Friday, February 25, 2011

Anant Pai The End Of A Legend

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Anant  Pai The End Of A Legend

Affectionately known as Uncle Pai by millions, the creator of Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle is immortalised by his work 
In the 1980s, Anant Pai, universal uncle for an entire generation or two, caused a scramble among siblings on afternoons when an Amar Chitra Katha or Tinkle was slipped under the door by the magazinewalla.



He helped mothers bribe children into finishing their homework with 'bumper issues' on the 10 avatars of Vishnu or Birbal's tales. He shaped the stereotypes of Rakshasas and Rajput princesses in the minds of many.

And if it weren't for him, we would have known precious little about the Panchatantra or the Jataka Tales.

Uncle Pai, who became a presence in living rooms with his personal replies to 'Letters to Uncle Pai' in Tinkle, died of a heart attack in Mumbai on Thursday at the age of 81.

He had been hospitalised last week for a fracture after he fell from a staircase. The creator of the iconic comic books is survived by his wife Lalitha.

As also by Suppandi, Tantri the Mantri, Shikari Shambhu, Ramu and Shamu and Kalia the crow, among others.

These characters helped millions understand that comic strips were not the domain only of foreign superheroes or high school teens seeking dates. Pai, who was born in Karnataka and educated in Mumbai, brought mythology, history, biography and 'general knowledge' out of the academic realm and into the recreational.

The idea for a series on Indian mythology and history first struck him when he was watching a quiz contest in 1967.

He was working with the Times of India books division, which brought out Indrajal comics, at the time.

When participants, who could take questions on Greek mythology, were unable to say who Rama's mother was he decided he had to do something to connect them to their roots.

So, with India Book House, he started a story that eventually contributed to the pursuit of national integration.

The series went on to become a hero on the Indian comic book scene, selling about 90 million copies of more than 400 titles in 20 languages.

In 1980, he launched Tinkle, the monthly that added science education to comic tales. The quizzes and puzzles were the stuff of many a young evenings.

After taking young minds back into the past, Pai helped them reach out to the future as well.

Now the brands have gone digital under ACK Media, headed by CEO Samir Patil, with whom Pai was 'chief storyteller'. And chief storyteller he will remain for many of us who learned our Ramayana, Mahabharata and our Mother Teresa the Uncle Pai way.

 Tinkle Stars 

Suppandi

Suppandi is Tinkle's most popular character. He is a lovable goof who always gets into trouble.

He insists on thinking for himself, with disastrous consequences, after taking orders from his employer.

In the very first story, published in 1983, he decided to treat the ailing mistress of the house himself when she sent him to get the doctor. His antics leave his bosses speechless, and readers in splits.

Shikari Shambhu

Shikari Shambu is a bumbling hunter who is anything but brave.

He fears everything - from spiders to elephants.

Shambu's idea of adventure is to avoid trouble and laze in his hammock doing nothing.

Unfortunately for him, trouble knows how to find him. And he comes out on top, in spite of himself.

Kalia the Crow

Whenever the smaller animals are in danger from Doob-doob the crocodile and Chamataka the fox, its Kalia the crow to the rescue.

Two rabbits, Keechu and Meechu, are always saved by him.

Bhoori is the female presence in the clever Kalia's altruistic life.

Tantri the Mantri

Scheming, cunning and devious, this chief minister's always fails. In his aspiration for the throne, he spends all his time trying to get rid of King Hooja.

Crocodiles, catapults and booby traps, he has tried them all. Fortunately for King Hooja, his plans always backfire.
Source Mumbai Mirror.Saloni Meghani

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Amar Chitra Katha creator UNCLE PAI(Anant Pai) dead at 81.


Anant Pai, better known as Uncle Pai, creator of Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle comics has died at the age of 81.
Amar Chitra Katha has shown millions of Indians the route to their roots. Tinkle has been the childhood companion of many for over two and half decades. In 1967, the educational comics series Amar Chitra Katha was launched. Each of the comics in this series was devoted to a person or event in Indian history, religion and mythology. Anant Pai conceptualized of all of these, and wrote the scenarios for most of them.
Anant Pai (17 September 1929 - 24 February 2011) 
He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award this month at India's first ever Comic Convention held in New Delhi on February 19-20.
Apart from being the brain behind these two comics, Anant Pai had also trained thousands of teens in personality development.
Anant Pai was admitted to a hospital last week for treatment of a fracture after he fell from a staircase.
Thursday morning, Pai suffered a massive heart attack and breathed his last around 5 pm.

very rare Amar Chitrakatha
अभी comics con की न्यूज़ मैं पूरी नहीं कर पाया था की अचानक हमको पता चला की बच्चो के चहेते और अमर चित्रकथा के जनक हमारे अनंत पाई 24 february 2011 को हम सब को छोड़ कर इस दुनियां से अलविदा कह गए .
अंकल पाई हमारे बीच आज नहीं है लकिन उनकी शिक्षाएं हमेशा हमारे साथ रहेंगी .
अगली पोस्ट  में जारी...

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Monday, February 21, 2011

कॉमिक्स की दुनिया .post.02




कॉमिक्स की दुनिया .post.02
पहली बार भारत में Comic Con होना कॉमिक्स प्रमियों के लिये एक नया सुखदाई अनुभव था .कॉमिक्स प्रमियों का उत्साह और इतनी अधिक मात्रा में एक साथ कॉमिक्स का होना एक अलग ही रोमांच पैदा था. comics con के पहले दिन ही आधी से अधिक
कॉमिक्स स्टाल पर यह सुनने को मिल रहा था की कई कॉमिक्स सोल्ड आउट हो गई हैं ....
सबसे ज्यादह पाठको को विमानिका कॉमिक्स के नए अवतार (Character) कल्की ने आकर्षित किया .विमानिका कॉमिक्स के सीईओ ''करन वीर'' दोनों दिन एकदम energetic
मुद्रा में रहे.
पिछले 44 सालो से लोगो का हास्य मनोरंजन कर रही मायापुरी से प्रकाशित पत्रिका लोटपोट के चर्चित cartoonist Harvinder Mankkar पूरे दिन अपने fans से घिरे नज़र आए.सबसे मज़े की बात यह रही की उनके चर्चित कॉमिक्स character मोटू- पतलू
की '' female .... ;) '' जोड़ी भी वहां उनसे मिलने आई थी.
विदेशी कॉमिक्स character Wolverine
और Aladdin के सुपर विलेन Zafar ने लोगो को अपनी ओर आकर्षित किया . इसके आलावा भारतीय कॉमिक्स charater चाचा चौधरी ,crime मास्टर गोगो,क्रिष्णा,कल्की ने बच्चो का काफी मनोरंजन किया .हलाकि हमारे भारतीय character कम ही रहे लेकिन कॉमिक्स प्रमियों की यह दीवानगी थी की वहां चार चाचा चौधरी (जिसमे से एक english fan भी था),कई सारे छोटे-छोटे Spider man और Super man
,Optimas prime, Bat man ,Bat girl
,Harry potter की Harmayni ,Batman का सुपर विलेन Jocker , Jug head ,Poison Ivy ,Harley Quinn और न जाने कितने सारे कॉमिक्स Character वहां एक साथ नज़र आए .
अगली पोस्ट में जारी......

Sunday, February 20, 2011

कॉमिक्स की दुनिया(Post.01)




कॉमिक्स ऐसी चित्रकथाएं हैं जो बच्चो से लेकर बड़ो तक अपने तमाम पाठको को कल्पना की अनछुई दुनियां में उतार देती है.भारत में कॉमिक्स की अपनी अभी तक की यात्रा में काफी उतार चढ़ाव का सामना करना पड़ा है .समय -समय पर इस पर घटियापन ,सस्तेपन और हिंसक होने का आरोप लगता रहा है.लेकिन अपनी तमाम आलोचनाओं के बावजूद कॉमिक्स हर बार अपनी बुराई पर सच्चाई की जीत, की तरह उभर कर सामने आती रही है.न जाने क्यों भारत में आज भी अभिभावक कॉमिक्स को बहुत संघ्दीघ्द अवस्था से देखते हैं.
भारत में लम्बे समय तक कॉमिक्स प्रकाशन को एक कॉमिक्स उद्योग का दर्जा नहीं मिला पाया यही वजह रही है की न जाने कितनी कॉमिक्स कंपनियां अपना कॉमिक्स का प्रकाशन बंद कर चुकी हैं .जो कुछ गिनी चुनी कंपनियां गयी हैं वह अपना वजूद बचाए रखने के लिए जद्धो -जहद कर रही हैं .
''19-20 February 2011'' भारतीय कॉमिक्स के इतिहास में अपना पहला कॉमिक्स का ''Comic Con '' (Comics book fair ) के लिए हमेशा याद रखा जायेगा .कुछ एक कंपनीयों को छोड़ कर यहाँ भारत की सभी कॉमिक्स कंपनीयां मौजूद थीं .ख़राब मौसम के बावजूद भी कॉमिक्स प्रेमियों का उत्साह यहाँ देखते ही बनता था .हर बार की तरह हम इस बार भी आप को (indiacomic.blogspot.com) के माध्यम से कॉमिक्स से जुड़ी हर छोटी बड़ी खबर से रु- बा -रु कराते हैं (अगली पोस्ट में जारी)
........ उस्मान अली खान.......:)
.(Editor/Creative Head-Vfx Rider)

Friday, February 4, 2011

Comic Con India.

You Invited to a very Important Date. Feb 19-20,2011.

India Comics Back with new bang!!!

India Comics Back with new bang!!!