Lalitaditya

by Anant Pai, Yagya Sharma, Ram Waeerkar (Illustrator)

From the cool valley of Kashmir to the lush coastal lands of southern India and burning desert sands of the west, Lalitaditya was master of all. This 8th-century swashbuckling hero was idolized by the poet Kalhana (12th century), in his work, Rajatarangini. An ideal king, Lalitaditya repelled invaders, eased the toil of poor peasants and always rewarded loyal friends. But when he should have settled down to enjoy the fruits of his labor, he chose to walk away.

Genres: Comics

32 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 1985

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

[Anantha Narayanan · Rating 5 out of 5]

History what we have learnt has no mention of this great Samrat. The King who has prevented an earlier Arab invasion, Tibetan invasion is comfortably kept away from the minds of the Indian public. The great Kashmir emperor must be remembered to eternity. But who will bell the cat, just keep the Amar Chitra Katha handy and pass it on to all who you know.

[Ram M Srinivas · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the 50th book I am reading for this year and also the 10th and the last Amar Chitra Katha series about the great emperors. I haven't heard of Lalitaditya in any history or documentary books but after reading I could understand that he is one of the important icons in early Indian history. He is someone who has stopped the early Arab invasion back in the 8th century. I could rate the emperor 5/5 but the comic was bad and hence the 3 rating.
The title says "Lalitaditya, The Warrior Poet of Kashmir" but not sure why he was named the warrior poet. There are not many details regarding the same.
He is considered to be the Alexander for his strengths and victory and those as well are not so well depicted. Maybe the book is apt for 8year old and hence it was less convincing for me to rate it better.
Overall the positive about the book is that it made me learn about one another unsung warrior of India and made me search further on the internet about him even though the details for not fulfilling in the comic.

[Ravi Kumar Dandapani]

nice