Epics Collection by Anant Pai is a collection of eleven mythological tales in graphic book format. It is a collection of mythological tales in a picture format for children and adults alike. This volume has a collection of stories ranging from the Tales of Balarama, Harischandra and also the story of Karna. These graphic book format stories make for an interesting read among the kids. It also makes them aware of the various mythological facts and stories. Comic books have played a defining role in the ways of story narration and this format has been greatly accepted by young children. This book tells the story of Balarama, the brother of Lord Krishna. Children and many of the adults too know little about his feats and the role that he played in the Mahabharata. There are several other stories in this volume such as The Churning of the Ocean, Krishna and Rukmini, Ghatotkacha and many more, each one as interesting and entertaining as the next one.
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.
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