Today, we want India to know about Tintin and his influence on India.
He was created by Georges Prosper Remi (also known as Hergé) and made his first appearance on January 10th, 1929 in "Le Petit Vingtième" (the little 20s).
Satyajit Ray was a big fan of Tintin and had many references peppered in both in his Feluda books and in movies.
In the film version of "Jai Baba Felunath", the final piece of the puzzle comes from Tintin and the Broken Ear.
In "A Killer in Kailash" which is part of Ray's Feluda series, the narrator (Topshe) is reading "Tintin in Tibet".
More Ray, Feluda, Topshe and Tintin.
Topshe reads the "Land of Black Gold" in the movie "Sonar Kella".
Tintin's Bengali connection goes far deeper than Satyajit Ray's love for the series.
Legend has it that any self-respecting Bengali household with an emphasis on literature (which means all of them) had copies of Tintin for children and adults to read.
Graphic designer @RhiddhirajPalit's work brings in some cool local references to our much loved characters.
“There is Satyajit Ray on a billboard, Kuttush as a fish-lover and a bangla mowd (country liquor) bottle in the hands of Captain Haddock!”
Tintin comes to India in book 4 - Cigars of the Pharoah. Here are two cool covers of the book from 1934 and 1955.
In Cigars of the Pharoah, Tintin encounters the Maharaja and the Crown Prince of "Gaipajama".
When I was growing up, I always imagined a cow wearing pyjamas whenever I heard the name.
Ranbir Kapoor sported this hairstyle in the film Jagga Jasoos.
Anurag Basu has said that Tintin influenced him as a child as he had stacks of Tintin at home.
Though the hairstyle was just a coincidence.
In 'Explorers on the Moon', Tintin makes a discovery of Lunar Ice.
Nearly half a century later, ISRO's Chandrayaan confirmed the existence of water on the Moon.
The amount of stories we have about Tintin comics can fill up many more tweets, but we'd love to hear from you.
What fun, fascinating Tintin stories can you share with us?
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