Namaste, Aapka swagat hai mere blog post mein, jismein main aapko bataunga ki kaun hai Indian superheroes ke baap? Agar aap bachpan mein Amar Chitra Katha ya Tinkle padhte the, toh aapko shayad pata hoga ki in comics ke creator ka naam tha Anant Pai. Anant Pai ko Uncle Pai ke naam se bhi jaana jaata tha, aur woh Indian comics ka pioneer maane jaate the.
Anant Pai ka janm 17 September 1929 ko Karnataka ke Karkala gaon mein hua tha. Unhone apne bhai ki salaah maankar chemical engineering ki padhai ki, lekin unka dil journalism aur literature mein tha. Unhone 1954 mein ek bachchon ka magazine shuru kiya, jiska naam tha Manav, lekin woh chal nahi paaya. Phir unhone The Times of India group mein kaam kiya, jahaan par unhone Indrajal Comics ke launch mein madad ki. Indrajal Comics mein Mandrake aur The Phantom jaise mashhoor characters the.
Anant Pai ne Amar Chitra Katha shuru kiya jab unhone ek TV quiz show dekha, jismein bachche Greek mythology ke sawaalon ka jawab de sakte the, lekin Ramayana se sambandhit ek aasaan sawaal ka nahi. Unhe laga ki bachchon ko apne desh ki sanskriti aur itihaas se parichit hona chahiye, isliye unhonne Indian folk tales, mythology aur historical characters ke baare mein comics banane ka faisla kiya. Unhone India Book House ke saath milkar 1967 mein Amar Chitra Katha series launch kiya, jo bahut hi lokpriya hui aur 86 million copies se zyada bechi gayi.
Anant Pai ne 1969 mein Rang Rekha Features naam ka India ka pehla comic aur cartoon syndicate bhi banaya. Iske baad unhone 1980 mein Tinkle magazine shuru kiya, jo bachchon ke liye short stories, jokes aur educational articles se bhara tha. Tinkle bhi Amar Chitra Katha ki tarah hi safal hui aur aaj tak chalti aa rahi hai. Anant Pai ne apne comics se na sirf bachchon ko entertain kiya, balki unhe apne desh ke virasat se judne ka bhi mauka diya. Isliye woh Indian superheroes ke baap kahlaate hain.
Anant Pai ka nidhan 24 February 2011 ko Mumbai mein hua tha. Unki yaad mein unhe Padma Shri award bhi diya gaya tha. Aaj unka janmdin hai, toh main unhe shat-shat naman karta hoon aur unki comics ko padhne ka aap sabko bhi aagrah karta hoon.
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