Vali

by Anant Pai, Ram Waeerkar (Illustrator)

In the Hindu epic Ramayana, the vanara Vali also known as Bali was king of Kishkindha, a son of Indra and the elder brother of Sugriva. He was killed by Rama, an Avatar of Vishnu.

Genres: Comics, History, Drama, Childrens, Biography, Adventure

36 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1976

About the author

Anant Pai popularly known as Uncle Pai, was an Indian educationalist and creator of Indian comics, in particular the Amar Chitra Katha series in 1967, along with the India Book House publishers, and which retold traditional Indian folk tales, mythological stories, and biographies of historical characters. In 1980, he launched Tinkle, a children's anthology, which was started under Rang Rekha Features, India's first comic and cartoon syndicate, that lasted till 1998, with him as the Managing Director.

Today, Amar Chitra Katha sells about three million comic books a year, in English and more than 20 Indian languages, and has sold about 100 million copies since it inception in 1967 by Anant Pai, and in 2007 was taken over by ACK Media.

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story of Vali and his brother Sugreeva is tragic; a misunderstanding that ultimately leads to death. I really appreciate these comics from India; I always pick them up when I see them at our library book sales. They are easy to understand and I really like the illustrations. If you can pick some up!

[Ravi Kumar Dandapani]

nice