CHACHA CHAUDHARY DIGEST 1: CHACHA CHAUDHARY

by Pran Kumar Sharma

Once cartoonist Pran struck upon an idea of a wise oldman who solves problems with his sharp intellect. Thus CHACHA CHAUDHARY was born in 1971.Tall and robust SABU, who is an inhabitant of planet Jupiter, gave Chaudhary an ideal company. A combination of wisdom and strength was formed to tackle any difficult task. It is said that " Chacha Chaudhary's brain works faster than a computer". Though both fight the criminals and tricksters, each episode ends with a touch of humour. The duo perform in lighter vein. The CHAUDHARY family consists of his wife Bini, a fat sharp tongue woman, Sabu, Rocket - the dog and Dag- Dag, an old truck who is half human- half machine. Chacha Chaudhary is the most popular Indian comics. More than 10 million readers enjoy this series regularly in newspapers and comic books in ten languages. A T.V. serial based on the comics has crossed 500 episodes and still continue to be telecast on premier channel "Sahara ONE".

Genres: Comics

49 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 17, 2015

About the author

Pran Kumar Sharma (born August 15, 1938), better known as Pran, is one of the most successful Indian cartoonists.

Pran graduated with a Master of Arts (Political Science) degree. He then completed a four-year course in Fine Arts from Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai.

Pran began his career in 1960 as a cartoonist for the Delhi-based newspaper Milap with comic strip Daabu. In 1969, he sketched Chacha Chaudhary for the Hindi magazine Lotpot, which made him famous. Pran has also created other cartoon characters like Shrimatiji, Pinki, Billoo, Raman, Channie Chachi and others, which are regularly published in Indian magazines.

Maurice Horn, the editor of World Encyclopedia of comics, has described him as "Walt Disney of India" in World Encyclopedia of comics.

Pran received a Lifetime Achievement Award 2001, from Indian Institute of Cartoonists. He was also included in People of the year 1995 by Limca Book of Records for popularizing comics in India.

Reviews

[Prabhjot Kaur · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chacha Chaudhary comics are a huge part of my childhood. These comics were full of witty lines, detective plots and always gave readers a message in the end. When I learnt of the Kindle edition, naturally I wanted to read these.

The creator Pran Kumar Sharma has passed away and I don't know who is writing these nowadays and I am saddened to say that these Kindle editions aren't as good as the original ones. Somethings have changed but I did enjoy the trip down the memory lane.

4 stars

[Shabana Mukhtar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yet another digest with short and fun stories of Chacha chaudhary and Sabu. It feels good to read these once in a while.

[Kavita · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is nothing like Chacha Chaudhary comics to bring out a level of nostalgia that almost overwhelms me. A childhood in Delhi without these books simply would not have been the same. Those wonderful carefree days of rushing off to the nearest library to pick up a new comic would never come again. I have moved on to higher and better things, but some things will never be forgotten.

The themes of the stories are very similar, and I notice the cheesy dialogues and the formulaic narratives. However, it was never meant to be high literature and works well even today for a light bedtime read.

I did notice that some of the aesthetics of the comic had changed, though not in a drastic manner. The most noticeable of all was Sabu, who has now taken to wearing hats and clothes. Wonder what they think of it in Jupiter?! Chacha Chaudhary remains the same, though Chachi is now called by her name and wears salwar kameezes more often than saris.

The first thing I did on getting a Kindle Unlimited account was to download this title. I am glad I did! There are more out there, and it was totally worth the trip down memory lane.

[Monica Anand · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read

Remembered the good old days . Chacha Chaudhry doesn't need a review. He is an icon created by the great Pran.

[Divya Toshniwal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quality

Quality of the stories isn't upto the mark. Chacha chaudhary is an epic character . The stories didn't do justice to his character

[curleduptoes · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's sheer fun to read Chacha Chaudhary. This is what my childhood is made of. My favorite comics. I remember, my dad used to get me these comics in bunches, every summer.

Pure joy created with so much love by Mr.Pran.

[Frederick Kostka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice and funny

I liked the book but in some stories they do not give you a reasons as to why Chacha has made an assumption. A bit of grammatical errors too but that's alright. Very nice book overall.

[Saurabh Sharma · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very good

This book is very good
You should Read this book this is awesome
There is very much comedy in this book

[Kartik sharma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining

Entertaining short stories.
Feel good stories n not the ones with great emotion or logic or drama.just read n feel good.

[Man Mohan Sharma · Rating 5 out of 5]

No one replaces 90s taste at all ...wonderful.

Wonderful as no one replaces 90s taste for sure. Can't get better in this price. Make children read these books.

[Rajesh Singh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome Experience

I felt as if, I have returned to my childhood. Story collection is well picked. I enjoyed reading the book.

[Priyank Jammar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cool 😎

It is so much more smart,cool 😎and nice!!! I'm not sure what I would do without any book like that

[Persephiya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nostalgia :)

[Pushpa Verma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

[Mahesh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice book

This book is very nice
I like when sabu enters the story
I would recommend this book to children from years 6 to 11

[Arya Dwivedi]

nice

[Ankur Kumar · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my childhood memories

Amazing read! Found lot of old memories. Train journeys are incomplete without these comics and I still prefer reading them.

[Rekha Maheshwari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good and funny

A very good and funny book. Chacha Chaudhary is very smart. Chachi's part is very funny. There are also very good drawings.