On 24th February, 2011, Pai died of a heart attack. He married Lalita, and the couple lived in Mumbai. He was awarded by the Lifetime Achievement Award at the very first Indian Comic Convention in 2011.
He has published several books dealing with this, such as How to Develop A Super Memory, How To Achieve Success, and How Develop Self-confidence. He had also founded Partha Institute of Personality Development, 1978.
He had conducted several personality development classes for teens and children.
furthermore the reprints have been given new serial numbers (do note that not all the comics are repritned, only the selected ones are). as they are not coming with new title anymore (if any its very very occasional). He was also an expert in personality development. amar chitra katha has almost all the reprints comics only. He had acquired dual chemical technology degrees from the University of Bombay in Chemical Technology. He then moved to Mumbai and attended the Orient School in Mahim. Rekha, Ramu and Shamu, Little Raji, and Kapish are some of the comics he had created.īorn in Karkala, he was brought up by his grandfather after the death of both his parents. He has been associated with works like Fact Fantasy, Funtime, and Funland, all of which are education comic strips. He has been considered one of pioneer creators of Indian comics. His works deal with the retelling of mythological tales, folk stories, and biographies of historical figures. Ltd.Anant Pai was the creator of the two most popular comic book series, Tinkle and Amar Chitra Katha. The ACK Comics app has been developed by App9 Digital Studio, the digital division of Ninestars Information Technologies Pvt. The app also connects the readers with the ACK editorial team and the larger ACK community.” Ltd., said, "The app has been designed to give users a great reading experience with newly re-coloured and digitally re-mastered comics that look great on digital devices. The digital comic is available in a flip-book mode as well as panel-by-panel mode which is convenient for smaller devices. Shubhadeep Bhattacharya, Business Head - Digital, Amar Chitra Katha Pvt. Every title has been painstakingly renewed to provide a superb digital reading experience.”ĪCK comics app is a gateway to the entire range of Amar Chitra Katha digital comics that can be accessed on multiple devices through a single user account. With the launch of the ACK Comics App, we can now reach out to millions of readers who can access the vast treasure of Indian storytelling on their fingertips. Digitalization of Amar Chitra Katha was the next step towards making our comics available to the net savvy Gen Z. We are very excited about the launch of ACK Comics, Amar Chitra Katha's first digital comic store app on Free Comic Book Day.
Manas Mohan, COO Amar Chitra Katha, spoke about the Free Comic Day opportunity, "Amar Chitra Katha is known to be one of the biggest storytellers and is one of the most popular comic book series amongst Indians and NRIs. This means the users can get started with the ACK's most popular titles- Chanakya, Ashoka, Akbar, Jawaharlal Nehru and Babasaheb Ambedkar, Birbal, JRD Tata, Subbulakshmi, Ganesha- and also a special title on DhyanChand Ltd.Ĭelebrating Free Comic Book weekend on the 3rd and 4th of May, ACK Comic app users can download ACK's ten most iconic comics for free. It will also be a perfect vehicle to globalize Indian values and beliefs, that make Indian culture so unique and so fascinating.” Future Group has bought a stake in Amar Chitra Katha Pvt. Through its digital presence we would be able to cater to the new generation of Indians. Speaking about the benefits of global reach through the ACK comic app, Future Group's Group CEO Kishore Biyani said “Amar Chitra Katha is one of India’s most cherished icons that has created and preserved values and belief systems for generations of Indians.
Previously available on Windows 8, ACK comics is now available on iOS and Android platforms have launched 'ACK Comics', their official digital comic app through which readers can access the timeless tales. One of India's oldest and most loved comic series Amar Chitra Katha (ACK) is now available to digital readers in the form of a new free app.