Artist · India
“ಅನಂತ್ ಪೈ”
Anant Pai.
India, 1929 to 2011
Anant Pai (17 September 1929 to 24 February 2011), popularly known as Uncle Pai, was an Indian educationalist and a pioneer in Indian comics. He is most famous as the creator of two comic book series viz. Amar Chitra Katha, which retold traditional Indian folk tales, mythological stories, and biographies of historical characters; and Tinkle, a children's anthology.
Biodata
- Born
- 1929, Karkala, Madras Presidency (now Karnataka), India
- Died
- 2011, Mumbai
- Citizenship
- India, British Raj, Dominion of India
- Work
- writer, editor, publisher
Anant Pai, in numbers
Sketchbook