Jataka and Deer Stories

by Anant Pai

Deer, in the Jataka tales, are often gentle bodhisattvas or Buddhas-to-be. They are noble, selfless, wise and virtuous. Models of right thinking and right living, they strongly advise a life of non-violence and peace for ultimate happiness. Even if greed leads them astray, they are soon guided back to the correct path.

Genres: Comics

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 30, 2010

About the author

Anant Pai popularly known as Uncle Pai, was an Indian educationalist and creator of Indian comics, in particular the Amar Chitra Katha series in 1967, along with the India Book House publishers, and which retold traditional Indian folk tales, mythological stories, and biographies of historical characters. In 1980, he launched Tinkle, a children's anthology, which was started under Rang Rekha Features, India's first comic and cartoon syndicate, that lasted till 1998, with him as the Managing Director.

Today, Amar Chitra Katha sells about three million comic books a year, in English and more than 20 Indian languages, and has sold about 100 million copies since it inception in 1967 by Anant Pai, and in 2007 was taken over by ACK Media.

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Deer tales from Indian folktales. The tales remind me of Aesop's tales; animals are used as a 'mirror' so that we can see our frailties from a different perspective. ACK comics have become one of my favorite comics to read; just picked up a nice stack from a library sale this month. Lots of great comics to read over the summer!

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

If only what happened here were a reality

[Ravi Kumar Dandapani]

nice

[Nidhi Chopra · Rating 5 out of 5]

जातक कथाएँ - मृग गाथाएँ