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Dear Readers,
Over 400 Amar Chitra Katha illustrated comics are spread out in front of me and I have been trying to select my favourite titles from amongst them. It is a difficult choice indeed. Each Amar Chitra Katha has something special to offer; each one has a unique story to tell.
Krishna, our very first title, will always rank among my favourites because it was the beginning of the series. If it had not succeeded as well as it did, selling over a million copies, there would have been no Amar Chitra Katha series at all! I am proud of other titles that were intensively researched. It took almost two years to adapt the Gita, keeping the beauty and authenticity of the original intact. To my list, I must add the Amar Chitra Katha titles with men and women of integrity and bravery such as Ashoka, Akbar, Rani of Jhansi and Vivekananada: my personal heroes. We spent months sifting through historical records and consulted several scholars to ensure that their stories could be accurately told.
After the detailed research that went into the mythological and historical titles, working on the Jataka Tales and the Panchatantra was a refreshing change of pace. These engaging stories were a pleasure to put together and I enjoy reading them even today. Any list that I make must also include titles featuring the extraordinary artworks of Pratap Mulick and Ram Waeerkar, who made characters such as Hanuman, Chanakya and Abhimanyu come alive.
Ultimately, my selection is a very personal list of the stories that have cheered, inspired and entertained me. Through these stories, I can share the rich history, mythology and folklore of India with all of you. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have.
Yours,
Anant Pai
This Collection includes the following 50 ACK titles:
Abhimanyu
Adventures Of Baddu And Chhotu
Akbar
Angulimala
Ashoka
Bhagat Singh
Birbal The Wise
Buddha
Chanakya
Ganesha
Ganga
Gopal And The Cowherd
Hanuman
Hanuman To The Rescue
Hitopadesha: Choice Of Friends
Jallianwala Bagh
Jataka Tales : Monkey Stories
Jataka Tales: The Giant And The Dwarf
Jataka Tales: The Mouse Merchant
Kannagi : Based On Tamil Classic
Krishna
Krishna And Rukmini
Kumbhakarna
Lokamanya Tilak
Mahiravana
Mirabai
Nala Damayanti
Panchatantra: The Brahmin And The Goat
Paurava And Alexander
Rabindranath Tagore
Ram Shastri
Rama
Rana Pratap
Rani Durgavati
Rani Of Jhansi
Savitri
Shakuntala
Shivaji
Sri. Ramakrishna
Subhas Chandra Bose
Sudama
The Gita
The Sons Of Rama
Tulsidas
Udayana
Urvashi
Vasantasena
Veer Savarkar
Vidyasagar
Vivekananda
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