Stories Of Shiva (5 In 1 Series) is a collection of five comic books on Lord Shiva. The Hindu religion reveres Lord Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva as the three main Gods. Lord Brahma is the creator, Lord Vishnu the protector, and Lord Shiva the destroyer. The aim of comic book is to make the children aware of Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva is worshipped on the same scale as Lord Vishnu in the Hindu households. He wreaks terror in the hearts of the evil minded, and is regarded with warmth and piety among the good hearted. He resides in Mount Kailash and never fails to answer the prayers for help from his devotees. The different stories in this collection are Sati and Shiva, Shiva and Parvati, and Tales of Shiva, Ganesha, and Karttikeya.
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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