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Birbal the Just
Rogues and scoundrels were forced to tread carefully - even the exalted emperor was not spared when he erred - for Birbal, Akbar's able minister, was at hand to dispense justice. Part detective, part psychologist, he never failed to nab a wrongdoer. His methods might have been unorthodox - he once summoned a tree as the key witness in a case - but he never failed to get the desired results.
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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Anant Pai
912 books224 followersAnant 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.
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.
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April 18, 2020
Read this book as a entertainment.
It is a little known fact that the so called "Akbar Birbal stories" not have a single contemporary source or reference from Mughal period. Most of these stories are rehashed versions of tales of Tenali and Krishnadevaraya that were very famous in Deccan. They have been altered for Urdu audience. The stories traveled north along with Urdu poets from Deccan. Even you can read Akbar-Birbal story from either Akbarnama or Ain I Akbari will do. Akbarnama is the official biography of his.
It is a little known fact that the so called "Akbar Birbal stories" not have a single contemporary source or reference from Mughal period. Most of these stories are rehashed versions of tales of Tenali and Krishnadevaraya that were very famous in Deccan. They have been altered for Urdu audience. The stories traveled north along with Urdu poets from Deccan. Even you can read Akbar-Birbal story from either Akbarnama or Ain I Akbari will do. Akbarnama is the official biography of his.
April 12, 2020
Birbal is so clever and his method of giving justice was so unique and inspiring. A wonderful collection of fables so beautifully explained & illustrated.
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