Great Indian Classics: Amar Chitra Katha

Amar Chitra Katha

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Indian literature has a long tradition, stretching back more than 25 centuries and encompassing hundreds of languages. The earliest extant texts are in Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit and Tamil. From references in those texts, we get the impression of a complex and rich literature, encompassing many languages, styles, critiques and commentaries. This Amar Chitra Katha collection brings together a sample of the Indian literary tradition down the years. It starts with the works of Kalidasa, moving to Sanskrit romances of the Gupta Age, and ancient Tamil Sangam literature which was influenced by Jain and Buddhist thought.

As language and literature evolved, each region in the country began to develop its own special modes of writing and story-telling. By the nineteenth century, India was home to not one but a multitude of literatures, each borrowing from, referring to, and overlapping with the others. When India came under British colonisation, English ideas began to be seen in Indian writing. More importantly, major Indian thinkers started to question their subjugation by the British. A new strain of nationalistic writing arose, trying to bring together Indian people across barriers of language, region and culture. The nationalistic Bengali novels of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhay, were written during this time.

The last section contains new classics from a selection of Indian languages – Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam and Punjabi, giving the reader a flavour of modern Indian writing, in all its colour and variety.

This Book Includes the Following Titles

1. Shakuntala

2. Malavika

3. Urvashi

4. Udayana

5. Ratnavali

6. Vasantasena

7. Nagananda

8. Bankim Chandra

9. Devi Choudhurani

10. Ananda Math

11. Raj Singh

12. Kapala Kundala

13. Kannagi

14. Manonmani

15. Prince Jivaka

16. Kumanan

17. Satwant Kaur

18. Veer Dhaval

19. The Elusive Kaka

20. The Taming of Gulla

21. The Legend of Marthanda Varma

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.