03-04-2011, 01:05 AM
[url="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/world/asia/01pai.html"]Anant Pai, 81, Is Dead; Comics Told Indian Children Their Countryââ¬â¢s Stories[/url];
[url="http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=2&contentid=2011022520110225024839854f1d12481"]Anant Pai[/url], founder of Amar Chitra Katha is no more. May his soul rest in peace.
[url="http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=2&contentid=2011022520110225024839854f1d12481"]Anant Pai[/url], founder of Amar Chitra Katha is no more. May his soul rest in peace.
Quote: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.