Great Indian Classics (20 in 1): Special Issue

by Anant Pai

India has a rich and glorious literary history, stretching back more than 25 centuries. This special collection includes 22 gems from the treasure chest of Indian literature. The book goes all the way back to Kalidasa's timeless plays and Sanskrit romances from the Gupta period, to Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's novels and the works of Kannada and Punjabi writers like Masti Venkatesha Iyengar and Bhai Vir Singh. This collector’s edition comes with exclusive special pages containing extra facts about the authors, the places or dynasties they belonged to, and the time period they were part of.

320 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 1, 2011

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

[Namratha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brilliant! Someday, I shall read this chest-crusher of a beauty again and write a worthy review.

[*CJ*]

All I can say about Amar Chitra Katha is that sometimes nostalgia covered glasses can make things seem rosier than they are.
I was not aware this would deal with SO MANY concepts I find problematic as an adult. Absolutely not for me.

Will not rate this.

[Vishnu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bought this for the cover...