History is remembered through rulers and leaders. This Amar Chitra Katha Collection brings to you the stories of Shivaji, Rana Pratap, Ashoka, Rani Abbakka, Ranjit Singh and 10 more legendary Indian rulers. These rulers were known for their courage, enterprise and sense of justice. Most of all, they inspired and motivated their people.
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.