AmarChitRaKatha.com is a one-stop portal on Indian culture, mythology and history.
Title
Amar Chitra Katha-Home of Indian comics, great Indian epics & stories from India about culture, history and society
Description
Amar Chitra Katha – the brand loved and treasured by readers for 41 years crossed over into a new era with its new web 2.0 avatar. www.amarchitrakatha.com was positioned by ACK Media as the hub for everything related to Indian culture and story-telling.
Online comics: For comic buffs, there's a new e-comic to be found every week in the Digital ACK section. This section also has instant-online titles of Amar Chitra Katha in multiple languages.
ACK Shop: For people who like to read their Amar Chitra Katha comic books the good old way, there is the shop section where readers can order their copies online.
Create ACK stories and art: For ACK buffs with a creative streak, there is the 'Create With Us' section, where readers can submit their art and stories online.
Cultural event listings: The Culture Beat section lists and reviews events and happenings, be it theater, dance, drama, seminars, workshops or fairs.
Additional Information
How it came into existence The comic series was started by Anant Pai in an attempt to teach Indian children about their cultural heritage. He was shocked that Indian students could answer questions on Greek and Roman mythology, but were ignorant of their own history, mythology and folklore. Writers like Kamala Chandrakant, Margie Sastry, Subba Rao, Debrani Mitra and C.R Sharma joined the creative team of Amar Chitra Katha, with Anant Pai taking on the role of editor and co-writer on most scripts. The notable illustrators, other than Ram Waeerkar, were Dilip Kadam, Sanjeev Waeerkar, Souren Roy, C.D Rane, Geoffrey Fowler and Pratap Mullick.
Titles of ACK are divided into following categories:
1. Fables & Folktales (e.g. Panchatantra) 2. History (e.g. Akbar) 3. Mythology (e.g. The Ramayana) 4. The Epics (e.g. The Ramayana) 5. Humour & wit 6. Biographies (e.g. Mahatma Gandhi) 7. Literary Classics 8. 3 in 1 Titles 9. 5 in 1 Titles 10. Special Issues
