Birbal the Genius

by Anant Pai

It takes a wise man to recognise another's wisdom. While his courtiers were jealous of Birbal, the emperor was quick to notice his agile mind. While the two men loathed hypocrisy and deceit; they also relished a good joke.

Genres: Comics, Childrens, Mystery, History, Drama, Biography, Indian Literature

Paperback

Published January 1, 1999

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

[Chinmay Mahajan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book brought back the memories of childhood. My grandfather used to read me stories while I was trying to sleep.

[Anjana]

I love the stories of Birbal, in general.

[Ravi Kumar Dandapani]

nice