Brave Rajputs: Pancharatna

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A collection of 5 beautifully illustrated and inspiring stories from India’s heroic traditions. This collection includes following stories: * Prithviraj Chauhan * Rana Kumbha *Rana Sanga * Rana Partap * Rani. Durgavati. With the death of Harsha, Kind of Kanauj, in about 647 AD, his great empire in North India collapsed. It rapidly disintegrated into several petty kingdoms. Foreign invaders took advantage of India’s disunity. Some time in the 12th century, the Afghan Chief, Shahabuddin Ghori captured the empire of Mahmud of Ghazni. Prithviraj Chauhan faced this foreign invader and despite his defeat and death became the hero of many legends. The first story told in this volume is based on these legends. The second tile in this volume is Rana Kumbha. Kumbha ascended the throne of Mewar in 1433 and ruled for thirty-five years, a period replete with campaigns. He never lost a battle even when confronted with the toughest of adversaries. Rana Sanga was his worthy successor. Early in the 16th century, when a vast area of India was under the domination of foreign rulers, Sanga made a valiant attempt to defeat them. His major battle was against Babar at Khanua. By the time Rana Pratap ascended the throne of Mewar, almost everyone in North India had bowed down before Akbar. Only the lone, unbending figure of Rana Pratap stood against him. In the fourth title in this volume is presented the tale of Rana Pratap’s heroic struggle against the might of the Mughal empire. Rani Durgavati, is the heroine of the fifth title in this volume. The daughter of a Rajput chieftain, she married a Gond prince. How she bravely faced Akbar’s vast armies with her small army of 500 men will ever be remembered and retold with pride for generations to come.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anant Pai

Anant Pai was the creator of the two most popular comic book series, Tinkle and Amar Chitra Katha. His works deal with the retelling of mythological tales, folk stories, and biographies of historical figures. He has been considered one of pioneer creators of Indian comics. He has been associated with works like Fact Fantasy, Funtime, and Funland, all of which are education comic strips. Rekha, Ramu and Shamu, Little Raji, and Kapish are some of the comics he had created. Born in Karkala, he was brought up by his grandfather after the death of both his parents. He then moved to Mumbai and attended the Orient School in Mahim. He had acquired dual chemical technology degrees from the University of Bombay in Chemical Technology. He was also an expert in personality development. He had conducted several personality development classes for teens and children. He had also founded Partha Institute of Personality Development, 1978. He has published several books dealing with this, such as How to Develop A Super Memory, How To Achieve Success, and How Develop Self-confidence. He was awarded by the Lifetime Achievement Award at the very first Indian Comic Convention in 2011. He married Lalita, and the couple lived in Mumbai. On 24th February, 2011, Pai died of a heart attack.