Amar Uncle Pai

February 24, 2011 at 9:46 pm · Filed under Rahul Mishra ·Tagged Amar Chitra Katha, chitrakatha, comics, Indian, Indrajal Comics, Tincle, Uncle Pai

Anant Pai, founder of Amar Chitra Katha

Dear Uncle Pai,

Thanks for all those stickers of wild life albums, posters of historical and mythological characters, also thanks for the time-table you sent to me.

Thanks for all those returned stories of mine which never got published in Tinkle ‘s ” Reader’s Choice ” ( paathkon ki pasand) section. Thanks for sending all those consolation prizes for winning Tinkle Paheli Pitara.

Thanks for Amar Citra Katha Tinkle Club t-shirts.

Thanks for Kaalia, The Crow, thanks for Suppandi, thanks for Naseeruddin Hoja, thanks for Shikari Shambhu and thanks for all those stories from traditional Indian treasure. Special thanks for introducing us to Mahabharat . Thanks for Ramayan, thanks for Shakuntala, Vaalmiki and Devi Chaudhrani comics.

Also thanks for indian-ising The Phantom into Ve-taal, Chalta Firta Pret  for us Hindi readers living in an interior city of U. P.

Thanks for welcoming me  at your office and home for so many times. Thanks for telling my newly married wife that you knew me.

Thanks for all those inspirational stories in your letters with your signature ” Tumhara Pai Chacha”.

Rahul

Mayan Rishi Amar Tinkle Club

Mainpuri(U.P.) 205001

Letter to:

Uncle Pai,

Editor ” Tinkle”

22 Bhulabhai Desai Road , Mahalaxmi Chambers

Bombay

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