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Remembering Anant Pai ('Uncle Pai') on his 91st birth anniversary.
(Good @SwarajyaMag article(2016): swarajyamag.com/culture/rememb…)
#UnclePai was an educationist, and the creator of 'Amar Chitra Katha'. Millions of children in India grew up learning and loving history, thanks to him.
(Good @SwarajyaMag article(2016): swarajyamag.com/culture/rememb…)
#UnclePai was an educationist, and the creator of 'Amar Chitra Katha'. Millions of children in India grew up learning and loving history, thanks to him.
A Bharat Ratna For Anant Pai Because That Will Be A Celebration Of India’s History And Culture Itself
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Wondering if 'Amar Chitra Katha' (ACK) are as popular among teenagers and school kids today, as they were in the 80s, 90s...even 2000s.
(My sense is..they are not).
What can be done to get more kids interested in ACK and Indian History in general?
(My sense is..they are not).
What can be done to get more kids interested in ACK and Indian History in general?
He along with his wife was watching a quiz contest aired on Doordarshan in February 1967, in which participants could easily answer questions pertaining to Greek mythology, but were unable to reply to the question "In the Ramayana, who was Rama's mother?"
The shocked husband
The shocked husband
Decided to take the matter in his own hands.
The same year, he left Times Of India and started to write and publish stories of Ramayana, Mahabharata, Purana, Jataka, Folk tales & Itihasa.
That's how The Legend #AnantaPai or #UnclePai started #AmaraChitraKatha
The same year, he left Times Of India and started to write and publish stories of Ramayana, Mahabharata, Purana, Jataka, Folk tales & Itihasa.
That's how The Legend #AnantaPai or #UnclePai started #AmaraChitraKatha
Born on 17th September, 1929 at Karkala, Anant Pai lost both his parents when he was just 02. Was raised by his maternal grandfather and he too passed away when he was 15.
He moved to Mumbai & completed his education with an engineering in chemical technology.
In 1954, his first
He moved to Mumbai & completed his education with an engineering in chemical technology.
In 1954, his first
