pandava Princes book cover

The Pandava Princes

1980

Tinkle Digest 35 book cover

Tinkle Digest 35

1994

Tinkle Digest 28 book cover

Tinkle Digest 28

2025

Tinkle Digest 44 book cover

Tinkle Digest 44

1995

Tinkle Digest 47 book cover

Tinkle Digest 47

1980

Tinkle Double Digest 4 book cover

Tinkle Double Digest 4

2003

Stories from the Panchatantra book cover

Stories from the Panchatantra

5 in 1

2008

Pataliputra book cover

Pataliputra

2010

Tinkle Double Digest 3 book cover

Tinkle Double Digest 3

2003

Hanuman to the Rescue book cover

Hanuman to the Rescue

2009

Tinkle Double Digest 1 book cover

Tinkle Double Digest 1

2025

Mother Teresa book cover

Mother Teresa

2010

Devotees of Vishnu (Amar chitra katha) book cover

Devotees of Vishnu (Amar chitra katha)

2000

Tinkle Double Digest 9 book cover

Tinkle Double Digest 9

2003

Tinkle Digest 3 book cover

Tinkle Digest 3

1992

Tinkle Digest 43 book cover

Tinkle Digest 43

2025

Tinkle Digest 39 book cover

Tinkle Digest 39

1995

Surya book cover

Surya

How the Sun God was Tamed

1974

Kannappa book cover

Kannappa

1971

Karttikeya book cover

Karttikeya

2008

Tales of Hanuman book cover

Tales of Hanuman

3 in 1

2008

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