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When a fire raged through Amar Chitra Katha warehouse, destroying hand-drawn sketches from iconic Krishna edition
October 19, 2025 3:47 pm
It took firefighters four days to douse the fire. By then, lakhs of positives —hand-drawn, line art on transparent film — of ACK comics, including Krishna, Rama, The Pandava Princes, Savitri, Prithviraj Chauhan and Shivaji Maharaj, were lost.
Internet has been a boon for comic artists, says Amar Chitra Katha’s Savio Mascarenhas
March 10, 2025 8:50 am
At the Pune Comic Con, the veteran art director discusses the legacy of comics, digital transformation and the future of readership.
HarperCollins, Amar Chitra Katha announce joint venture
February 23, 2021 5:06 pm
Preeti Vyas, president and CEO of Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd, is excited about this first of its kind partnership with HarperCollins India.
Thomas Cook India, SOTC Travel partner with Amar Chitra Katha to showcase Indian heritage
September 17, 2020 4:17 pm
The Great Indian Journeys provides a four-five day itinerary through historic locales like Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Udaipur, Mathura, Hampi, Delhi, Agra
Ram Devineni's superhero 'Priya' puts focus on survivors of sex trafficking
December 16, 2019 12:42 pm
The free comic book series, which was honoured by UN Women as a “gender equality champion”, has been a global hit with over five lakh digital downloads and over 26 million readers worldwide.
Tantri the Mantri is now king: ‘It’s about making the naughtiest kid the class monitor’
May 17, 2019 1:02 pm
Tinkle's Tantri the Mantri becomes king: “Since he was behind most of the attempts of King Hooja’s life, he would now be paranoid about someone pulling a Tantri on him,” says Rajani Thindiath, Editor-in-Chief, Tinkle.
India’s Loss, Jupiter's Gain: With Pran gone, we lost a non-superhero who saved our world
August 08, 2014 1:54 pm
We never saw Chacha Chaudhry as a superhero, even though his brain worked faster than a computer.
Amar Chitra Katha arrives on mobile phones, tablets
May 04, 2014 4:03 pm
Amar Chitra Katha has launched ACK Comics, its official digital store app for across platforms - Windows 8, iOS and Android.
Amar Chitra Katha launches biographical comics to mark Kuriens birth anniversary
November 27, 2013 3:35 am
The comics was launched by Amar Chitra Katha and the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF).
Illustrating for children is no childs task
November 26, 2013 12:41 am
Four top illustrators of childrens stories talk about their favourite characters and what d rives them.
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