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Ratnavali
King Udayana was in a dilemma: he had won the love of the beautiful Ratnavali, but how could he break the heart of his queen, Vasavadatta? Was a chance shipwreck going to wreck the peace and happiness of his home as well? Sagacious statesmen, loyal friends and even talking birds help in a romance which reveals all the subtleties of palace life so familiar to that master playwright, the 7th century poet-king Harsha of Kanauj.
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More Tales From The Panchatantra: 3 In 1 (Amar Chi
Collection of the following titles: Crows and Owls, The Dullard and Other Stories, The Greedy Mother-in-Law. The comic book was created by Anant Pai. Anant Pai (17 September 1929 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.
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Tales Of Krishna 3 In 1: (Amar Chitra Katha)
Krishna is the most popular divine hero of India in human form. Krishna's story is full of exciting events all through his life. Wicked men, women and creatures are often up against him but he defeats them all, as a cowherd boy or as grown up hero loved by his peers and others. Krishna's parents, Vasudeva and Devaki, were kept in prison right after their marriage, by Devaki's cousin brother Kamsa. Their seven children born in prison were slain by Kamsa to falsify the prophecy of his death by one of them. Krishna was the eighth. Vasudeva carried newborn Krishna secretly to the cowherd community Gokula. Krishna grew up there as son of Nanda and Yashoda and brother of Balarama. Kamsa sent Putana, the poison-milk demoness to do away with Krishna. She herself met her end. Krishna the cowherd boy played pranks with the neighbors, played the flute, tamed bulls, killed a poisonous snake in the pool where cattle drank water, led the cowherds to worship the mountain that supported their cattle. Kamsa pursues Krishna all this while. Finally, he gets Krishna and Balarama to his capital Mathura for wrestling matches. Krishna succeeds in winning them. He puts Kamsa to death and brings Kamsa's father back to the throne.
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Valliant Sikhs
Collection of the following titles: Ranjit Singh, Harisingh Nalwa, Bidhi Chand. Anant Pai or Uncle Pai, as he is popularly known as, was born on 17th September, 1929, in Karkala, Karnataka. He is the founder of the popular comic series Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle. He propagated the tales of Indian mythology and folk among the children through comic books. Some of his other works include Ramu and Shamu, Little Raji, Funland and Rekha. He has been awarded with several prestigious awards in his lifetime. He died on 24th February, 2011.
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Tales From The Dessert: 3 In 1 (Amar Chitra Katha)
Collection of the following titles: Hothal, Dhola and Maru, Kanwal and Kehar
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Ancestors Of Rama
King Rama was special. He was handsome, brave, talented, wise and a devoted son and husband – in fact, he was the most perfect of all men. Born to wealth and power, this hero of the Ramayana was remarkably unspoiled by his good fortune. This is because finely distilled in him were the exceptional qualities of his forefathers – Dilipa’s single-minded devotion, the warrior skills of Raghu, and the courage and righteousness of the handsome Aja.
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Urvashi
Urvashi's beauty takes King Pururavas' breath away. He is besotted. He forgets his duties as a king and is absent-minded with his wife, Aushinari. Both gods and humans are involved in the dramatic twists and turns of his romance with the charming apsara, who dances for Lord Indra himself. Eventually, stumbling through their highs and lows, King Pururavas and Urvashi finally find their way to everlasting joy.
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Ananda Math
he British were ruthless, they drained away the wealth of Bengal to fill their own coffers. In Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's 19th-century tale, holy men take up arms, loving husbands abandon their families and demure housewives become wily spies to fight the reign of terror. Ananda Math, particularly its theme song, 'Vande Mataram', inspired an entire generation of idealistic young men and women to revolt against the British rule in India.
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Tales Of Humour: 5 In 1 (Amar Chitra Katha)
Collection of the following titles: Raman of Tenali, Raman the Matchless Wit, Birbal the Just, Birbal the Witty, Gopal the Jester. nant Pai (17 September 1929 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.
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Stories From The Panchatantra
Stories From The Panchatantra: 5 In 1 (Amar Chitra Katha) is a collection of Indian fables from Indian folklore. Animals are portrayed with human characteristics and they talk and have emotions. Each story has a moral and has beautiful pictures describing the stories. Each story talks about doing a good deed and how negative acts are met with punishment. The Jackal and The Drum is a story about a jackal who hears is scared of a sound but eventually decides to investigate the origin of the sound. of Crows and Owls is a story about the birds deciding on who their king will be and they decide on the owl. But a crow steps in to give his counsel, resulting in the end of the relationship between the crows and the owls. How the Jackal Ate the Elephant is a story of how the jackal plotted a way of defeating the king by telling him that he had done the impossible task of devouring an elephant. The Dullard and Other Stories is the story of a failure of a man, a man who has good common sense and how he uses it to succeed in life. Stories From The Panchatantra: 5 In 1 (Amar Chitra Katha) was published by Amar Chitra Katha Private Limited in 1998 and is available in hardcover. Anant Pai is the maker of the famous children's comic books called Tinkle and Amar Chitra Katha. He is fondly called Uncle Pai by children. He had noticed that on a quiz show on Doordarshan, children could not answer questions related to Indian mythology but could answer questions about Greek mythology. This gave him the idea of writing stories about Indian mythology. His books have sold over eighty six million copies, with four hundred and forty titles. He founded the Partha Institute of Personality Development that deals with personality development in children and teenagers. He has received the Maharashtra Rajya Hindi Sahitya Academy Award, Lifetime Achievement Award at the first Indian comic convention and Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation's Award.
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Great Rulers Of india: 5 In 1 (Amar Chitra Katha)
Collection of the following titles: Krishnadeva Raya, Ashoka, Chandragupta Maurya, Samudra Gupta, Harsha. Anant Pai (17 September 1929 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.
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The Mystery Of The Spiteful Letters:4 (Five Find-O
Someone is sending spiteful letters. Gladys and Mrs. Moon are terribly upset. There are lots of suspects It could be gossipy Miss Title or Old Nosey, a very curious man. The Five Find-Outers and dog will find the culprit.
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Revenge Of The Living Dummy (Goosebumps Horrorland
Britney Crosby's cousin is pretty weird. Ethan won't stop tormenting Britney with an old ventriloquist Dummy and the puppet has a plan for Britney too! Next, someone will be offered a vacation at a popular 'Scream Park'. An entire week for free? You'd have to be a real Dummy to refuse that but guests aren't allowed to escape Horrorland after just six days and seven frights.
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Goosebumps- The Knight In Screaming Armor-9
Your cousins, Kip and Abbey, have come to visit you from jolly old England and guess what they have brought with them? Two huge crates, each containing a suit armor and a curse, but it doesn't matter, because you're dying. If you open the crate marked Evil Knight you will be hypnotized by the knight's sparkling medallion and will have to face an ugly sorceress. If you open the good Knight you'll discover a room full of mannequin heads that talk. Before you know it, you've lost your head. Can you pull yourself together before the time runs out?
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The Hardy Boys- The Smoke Screen Mystery
On the trail of an arsonist trying to ruin developer Donald Pierce, Frank and Joe Hardy go undercover as firefighters and turn the heat on three different suspects
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The Hardy Boys-Mystery Of The Flying Express
A sleek new hydrofoil is scheduled to start ferrying passengers between Bayport and Cape Cutlass. But business enemies of the hydrofoil owner have stirred up a hornets’ nest of violent opposition among small boat owners. Fearing sabotage, he begs Frank and Joe Hardy to guard the Flying Express on her maiden trip. Startling developments plunge the teenage detectives into a dangerous chase by sea, air, and land in pursuit of a gang of hardened criminals who operate by the signs of the Zodiac. Tension mounts when the Flying Express vanishes – and so does Sam Radley, Mr. Hardy’s skilled operative. Peril stalks Frank and Joe’s every moves as they hunt down the terrifying gangleader Zodiac Zig and his vicious henchmen.
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The Hardy Boys-Casefiles Collection-Muder And Mayh
Three complete files from the Hardy Boys series: "Too Many Traitors", set on the Costa del Sol; "Perfect Getaway", in which two new boys in town ask Frank and Joe to investigate their stepfather; and "Line of Fire", featuring the case of a friend of the Hardys who believes his father was murdered.