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Indianclassiccomics,fromIndiaBookHouse(IBH)1

Duringthe1980sand1990s,whileworkingwiththeFestivalofAsianArtsin
HongKong,IwenttoIndiaanumberoftimes,mainlytoseeperformances.3As
traditionalIndianperformancesarealmostalwaysconnectedtoIndianreligion,
folklore,history,andsoforth,whilethereIboughtanumberofacademicbooksin
orderbettertounderstandthesetopics.Thesebooksweremostlywrittenby
IndiansandassumedabodyofknowledgeIdidnothavesoinordernottobe
totallylostwhenreadingthem,Ifounditusefulaswellasfuntocollectandread
illustratedversionsofthestoriesastoldinAmarChitraKathacomics.4Although
ACKhadbegunin1967withanunnumberedsetof10Westernfairytalesretold
inHindi,5from1969theyalmostexclusivelytoldIndianstoriesandallwere
initiallypublishedinEnglish.6

Firstintheseries2

AmarChitraKatha'soriginalnumberedseriesof426Indianclassicalcomicsbeganin1969with#11,
Krishna7itendedin1991with#436,JawaharlalNehru.8Thisoriginalseriesalsoincludedthreelarger
specialissues.9Inaddition,between1969to1991IBHreprintedmanyoftheearlytitlesindividually,10
publishedatleast35"BumperIssues"(eachreprintingthreeofthesetitlesasonevolume11),andatone
timereprintedtheearliestissuesin"21deluxeboundvolumes,eachcontaining10AmarChitraKatha
titlesseriallyfromNo.11to210"(sic.12).ForsomereasonIBHalsoprintedsomeoftheoriginalissues
underadifferentlabel,ChaturangKatha.13Theyalsopublishedsomespecialtytitlesunderotherlabels,
suchasAmarCharitraKatha.14(Otherlabelswithsimilarcontent,suchasAdarshChitraKatha,seemto
havebeenunrelatedtoIBH.15)
From1991to2008ACKmostlyreprintedearlierissues,butthesewereonbetterpaperandwithnew
numbers.By2008thisnewseriesconsistedof244issuesnumberingfrom501(Krishna)to744(Chokha
Mela).Althoughthese244issuesweremostlyrepublicationsofissuesfromtheoriginalseries,theyalso
includedfivenewtitles.16Duringthisperiodtheyalsopublishedanumberofspecialissues,allbutonea
combinationofearliersingleissues.Twoofthesenewspecialissuesareofparticularnotehere:Bhagawat
TheKrishnaAvata(althoughitconsistsofearlierissues,Iammissingmostoftheoriginals)andRam
CharitManas17(thoughsometimesdrawingonearlierversionsofthestory,itwascompletelynew).
Meanwhile,in2007ACKcameundernewownership.By2009somemediaarticlesweresuggestingthat
underitsnewownershipACKmightsoonpublishmorenewissues,forthefirsttimewritingaboutliving
people.18Unfortunately,ACK'sownonlinelistingsaregenerallyonlyalphabeticalratherthannumerical
orchronological,andtheaddressesoftheirlistingskeepchanging,andsoitisnotalwayseasytofindan
updatedlistingthere.ItdoesseemthatthroughJuly2010theyissuedonlyreprintsfromtheoriginalseries,
atthesametimewithdrawingatleastoneortwo.19However,afterthat,althoughreissuesremainedtheir
focus,inAugust2010theyaddedthefirstofaseriesofnewtitles.20
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2011update:MyownfocusincollectingACKissueshasbeentheoriginalseries.InMay2009Itookmy
listandupdatedit,addingnewseriesreprints,asmywifeandIpreparedtomovetoIndia.Iputthisall
onlinemainlybecausetheexistingonlinelistswereatthattimeveryinadequate,andIhopedthiswould
helpmefindmymissingissues.Atthetimetherewasconsiderableonlineconfusionaboutthenumbersof
theACKissues,regardingbothcombinedandsinglepublications.21Thiswasofparticularnotewith
regardtotheMarchtoFreedomseries.22WhilelivinginIndiaIupdatedthelistconsiderably.Thenin
2011weleftIndia,andlaterthatyearIwasveryhappytolearnthattheWikipedialisthadfinallybeen
correctedandupdated(withreferenceinparttomyownonlinelist).Asaresultinplaceswherethe
presentwebpagemaynotbeaccuratelyuptodate(particularlyondetailsofpublicationsafter2011)one
cannowconsulttheWikipedialist.23
BelowIlistfirstthe426titles(subtitlesinquotes)oftheoriginalAmarChitraKathaissues,next8titlesof
specialissues,the5newtitlesaddedbetween1998and2005,thennewseriestitlesthatbegantocomeout
in2010(asof2014thislistmaybeoutofdate).Afterthefootnotes,AppendixIisanumericallistofthe
newseriesissues,whileAppendixIIliststheoldseriesnumbersthathavenotyetbeenreprinted.Asfor
mypersonalcollection,themissingissuesarelistedbelowinAppendixIII.
001.010.
011.Krishna
012.Shakuntala
013.ThePandavaPrinces
014.Savitri

Europeanfairytales
"ThechildhoodoftheeighthavatarofVishnu"(Wiki:Krishna)
"AnadaptationofKalidasa'sfamousSanskritplay"(Wiki)
"TheearlylifeoftheheroesoftheMahabharata"(Wiki:Pandavas)
"RetoldfromtheMahabharata"(Wiki:SavitriandSatyavan)
"BasedonRamCharitManas"(7thavatarofVishnuWiki:Versionsof
015.Rama
Ramayana)
016.NalaDamayanti
"RetoldfromtheMahabharata"(Wiki:Nala,Damayanti)
"Thestoryofthemythologicalkingwhosenameissynonymouswith
017.Harischandra
truth"(Wiki)
(LuvandKush:"basedonthe'Uttararamacharita'ofBhavabhuti"
018.TheSonsofRama
Wiki:Luv,Kusha,Bhavabhuti)
019.Hanuman
"RetoldfromtheValmikiRamayana"(Wiki)
(attrib.VedaVyasaWiki:Mahabharata,VedaVyasafullerrenditions
020.Mahabharata
from#329)
("anadaptationofthefamousSanskritplayMudrarakshasa"Wiki:
021.Chanakya
Chanakya,Mudrarakshasa)
022.Buddha
"ThefounderofBuddhism"(Wiki)
023.Shivaji
(16301680Wiki)
"TheheroicstruggleofaRajputkingagainstthemightofanempire"
024.RanaPratap
(Wiki)
025.PrithvirajChauhan
"thelegendofarenownedRajputhero"(Wiki)
026.Karna
"oneofthemostimportantcharactersoftheMahabharata"(Wiki)
"theboywhoplaceddutyaboveallelse"(insidetitle:KachaDevayani
027.Kacha
Wiki)
028.Vikramaditya
"thelegendofakingoftheGuptadynasty"(Wiki)
"RetoldfromKalidasa'sSanskritpoem'Kumarasambhavam'"(Wiki:
029.ShivaParvati
Shiva,Parvati)
"RetoldfromthePalitreatise,DhammapadaAtthakatha"(Wiki
030.Vasavadatta(andUdayana)
compareSwapnaVasavadatta)
031.Sudama
"thestoryofadivinefriendship"(Wiki)
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032.GuruGobindSingh
033.Harsha
034.Bheeshma
035.Abhimanyu
036.Mirabai
037.Ashoka
038.Prahlad
039.Panchatantra
040.Tanaji
041.Chhatrasal
042.Parashurama
043.BandaBahadur
044.Padmini
045.JatakaTales:Monkey
Stories
046.Valmiki
047.GuruNanak
048.Tarabai
049.RanjitSingh
050.RamShastri
051.RaniofJhansi
052.Uloopi
053.BajiRaoI
054.ChandBibi
055.Kabir
056.SherShah
057.Drona
058.Surya(thesungod)
059.Urvashi(andPururavas)
060.AdiShankara
061.Ghatotkacha
062.Tulsidas
063.Sukanya
064.Durgadas
065.Aniruddha
066.Zarathushtra
067.TheLordofLanka
068.Tukaram
069.Agastya
070.Vasantasena
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"thetenthguruoftheSikhs"(Wiki)
"thegreatrulerofThaneshwar"(Wiki)
"thegrandoldmanofMahabharata"(Wiki)
"thevaliantsonofArjuna,thePandava"(Wiki:Abhimanyu,Arjuna)
"atouchingtaleofagreatdevoteeofKrishna"(14981547Wiki)
"thelifeofagreatsonofIndia,asdepictedinthePalitexts"(Wiki)
"thechilddevoteeofVishnu,fromtheBhagawatPurana"(Wiki)
"TheJackal&theWarDrumandotherstories"(10storiesWiki:
Panchatantra)
"thegreatMarathawarrior"(Wiki)
"thefounderofthekingdomofBundelkhand"(16491731Wiki)
"thesixthincarnationofLordVishnu"(Wiki)
"...arecluseturnedsoldier,whosemartyrdomledtothefoundationof
theSikhkingdom"(Wiki)
"thelegendofavaliantqueenofChittor"(Wiki)
(Wiki/igncaTheMonkeyKing'sSacrificeTheStupidCrocodileand
theMonkey+2)
"thestoryoftheauthoroftheepic,'Ramayana'"(Wiki:Valmiki,
Ramayana)
("thefounderofSikhism"Wiki)
"thevalorousqueenofRajasthan"(Wiki)
(17801839kingofPunjabWiki)
"theMarathajudgeamodelofIntegrity"(Wiki)
"oneofthebravestleadersofthe1857WarofIndependence"(Wiki:
Lakshmibai,1857)
"fromtheMahabharata"(daughterofaNagakingWiki)
"thegreatestofthePeshwas"(Wiki)also:Bajirao
"thevalorousprincesswhowithstoodthemightoftheMughals"(Wiki)
"themysticwhotriedtobringtheHindusandtheMuslimstogether"
(Wiki)
"thestoryofoneofthegreatestrulersofmedievalIndia"(14861545
BiharWiki)
(fromtheMahabharataWiki)
"retoldfromtheMarkandeyaPurana"(Wiki:Surya,Markandeya
Purana)
(adaptedfromKalidasa'sVikramorvashiamWiki)
"thestoryoftheexpounderoftheAdvaitaschoolofphilosophy"(Wiki)
"sonofBheema,thePandava"(Wiki)
(16thc.authorof"Ramcharitmanas"Wiki)
"retoldfromtheMahabharata"(Wiki)
"thevalorousstatesmanofMewar"(Wiki)
"thegrandsonofLordKrishna"(Wiki)
"thefounderofZoroastrianism"(Wiki)
"retoldfromtheRamayana"(UttaraKandaWiki:Ravana)
"thefamouspoetsaintofMaharashtra"(Wiki)
"fromtheRamayana"(Wiki)
"anadaptationofthefamousSanskritplay,Mrichchakatikam"(Wiki)
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071.Indra&Shachi
072.Draupadi
073.Subhadra
074.AhilyabaiHolkar
075.Tansen
076.Sundari
077.SubhasChandraBose
078.Shridatta
079.JatakaTales:DeerStories
080.Vishwamitra
081.TheSyamantakaGem
082.Mahavira
083.Vikramaditya'sThrone
084.BappaRawal(Missing)
085.Ayyappan
086.AnandaMath
087.BirbaltheJust
088.Ganga
089.Ganesha
090.ChaitanyaMahaprabhu
091.Hitopadesha
092.SakshiGopal
093.Kannagi
094.NarsinhMehta
095.JasmaoftheOdes
096.SharanKaur
097.Chandrahasa
098.Pundalik
andSakhu(SukhBai)
099.RajSingh(Rajsimha,
Rajasimha)
100.PurushottamDev&
Padmavati
101.Vali
102.Nagananda
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"retoldfromtheMahabharata"(Wiki:onlyIndra)
"queenofthePandavas"(Wiki)
"thebelovedsisterofKrishna"(Wiki)
"ThepiousMarathaqueen"(172595:"philosopherqueen"ofMalwa,
176795Wiki)
"themusicianofthecourtofAkbar"(Wiki)
"anadaptationofthefirstnovelofPunjabiliterature"(inWiki:Bhai
VirSingh)
"oneofthemostfearlessfreedomfighersofIndia"(Wiki)
"retoldfromtheancientSanskritclassicKathasaritsagara"(other
titles)
TrueFriendshipRuru,theGoldenDeerTheHunterOutwitted
CautionPays+2
"retoldfromtheRamayana"(Wiki)
(basedonthestoryintheBhagawatPuranaWiki)
"theprincewhobecamearecluseandpropagatedJainism"(Wiki:
MahaviraJainism)
"adaptedfromtheVikramaCharitathehistoryofalegendarykingof
India"(Wiki:Vikramaditya&Vetala)
"FatherofaunitedRajasthan"(EighthcenturyIhave#705Wiki)
"thelegendofthedeityofShabariMalai"(KeralaWiki)
"anadaptationofthefamousBengaliclassicbyBankimChandra"
(Wiki:AnandaMath,Bankim)
"thelegendsaboutthebrilliantwitatAkbar'scourt"(7storiesoneof8
ACKBirbalissues)
"thelegendofthemostsacredriverofIndia"(Wiki)
"thestoryofoneofthemostpopulardeitiesoftheHinduPantheon"
(Wiki)
"thestoryofthefounderofGaudiyaVaishnavism"(14861533Wiki)
"ChoiceofFriendsand(three)otherstories"(seealso#185and#843
Wiki)
"ThelegendofafamoustemplenearPuri"(Orissa)Wiki:Gopal
temple)
"adaptedfromthefamousTamilepic,Silappadikaram"(Wiki)
"thebelovedpoetsaintofGujarat"(15thc.Wiki)
"anadaptationofafamouslegendofGujarat"(Wiki)
"anadaptationofBhaiVirSingh'sPunjabinovelaboutafamous
womanspy"(notinWiki)
"retoldfromtheJaiminiBharata"(Wiki:Jaimini)
"twofamoussaintsofMaharahstra"(Wiki:underVithoba)
(Wiki:seeSantSakhu[film])
"anadaptationofBankimChandraChattopadhyaya'sfamousBengali
novel"(Wiki:underBankim)
"alegendofOrissa"(search"RajaPursottemDeo",etc.)
"fromtheRamayana"(Wiki)
"anadaptationofHarsha'sfamousSanskritplay"(Wiki)
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103.Malavika

"anadaptationofKalidasa'sSanskritplay'Malavikagnimitra'"(Wiki)
"thelifeofaRajputprincesswhobecamequeenoftheGonds"(seein
104.RaniDurgavati
RajputIndia)
105.Dasharatha
"thestoryofRama'sfather"(Wiki)
106.RanaSanga
"thefamousRajputking"(Wiki)
107.Pradyumna
"thesonofKrishnaandRukmini"(Wiki)
108.Vidyasagar
(18201891BengaliwriterandsocialreformerWiki)
109.TachcholiOthenan
"alegendaryheroofKerala"(Wiki:ThachcholiOthenan)
110.SultanaRazia
"theonlyqueenwhoruledfromthethroneofDelhi"(Wiki)
111.SatiandShiva
(SatiwasShiva'swifeWiki:DakshayaniandShiva)
112.Krishna&Rukmini
(endswiththeirmarriageWiki:Krishna,Rukmini)
113.RajaBhoja
"adaptedfromtheSanskritclassic'Bhojaprabandha'"(Wiki:Bhoja)
114.GuruTeghBahadur
"thestoryoftheninthguruoftheSikhs"(Wiki)
115.Pareekshit
"thegrandsonofArjuna,thePandava"(Wiki:Parikshit)
116.Kadambari
"anadaptationofBanaBhatta'sSanskritclassic"(Wiki)
"...thechilddevoteeofLordVishnu,basedontheBhagawatPurana"
117.Dhruva
(Wiki)
andAshtavakra
"...agreatchildprodigyoftheVedicage,basedontheMahabharata"
(Wiki)
118.KingKusha(andJayampati) "aJatakatale"(ignca)
119.RajaRajaChola
"oneofthegreatestrulersofsouthIndia"(Wiki)
120.Dayananda
"thefounderoftheAryaSamaj"(18391883Wiki)
"anadaptationofNathMadhav'sfamousMarathiclassic"(Nath:1882
121.VeerDhaval
1928)
122.AncestorsofRama
"adaptedfromKalidasa'sSanskritepic'Raghuvamsham'"(Wiki)
123.Ekanath
"thestoryofafamoussaintofMaharashtra"(15331599Wiki:Eknath)
"thestoryofabraveSikhgirlbasedonanovelbyBhaiVirSingh"(in
124.SatwantKaur
Wiki:BhaiVirSingh)
"anadaptationofafamousSanskritplaybyBhasa"(Wiki:
125.Udayana(see#30)
SwapnaVasavadatta,Bhasa)
126.JatakaTales:Elephant
(TheGreedyForesterTheBraveQuailTheRoyalElephant)
Stories
127.TheGita
(BhagavadGita:spokenbyKrishnaintheMahabharataWiki)
128.VeerHammir
"thestoryofafamousRajputhero"(Wiki:RanaHamir)
"anadaptationofthefamousSanskritplaybyBhavabhuti"(Wiki:
129.MalatiandMadhava
Bhavabuti)
130.Garuda
"thelegendofthevehicleofLordVishnu"(Wiki)
131.BirbaltheWise
(4storiesoneof8ACKBirbalissues
"thestoryofagreatqueenofSaurashtra"(Wiki:aRajputaniof
132.RanakDevi
JunagadhinGujarat)
"thelegendsaboutabrilliantjudgefromAndhraPradesh"(7talesof
133.MaryadaRama
"RamatheJust"NFI)
134.Babur
135.DeviChoudhurani
136.RabindranathTagore
137.Soordas
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"thefirstMughalemperorofIndia"(Wiki)
"anadaptationofthefamousBengaliclassicbyBankimChandra"
(Wiki:underBankim)
(18611841BengalWiki)
"theblindbardwhosangaboutLordKrishna"(Wiki)
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138.Panchatantra(see#39)
139.PrinceHritadhwaja
140.Humayun
141.Prabhavati
142.ChandraShekharAzad
143.ABagofGoldGoins
144.PurandaraDasa
145.Bhanumati
146.Vivekananda
147.Krishna&Jarasandha
148.NoorJahan
149.Elephanta
150.TalesofNarada
151.KrishnadevaRaya
152.BirbaltheWitty
153.Madhvacharya
154.ChandraguptaMaurya
155.Jnaneshwar
156.BaghaJatin
157.Manonmani
158.Angulimala
159.TheTiger&the
Woodpecker
160.TalesofVishnu
161.Amrapali
andUpagupta
162.Yayati
163.Panchatantra(#39)
164.TalesofShiva
165.KingShalivahana
166.TheRaniofKittur
167.Krishna&Narakasura
168.TheMagicGrove
169.LachitBarphukan
170.Indra&Vritra
171.AmarSinghRathor
172.Krishna&theFalse
Vaasudeva
173.Kochunni
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"TheBrahmin&theGoatandotherstories"(6stories)
"retoldfromtheMarkandeyaPurana"(Wiki:MarkandeyaPuranaand
MaladasaalsoRitudhwaj)
"thesecondMughalemperor"(Wiki)
"thestoryofKrishna'sdaughterinlaw"(?notWiki)
"greatIndianrevolutionary"(19061931Wiki)
"twotalesretoldfromAnwariSuhaili"(PersianPanchatantra)
"thefatherofKarnatakmusic"(Wiki)
"thegranddaughterofKrishna"
"thepatriotsaintofmodernIndia"(18631902(Wiki)
"thestoryofhowtheinvincibleMagadhanemperorwasvanquished"
(Wiki:Jarasandha)
"themostpowerfulMughalqueen"(Wiki)
"thelegendsaboutthesculpturesonElephantaisland"(Wiki)
"themostfamoussageofthePuranas"(Wiki)
"thegreatestemperorofVijayanagara"(16thc.KarnatakaWiki)
5storiesoneof8ACKBirbalissues
(12381317KarnatakaWikialsoMadhwacharia)
"retoldfromtheMudraManjusha"(Wiki)
"thefounderoftheBhaktimovementinMaharashtra"(Wiki:
Dnyaneshwar)
"thesagaofagreatIndianrevolutionary"(Wiki)
"retoldfromafamousTamilclassic"(aplaybySundaramPillaiq.v.)
"therobberwhobecameasaint"(Wiki)
"andotherstoriesretoldfromtheTeluguclassicKeyurabahu
Charitramu"(6stories)
"retoldfromtheBhagawatPurana"(Gajendra[Indrayumna]
AmbarishaVrikasuraRantideva)
"twoBuddhisttales"first:fromMahaParinibbanaSuttaand
Malasarvastivadas(Wiki)
second:adaptation"omitsafewgruesomedetails"
"retoldfromtheMahabharata"(Wiki)
"HowtheJackalAtetheElephantand(5)otherstories"
(oneeachfromtheMahabharata,TiruvachagamandSkandaPurana
[Wiki])
"thepotterwhobecameagreatking"(Wiki)
"thebraveraniwhodefiedthemightoftheBritish"(Wiki)
(fromtheBhagawatPuranaandothersourcesWiki:Narakasura)
"aJainstory"(fromVardhamanDesanaseeWikiJainism)
"thestoryofoneofthegreatestgeneralsofAssam"(Wiki:Lachit
Borphukan)
"thestoryofIndra'sencounterwithhisarchenemy"(Wiki:Vritra)
"thedashingRajputwhovaluedselfrespectaboveeverythingelse"
(Wiki:Rathore)
(fromtheBhagawatPuranaWiki:PaundrakaVasudeva)
"thebelovedbanditofKerala"(Wiki:underKayamkulam)
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174.TalesofYudhishthira
175.HariSinghNalwa

"retoldfromtheMahabharata"(Wiki:Yudhisthira)
"agreatgeneralofPunjab"(Wiki)
"storiesofthemothergoddessretoldfromtheMarkandeyaPurana"
176.TalesofDurga
(Wiki:Durga,Devi,Shakti.

SlayerofMahishaChamundi[slayerofChandaandMunda]
HowDurgaSlewShumbha)
177.Krishna&Shishupala
(alsoconcernsRukminiseeinWiki)
"theinimitablecourtjesterofKrishnadevaRaya"(Wiki:Tenali
178.RamanofTenali
Ramakrishna)
"...theencounterbetweenagreatconquerorfromtheWestandabrave
179.Paurava&Alexander
kingfromtheEast"(Wiki:Porus)
"andothertalesfourtalesofIndra,theKingoftheDevas"(Wiki:
180.Indra&Shibi
Shibi,Uttanka,AsuraKing,Yavakrita)
181.GuruHarGobind
"thesaintsoldierwhowasthesixthguruoftheSikhs"(Wiki)
182.TheBattleforSrinagar
"theheroicsagaofthebattlefoughtin1947"(Wiki)
"thegreatrulerofMewarwhobuiltthetowerofvictoryinChittor"
183.RanaKumbha
(Wiki)
184.Aruni
"thestoryoftwodevoteddisciplesofancientIndia"(Wiki:Aruni)
andUttanka
(discipleofGautamaMaharishi[Wiki])
185.Hitopadesha
"HowFriendsAreParted,and(two)otherstories"(seealso#91Wiki)
"twotalesofdevotion"(Tiruppan:inTamilNadu,"lastofthe12
186.Tiruppan
Alvars"Wiki:Alvars,Valluvar)
andKanakadasa
(Wiki:KanakadasainKarnataka)
187.TipuSultan
"thetigerofMysore"(Wiki)
188.BabasahebAmbedkar
(18911956Wiki:B.R.Ambedkar)
"aMarathifolktale"("theprincewhobecameathiefandtricksterin
189.Thugsen
ordertoavengeaninjustice)
"thedevoteewhoofferedhiseyestoLordShiva"(Wiki:under
190.Kannappa
KannappaNayanar)
191.TheKinginaParrot'sBody "aJaintale"(storyofKingShuklapaksha)
"thevalorouskingofMysore"(16381659Wiki:underMaharajasof
192.Ranadhira
Mysore)
"basedonBankimChatterji'snovel"(Wiki:Kapilkundala,under
193.KapalaKundala
Bankim)
194.Gopal&theCowherd
"apopularfolktale"("basedontheversioninCradleTalesof
(Krishna)
Hinduism,bySisterNivedita"[Wiki])
"JackalStories"(TheJackalandtheRats...andtheLionTheClever
195.JatakaTales
Jackal+3)
"basedonafamousballadfromGujarat"(storyofOdhaandHotal,an
196.Hothal
apsara)
197.TheRainbowPrince
"twofolktalesfromBengal"(otherisTheFaithfulShepherd)
198.TalesofArjuna
199.Chandralalat
200.Akbar
201.Nachiketa
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"theprincewithamoononhisforehead"(popularBengalifolktale)
"thegreatMughal"(Wiki)
"andotherstoriesfromtheUpanishads"(Wiki:Upanishads,Nachiteka,
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202.Kalidasa
203.Jayadratha
204.ShahJahan
205.Ratnavali
206.JayaprakashNarayan
207.Mahiravana
208.Jayadeva
209.Gandhari
210.BirbaltheClever
211.TheCelestialNecklace
212.Basaveshwara
213.VeluThampi

"thefamousSanskritpoet"(Wiki)
"retoldfromtheMahabharata"(Wiki:Jayadratha)
"thefifthMughalemperor"(Wiki)
"anadaptationofKingHarsha'sfamousSanskritplay"(Wiki)
(19021979freedomfighter,politicianWiki)
"thesonofRavana"(Wiki)
"authorofthefamousGitaGovinda"(Wiki:JayadevaGitaGovinda)
"themotheroftheKauravaprinces"(Wiki)
9storiesoneof8ACKBirbalissues
"aJainstory"("basedonaversionbyMuniMahendrakumar)
(11341196Wiki:Basava)
"avaliantsonofKerala"(Wiki)
"retoldfromtheMahabharata"(Wiki:seeunderHanumanseealso
214.Bheema&Hanuman
Bhima)
"twotalesofselfsacrifice"(fromRajasthan1:themaidPannahelps
215.Panna
UdaySinghofMewar)
andHadiRani
(2:RatnaSinghandHadiRanihelpRajSinghandPrabhavati)
"thequeenofUllalwhostooduptothemightofthePortuguese"
216.RaniAbbakka
(Wiki)
217.Sukhu&Dukhu
"folktalesfromBengal"(alsoTheSeventhQueen,TheValueofTears)
"Themagicchantandotherstories"(Also:TheDrummerTheSadhu
218.JatakaTales
andtheRam+3)
219.LokmanyaTilak
(18561920Wiki)
"retoldfromtheKrittivasaRamayana"(Wiki:Kumbhakarna,Versions
220.Kumbhakarna
ofRamayana)
221.Jahangir
"thefourthMughalemperor"(Wiki)
222.SamarthRamdas
"Shivaji'sspiritualguide"(Wiki)
223.Baladitya&Yashodharma "thevaliantkingswhostooduptotheHunas"(seeWiki:Mihirahuna)
"NandiVishalaandotherstories"(TheServantandtheTreasureThe
224.JatakaTales
HypocriticalSadhu+2)
(d.1918Wiki:SaiBabaofShirdiBabacomestoShirdiBabaandthe
225.TalesofSaiBaba
OilVendors+9)
226.RamantheMatchlessWit (courtjesterofKrishnadevaRaya,15091529)
227.SadhuVaswani
(18791966tryWikior?)
228.BirbaltotheRescue
6storiesoneof8ACKBirbalissues
229.ShankarDev
"thestoryofagreatsaintofAssam"(Wiki)
230.Hemu
"aforgottenhero"(16thc.DelhiWiki)
231.Bahubali
(firstTirthankarareveredbyJainsWiki)
232.DaraShukoh&Aurangzeb (Wiki)
"TheDullard&OtherStories"(TheGreedyBarberTheMongooseand
233.Panchatantra(#39)
theBrahmin'sWife+3)
234.BhagatSingh
"thestoryofamartyr"(Wiki)
235.TheAdventuresofAgad
"twoJaintalesretoldfromVasudevaHindee"(Vasudevahindialso:
Datta
TheRoyalPriest)
236.BahmanShah
"thefounderoftheBahmanidynasty"(Wiki:HasanGangu)
"thecleverbarberofKrishnanagar"(GopalBhand:GopalMeasuresthe
237.GopaltheJester
Earth+6)
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238.FriendsandFoes

"AnimalTalesfromtheMahabharata"(TheTigerandtheJackalThe
SageandtheDog+1)
239.Hakka&Bukka
"thefoundersoftheVijayanagaraEmpire"(Wiki:HariharaI,Bukka)
240.Sahasramalla
"aJainstory"("fromtheVardhamandesana")
241.Balban
"theironmanoftheSlaveDynasty"(Wiki)
"Crowsandowlsandotherstories"(TheNobleEnemyTheBirdand
242.Panchatantra(#39)
theMonkeysTheCamelbeguiled)
243.Ramanuja
(10171137[sic.]TamilWiki)
244.ThePandavasinHiding
"RetoldfromtheMahabharata"
245.Tyagaraja
"thesaintwhosunghiswaytothefeetofthelord"(Wiki)
246.TheGiant&theDwarf
"aJatakatale"
"StoriesofWisdom"(TheWideLeaderThePrinceandtheSeedling
247.JatakaTales
TheCleverSon+3)
248.BidhiChand
"basedonapopularSikhlegend"(Wiki)
"andothertalestoldbyRamakrishna"(TheTravellerandtheWish
249.TheLearnedPandit
Tree+4)
250.Sambhaji
"SonofShivaji"(Wiki)
251.Baddu&Chhotu
"Theadventuresof....afolktalefromBengal"
"adoptedfromtheSkandaPuranaSamhita"(Wiki:Muruga,Skanda
252.Karttikeya
Purana)
"andothertalesfromtheMahabharata"(TheEnlightenedButcherThe
253.TheGoldenMongoose
Pigeon'sSacrifice)
"RetoldfromtheKrittivasaRamayana"(Wiki:Hanuman,Versionsof
254.HanumantotheRescue
Ramayana)
"aFolktalefromMadhyaPradesh"(+TheSoundofMusic,from
255.MysteryoftheMissingGifts
Karnataka)
256.SakhiSarwar
"aFolktalefromPunjab"(Wiki)
"andotherstoriesfromJatakas"(TheGreedyFishermanTheGreedy
257.TheQueen'sNecklace
Hawker)
258.TheSecretoftheTalking
"afolktalefromKarnataka"(retoldfromnarrationofDr.
Bird
ChandrashekarKambar[Wiki])
"andAGameofChess"(astoldbyJohnDorairajinacollectionof
259.TheMiraculousConch
folktales)
260.SriRamakrishna
(18361886Wiki)
"ataleofhumourfromSouthIndia"(adaptedfrombookinTamilby
261.TheFool'sDisciples
Fr.C.J.Beschi[Wiki])
262.RashBehariBose
"storyofarevolutionary"(18861945Wiki)
"basedontheTelugufolktale,BalaNagamma"(AndhraPradesh
263.ThePrince&theMagician
Mother:BalaNagammaPrince:Balaraju)
264.TheHiddenTreasure
"aJatakatale"(JanakabecomesKingofMithila[Wiki])
"ahistoricaltalefromthesouth"(17thc.also:EchchamaNayak,
265.EchchamatheBrave
Yachama,q.v.underRamaDevaRaya)
266.Mandukathelucky
astrologer
267.ThePandit&theMilkmaid
268.TalesofShivaji
269.JatakaTales
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"atalefromtheKathasaritsagaraplusTheHiddenMeaning"(inspired
byManduka)
"andothertalestoldbyRamakrishna"
"HiratheMilkmaidTheRaniofBelavadiTheGift"
"TheMouseMerchantalsoTheInvaluableTreasure"
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270.TheTigerEater
271.LalBahadurShastri

"andTheBearComestoDinnertwofolktalesfromPunjab"
(19041966Wiki)
"adaptedfromBharatendu'sfamousHindiplay"(Wiki:Bharatendu
272.AndherNagari
Harishchandra,18501885)
"mostlyfromtheBhagavata(Purana)andtheMahabharata"(Wiki:
273.TheChurningoftheOcean
OceanofMilk/Samudramanthan)
274.Kesari,theflyingthief
"andotherJaintales"(also:VasudevaJinadatta)
275.SubramaniaBharati
"thestoryofthepoetpatriotofTamilNadu"(18821921,Wiki)
276.AnimalTalesfrom
ThePigandtheDogTheOwlandtheTigerWhyCrabshaveFlat
ArunachalPradesh
Bodies+5more
277.JatakaTales
"TalesofMisers":Ilisa,theGildmasterKesiya
278.Bimbisara
"theemperoroftheMagadha"(Wiki)
TheValueofFriendsGreeddoesnotPayTheLoyalGeneralPractise
279.JatakaTales:BirdStories
whatyouPreach+1
"thegenerousTamilkingoftheSangamage"(1stc.CE[Wiki:
280.Kumanan
Sangam]praisedinPurananuuru[Wiki])
"retoldfromtheAitareyaBrahmana"(WikiShunahshepaattainsdivine
281.Shunahshepa
powers)
"retoldfromaKannadaclassic"(BhootayyanaMagaAyyubyG.R.
282.TheTamingofGulla
Iyengarmadeintoafilm:Wiki)
283.JagannathaofPuri
(InOrissaWiki)
284.AlbertEinstein
"thescientistwhobelongedtomankind"(Wiki)
285.Joymati
"atalefromAssam"(Wiki)
286.ThanedarHasanAskari
"theextraordinarypoliceofficerofUttarPradesh"(in1930s)
"AnimaltalesfromRajasthan"(+TheQuickWittedFrogADeer
287.ThePiousCat&othertales
Story)
Two"talesfromMadhyaPradesh"("Bikal"meanssomethingtobe
288.BikaltheTerrible
feared)
andTheTigerTamers
(twoyoungboystameatiger)
289.TheElusiveKaka(village "retoldfromaKannadaclassic"(fromtheplayKakanaKoteby
chief)
Srinivasa[Wiki])
290.RamanaMaharshi
(18791950,TamilNaduWiki)
"ATibetantale"(Buddhiststory:Goshthilihelpstheyoungestson
291.TheProphecy
becomekingofVaranasi)
292.ChokhaMela
"PoetsaintofMaharashtra"(Wiki)
"Glimpsesof1857"(RanaBeniMadhoofBaiswarafightsBritish
293.BeniMadho
Wiki:1857)
(andPirAli)
(AtailorfromPatnahangedbyBritish)
"ahistoricalromancefromBengal"('DaughteroftheFortLord'from
294.DurgeshNandini
the1stnovelofBankim)
295.GuruArjan
(15631606fifthSikhguru,firstmartyredsaint[Wiki])
296.MahamatiPrannath
"thefounderofthePranamisect"(Wiki:underPanna)
"ATibetantale"(BuddhistSanskritstoryofPapankaraand
297.TheLostPrince
Kshemankara,retranslatedfromTibetan)
298.DamajiPant
andNarhari
299.TheSilentTeacher
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15thc.devoteeofVithala/Vitthala(Wiki:Vithoba)
14thc.devoteeofVithala
"aBuddhisttale"(AbjarenouncesthethroneplusBuddhisminTibet)
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300.Delhi
301.Tripura
302.Dhola&Maru
303.SenapatiBapat
304.DoctorKotnisinChina
305.RavanaHumbled
306.TheStoryofaScientist
307.TheBridegroom'sRing
308.Andhaka
309.VeerSavarkarinthe
Andamans
310.TheTrueConqueror
311.KunwarSingh
312.TalesofBalarama
313.Shantala
314.TheAcrobat
315.TheGoldenSand
(andTheMother)
316.TheParijataTree
317.AnnapatiSuyya
318.TheCowherdofAlawi
319.AshwinstotheRescue
320.Chandrapeeda
321.TheGreenDemon
322.Shrenik
"andTheHiddenTruth"
323.SamudraGupta
324.Nahusha
325.JagadisChandraBose
326.TalesofAvvaiyaar
327.Tapati
328.Rajbala(andAjitSingh)
andBirSinghand
Sunderbai
329.VedaVyasa
330.VidyutChora
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AmarChitraKathaTitleList

"thehistoriccityof...."(Wiki)
"ThePuranicstoryofthecreationanddestructionofthreesatellite
cities"(Wiki)
"RetoldfromaRajathaniBallad"(seeunderMehrangarhFort)
(18801967Wiki)
(19101942Wiki)
"ThreetalesabouttheLordofLanka"(AttheFeetofShivaThe
MahishmatiEpisodeTaipiece)
"YellapragadaSubbarow"(18951948Wiki)
"TwoPaharitales"("fromGarhwalinUttarPradeshotherisThe
Kayastha&hisGuest)
"thedemonsonofShiva"(Wiki)
(18831966Wiki)
"andotherBuddhistTales"(TheBowlofRiceDuggata'sGuest)
"Glimpsesof1857"(Wiki:KunwarSingh,1857)
(Krishna'selderbrotherWiki)
"thequeenwholivedanddiedforaprinciple"(wifeofVishnu
Vardhana[Wiki],11081152)
"andotherBuddhistTales"(+TheHarvestTheGoldenMaiden
BuddhaandKrishaGuatami)
"atalefromNepal"(SakhwalthesandmerchantbecomesShankhdhar)
(motherofDravyashahandNarharishahplusTheKingdomofNepal)
"andothertalesofKrishna"(+LakshmanaTulabhara)
"RetoldfromKalhana'sRajatarangini"(Wiki)
"andotherBuddhisttales"(+ThePathofModerationTheWitness)
"adaptedfromtheRigveda"(NewSeriestitle:AshwiniKumarWiki:
Ashvins,RigVeda)
"andothertalesofKashmir"(+RajaJayapeedaRajaYashaskaraDeva
andthePurohitfromRajatarangini)
"and(4)otherSufitales"(ThePerfectionist,etc.alsoSufiSaintsof
India)
("Jainatales"#1:fromHarishena'sBhrihatKathaKosha,10thc.)
(fromRajashekara'sVinodakathasangraha,14thc.)
(4thcenturyCEWiki)
"anancestorofthePandavas"(Wiki)
(18581937Wiki)
"apoetsaintofTamilNadu"(AvvaiandPaariTheSoleConsideration
AvvaitotheRescue+1Wiki)
"ThedaughteroftheSunGod,twotalesfromtheMahabharata"
(Samvarana/TapatiRuru/Pramadvara)
"twotalesfromoldSind"(nowinPakistanRajbaladressesasamale
warrior)
(Sunderbaialsodressesasamalewarrior)
"Mahabharata1"(VedaVyasaisreputedauthorshort:#20Wiki:
Mahabharata,Vyasa)
"aJaintale"(fromShivakotyacharya'sVaddaradhane[Wiki])
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331.Bheeshma'sVow
332.BirbaltheGenius
333.TheAdventoftheKuru
Princes
334.MangalPande
335.ThePandavasat
Hastinapura
336.TheFearlessBoy
337.EnterDrona
338.TheLegendofLalitaditya
339.EnterKarna
340.TheMakingofa
Swordsman
341.TheConspiracy
342.TheBattleofWits
343.TheEscape
344.DeshbandhuChittaranjan
Das
345.BirthofGhatotkacha
346.LegendofMaarthaanda
Varma
347.ThePandavasatEkachakra
348.MarchtoFreedom1
349.EnterDraupadi
350.GuruRavidas
351.Draupadi'sSwayamvara

AmarChitraKathaTitleList

"Mahabharata2"
5storiesoneof8ACKBirbalissues
"Mahabharata3"(Wiki:Kauravas)
"Glimpsesof1857"(Wiki:MangalPande,1857)
"Mahabharata4"(Wiki:Kunti,Hastinapura)
"andotherBuddhisttales"(TheTwoDisciplesTheGreatArchitect)
"Mahabharata5"
"retoldfromKalhana'sRajatarangini"(Wiki:LalitadityaMuktapidaof
Kashmir)
"Mahabharata6"
"ZentalesfromJapan"(+GiftversusTheftTheTheftoftheCotton
Rolls+6)
"Mahabharata7"
"aJatakatale"(KingVaidehaadoptsAushadhaKumar)
"Mahabharata8"
(18701924Wiki)

"Mahabharata9"
"ahistoricalromancefromKerala"(froman1890novelbyC.V.
RamanPillai[Wiki])
"Mahabharata10"
"BirthoftheIndianNationalCongress"(Wiki)
"Mahabharata11"
(14501540nearVaranasiWiki)
"Mahabharata12"
"RetoldfromthefamousTamilclassicPratapaMudaliarCharitram"
352.TheAdventuresofPratapan
(byVedanayakamPillai,18261889)
353.ThePandavasrecalledto
"Mahabharata13"
Hastinapura
354.SeaRoutetoIndia
(concernsVascodaGama[Wiki])
355.Arjuna's12yearExile
"Mahabharata14"
356.MarchtoFreedom2
"ANationAwakes"(eventsinBengalca.19001910)
357.AHallforYudhishthira
"Mahabharata15"
358.JallianwallaBagh
"thebeginningoftheendoftheBritishRaj"(inAmritsar,1919Wiki)
359.ThePandavasconquerthe
"Mahabharata16"
world
"TheSagaofIndianRevolutionaries"(armedstruggles,fromPhadke
360.MarchtoFreedom3
[Wiki]toBose)
361.Yudhishthira'sRajasooya
"Mahabharata17"
Yajna
362.ThePricelessGem
"aJatakatale"(concernsAushadhaKumarWiki)
363.IndraprasthaLost
364.KhudiramBose
365.PandavasintheForest
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"Mahabharata18"
(18891908Wiki)
"Mahabharata19"
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366.PataliPutra

"andothertalesfromtheKathasaritsagara"(TheRightMoment
Punyasena)
367.Arjuna'squestforweapons "Mahabharata20"
"andotherTamiltales"(samesourceas#352KanakanFindsaHome
368.TheNawab'sDream
ABet+4)
369.ArjunainIndraloka
"Mahabharata21"
"thelegendaryheroofTamilnadu"(seeRajaTejSinghunderWiki
370.RajaDesing
GingeeFort)
371.TheReunion
"Mahabharata22"
372.Panchatantra(#39)
"TheGreedyMotherinlaw&othertales"
373.DuryodhanaHumbled
"Mahabharata23"(Wiki:Duryodhana)
374.Hamsavali
"basedonastoryfromtheKathasaritsagara"
375.TheTwelfthYear
"Mahabharata24"
376.Lila&Chanesar
"alegendfromSindimmortalisedbyShahAbdulLatif"(Wiki)
377.ThePandavasatVirata's
"Mahabharata25"
Palace
378.Shringabhuja
"BasedonastoryfromtheKathasaritsagara"(TheGoldenArrow)
379.PanicintheKauravaCamp "Mahabharata26"
"atalefromVetalaPanchavimshati"(WikiaprinceofVaranasiwoos
380.Padmavati
PrincessPadmavatiofKarnataka)
381.Sanjaya'sMission
"Mahabharata27"
"whorevolutionisedIndianindustry"(18941983Wiki:Ghanshyam
382.G.D.Birla
DasBirla)
383.DuryodhanaRefusesto
"Mahabharata28"
Yield
384.Megasthenes
"theGreekambassadortoIndia"(Wiki)
385.Krishna'sPeaceMission
"Mahabharata29"
"theChinesetravellerwhovisitedIndiaduringtheGuptaperiod"
386.FaHien
(Wiki:FaXian)
387.TheWarBegins
"Mahabharata30"
"BasedonastoryfromtheKathasaritsagara":StoryofSundarasenaand
388.Sundarasena
Mandaravati
389.BheeshmainCommand
"Mahabharata31"
"theChinesepilgrimwhotouredIndiaduringEmperorHarsha'stime"
390.HiuenTsang
(SeeTripitakaWiki:XuanZang)
391.TheFallofBheeshma
"Mahabharata32"
Shvetaketu,RaikvatheCartman,WhentheDevaswereHumbledThe
392.TalesfromtheUpanishads
BoldBeggar
393.Drona'sVow
"Mahabharata33"
394.PulakeshiII
"thekingwhodefeatedemperorHarsha"(Wiki)
395.TheSlayingofAbhimanyu "Mahabharata34"
396.TheGloryofthe
(8th10thc.Wikiinthenewseries(q.v.)themaintitleisElloraCaves
Rashtrakootas
(Wiki)
397.ArjunaFulfilshisVow
"Mahabharata35"
398.ChennammaofKeladi
399.TheBattleatMidnight
400.TheDeadlyFeast
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"ShebravedthewrathofAurangzebtoprotectRajaram"(Wiki)
"Mahabharata36"
"aJatakatale"
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401.Ajatashatru
402.KarnainCommand
403.NarayanaGuru
404.TheKurusRouted
405.PrinceJivaka
406.AftertheWar
407.Kohinoor
408.Yudhishthira'sCoronation
409.TheAshwamedhaYajna
410.Kanwal&Kehar
411.TheCelestialReunion
412.Roopmati
413.Krishna,theDarlingof
Gokul
414.MahatmaGandhi(Wiki)
415.Krishna,theSubduerof
Kalia
416.MahatmaGandhi
417.Krishna,theUpholderof
Govardhana
418.TheFrenchRevolution
419.Krishna:Victoryover
Kamsa
420.InimitableBirbal
421.Krishna,LordofDwaraka
(Missing)
422.LouisPasteur
423.Krishna,theEnchanter
(Missing)
424.TheCleverDancer
(Missing)
425.Krishna,theVictorious
426.JatakaTales:TrueFriends
(Missing)
427.Krishna,Allyofthe
Pandavas(Missing)
428.NapoleonBonaparte
429.Krishna,theSaviour
(Missing)

AmarChitraKathaTitleList

(WikisonofKingBimbisaraduringtimeoftheBuddha)
"Mahabharata37"
(18561928KeralaWiki)
"Mahabharata38"
"Theheroictaleof..."(Wiki:CivakaCintamani)
"Mahabharata39"
(AnIndiandiamondnowinEnglandWiki)
"Mahabharata40"
"Mahabharata41"
"alegendfromRajasthan"
"Mahabharata42"
(RaniRupmati,16thc.singerandbinplayerinMalwa[nowinMadhya
Pradesh]Wiki)
BhagawatPurana1(Wiki:BhagawatPurana)
"Theearlydays"(seecommentunderMarchtoFreedomseries)
BhagawatPurana2
"Thefatherofthenation"(seecommentunderMarchtoFreedom
series)
BhagawatPurana3
(WikipublishedOctober1,1989)
BhagawatPurana4
10storiesoneof8ACKBirbalissues
BhagawatPurana5(IhaveitinBhagawat,TheKrishnaAvatar,2000)
(Frenchbiologist18221895[Wiki])
BhagawatPurana6(IhaveitinBhagawat,TheKrishnaAvatar,2000)
"AStoryfromtheKathaSaritsagara"(MuladevaandtheBhahman's
Daughter[Transl.Ihave#806])
BhagawatPurana7
(TrueFriendsKanni,theUnluckyAMonkinNeedisaFriendIndeed
[Ihave#614])
BhagawatPurana8(IhaveitinBhagawat,TheKrishnaAvatar,2000)
17691821(covermissingWiki)
BhagawatPurana9(IhaveitinBhagawat,TheKrishnaAvatar,2000)

"TheRoutetoyourroots"(IhaveitintheIndusValleyAdventure,
whichincludes#432)
431.JatakaTales(Missing)
"StoriesofCourage"(TheBravePigTheDeer'sDiscipleTheGolden
CrabTheFaithfulSamukha[Ihave#615])
432.TheIndusValleyAdventure "TheRoutetotheRoots"(continuesonfrom#430:twokidstaketime
machinebacktotheIndusValleyWiki)
430.AnExcitingFind(Missing)

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433.TheQuickWittedBirbal
(Missing)
434.TheChosenBridegroom
(Missing)

AmarChitraKathaTitleList

8storiesoneof8ACKBirbalissuesnewseries#602(withdrawn24I
have.pdf)
"StoriesfromtheKathasaritasagara"(Ratnavatimarriesathief
[Googlebooks])
also:"TheGodsasWitnesses"(Upakosharetainsherhonor[Google
books])furtherIhave.pdf

435.PierreandMarieCurie
(Wiki:PierreandMarieIhave#778)
(Missing)
436.JawaharlalNehru(Missing) (Wikimycopy,newseries#700,hasonbackthesubtitle"TheEarly
(Endofoldseriessee
Days")
footnote)

SpecialIssues:oldseries
1.DashaAvatar
(1978newseries10002)

"The10IncarnationsofVishnu"(WikiVishnu,Avatars:Matsya,
Kurma,Varaha,Narasimha,Vamana,Parashurama,Rama,Krishna,
Buddha,Kalki[future]
elsewhereitalsosometimesincludesHayagriva,Balarama.)
2.Valmiki'sRamayana(Missing) CompareRamCharitManas,anotherversionoftheRamayana(Wiki)
(1978newseries10001)
mycopyisinthenewseries
3.JesusChrist
PrefacebyCardinalLawrenceT.Picachy,S.J.
(1980newseries10003)

Mahabharata(Missing)
Asetof3volumesreprintingtheoriginal42issues
(1989nooldornewseries Ihavethisfromtheoriginalissues:oddnumbersabovefrom#329to
number)
411

Specialissues:newseries
Notnumbered

BhagawatTheKrishna
Onevolumereprinting9issues,retoldfromBhagawatPurana(Wiki)
Avatar
seeoddnumbersabovefrom#413to429
(2000)
WikibyTulsidasalsocalled"Tulsidas'Ramayana"compare
RamCharitManas
Valmiki'sRamayana
(2007)
160pp.,combiningfivenewvolumes
MahatmaGandhi
"FatheroftheNation"mycopyconsistsof#414and#416(for
(2009)
uncertaintyregardingthistitleseecommentontheMarchtoFreedom
Series,specificallyTheTrystwithDestiny).
DhyanChand
"TheWizardofHockey"(issued29August2013Wiki)
(2014)
AmarChitraKathahasalsoissuednumerousotherspecialissuescombiningnewand/oroldseriesissues.
Thefollowingismentionedinparticularnotjustbecauseithasfivetitlesnotreissuedseparatelyinthe
newseries,butbecauseitincludesTheChosenBridegroom,whichIwasnotabletogetfromtheold
series.
Storiesfromthe
Kathasaritasagara
(Wiki"5in1"#1035)

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Includes:TheChosenBridegroom,Hamsavali,Shridatta,Shringabhuja
and"Pataliputra"(i.e.,PataliPutra)doesnothaveACK#s266
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Newseriesadditions(plusRamCharitManasanewseriesspecialedition)
From1998to2005ACKaddedthefollowingfivetitlesnotintheoriginalseries(seealsothefurther
commentsregardingthethreemissingtitlesintheMarchtoFreedomseries).Ihaveallbutthefirst,#679.
679.SwamiPranavananda(1998) (NevermadeavailabletothegeneralpublicWiki)
732.SwamiChinmayananda
"Modernlifemeetsancientwisdom"(Wiki)
(2001)
735.JRDTata(2004)
"TheQuietConqueror"(Wiki)
736.KalpanaChawla(2005)
Nosubtitle:Indianastronaut(Wiki)
737.JamsetjiTata(2005)
"TheManWhoSawTomorrow"(Wiki)
ACK(search)begantoaddmorenewtitlesinAugust2010.AsofMarch2014theseapparentlywereas
follows(furthercomment):
800.MotherTeresa
825.SurjyaSen
826.HeroesofHampi
827.TalesofIndra
828.Tirupati
829.VaishnoDevi
830.GaneshaandtheMoon

831.TenzingNorgay
832.StoriesofCreation
833.Konark
834.AnantPai
835.SalimAli
836.Thanjavur
837.TheBlueUmbrella
838.JimCorbett
839.Kubera
840.Saraswati
841.M.S.Subbulakshmi
842.SrinivasaRamanujam
843.TheUnhappyTiger
844.Amba
845.VergheseKurien
846.TwoOxen

"Littleactsoflove"(Wiki)
"TheChittagongUprising"(1930Wiki:SuryaSen)
"TheMythologyofKishkinda"(Vidyaranya[Wiki]praisesHampi
[Wiki]toHakkaandBukka)
"LordofThunder"(Wiki)"andtheflyingmountains""andthemany
Indras""andSarama"
"LordofTirumala"(WikiVishnu/LakshmiandShrinivasa/Padmavati
[Wiki])
"GoddessoftheHills"(Wiki)
"Andotherstories"(1.Ganeshaandthemoon[Wiki]2.Ganesh,
RavanaandAtmalinga[seeMurudeshwaraWiki]3.Ganeshaangerat
injusticeandfoolishness.)
"Thetopoftheworld"(19141986sherpa:Wiki)
"FromtheBrahmaPurana"(Wiki)
(Wiki:KonarkSunTemple,Orissa)
"MasterStoryteller"(CreatorofthisIndianclassiccomicseries1929
2011Wiki)
"ThebirdmanofIndia"wroteTheBookofIndianBirds,etc.(1896
1987Wiki)
"CityofBrihadeeswara"(storiessurroundingthisancienttownandits
monumentsWiki)
"StoriesbyRuskinBond"(WikialsoTheAngryRiver)
"FriendoftheWild"(Wiki)
"TheLordofWealth"(Wiki)
"StoriesoftheGoddessofWisdom"(Wiki)
"QueenofCarnaticMusic"(Wiki)
"ManofMathematics"(Wiki)
"StoriesfromtheHitopadesha"(compare#91&#185)
"ASagaofRevenge"(Wiki)
"TheManwiththe'BillionLitre'Idea"(Wiki)
"StoriesbyMunshiPremchand"("BuddhiKaki"[TheOldAunt]&"Do
Bail"Wiki)

Overallsummary
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Insum,asofMarch2014ACKhadpublished452differentsingletitlesplusfivespecialissueswithnew
material.Thesingletitlesincludedthe424oldseries+28newseriestitles,i.e.,alloftheoldseries
numbers(#11to#434)plusonlythenewissueswithinthenewseries(#501#814).Asfortheirspecial
issues,althoughthesehavebeenquitenumerous,onlyfivehavehadnewmaterial.
ThisdoesnotincludesomeothertitlesalsopublishedbyIndiaBookHouse,suchasthe10Europeanfairy
tales,the20ChaturangKathatitles,andonepublishedunderthelabelAmarCharitraKatha.
Returntotop

Footnotes(Shorthandreferencesareexplainedonaseparatepage)
1.AmarChitraKatha(Sanskrit:"ImmortalPictorialClassics""ImmortalIllustratedTales","Immortal
PictureStories")
Thisseriesofillustratedstories("comics")wasstartedin1967byAnantPai("UnclePai",19292011
Wiki).WorkingatIndiaBookHouseinBombayhehadobservedthattheeducationsystematthattime
seemedmostlygearedtoteachingchildrenaboutWesternhistoryandculture.
TheAmarChitraKathacomicswereoriginallypublishedbyH.G.MarchandaniforIndiaBookHouse
(IBH),29WodehouseRoad,Bombay400039.From1969to1991thecompanywasveryactivein
bringingoutnewissues,butafterthistheymostlyreprintedearlierissuesonbetterpaper.Asof2008
perhapsthiswillchange.AccordingtotheAmarChitraKathaWikipediaentry(December2008),
"In2007,theimprintandallitstitleswereacquiredbyanewventurecalledACKMedia.On
September17,2008,anewwebsitebyACKmediawaslaunchedcalled
www.amarchitrakatha.com."
ACKMedia(FAQ)
InformationontheACKMediawebsiteandelsewheresuggestedthatasof2008thecompanywas
planningonissuingnewtitlesandthatthesewouldinclude,forthefirsttime,livingpeople.Thefirstof
theirnewtitlescameoutin2010.
ForfurtherinformationonAmarChitraKathasee:
KarlineMcLain,India'sImmortalComicBooks:Gods,Kings,andOtherHeroes,2009
FrancesPritchett,TheWorldofAmarChitraKatha:Chapter4ofLawrenceA.Babb,Mediaandthe
TransformationofReligioninSouthAsia,1995
PramodK.Nayar,ReadingCultureTheory,Praxis,Politics,2006
AmarChitraKathacelebratesnewDrandoldUncle
Blogspot:HistoryandMythology
Facebook:AmarChitraKatha
Someofthebookslistedaboveareonlineorpartiallyonline:searchwithinthemfor"AmarChitraKatha".
Topurchasecopiesofthelatestissuesyoumayneedtoorderthemonline.Unfortunately,ACK'sown
sites,e.g.,theIndiaBookDistributorswebsite,seemtobesingularlyunreliable.
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2.Firstintheseries:Krishna
Thiscoverisfrommyowncopy,aSeptember1983reprintofIssue11.Althoughoriginallypublishedin
1969thestorywasapparentlyrevisedaround1980.SeeMcLain,p.29.
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3.TraveltoIndia
Thefirstvisit,in19812,includedaverymemorablefiveweeksatthemusicfestivalsinChennai,then
calledMadras.
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4.AmarChitraKathaversionsofhistory
ACKcomicbooksbecamesopopularthattheirversionsarewidelyconsideredaccurateandcanonical.
However,formanyofthemostpopularancienttalestherearenumerousregionalversions.Andmany
moderncriticshavepointedoutwhattheyseeascertainbiasesintheretellings.See,e.g.,McLain,p.81ff.
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5.TheFirst10issuesofAmarChitraKatha
10EuropeanFairyTales
TheACKannouncementatrightadvertisestranslationsof10Westerntalesinto8
Indianlanguages(thankstoPrabhatKumarSingh,whohasfurtherACKmaterials
onablogcalledHistoryandMythology[formerlyACKnowledge],butforthis
creditedAjayMisra).Theannouncementdoesnotnumberordatethem,noris
Englishmentioned,buttherearelateradsforEnglishversionscalled"Golden
FairyTales".Theywereoriginallypublishedbetween1967and1969andthus,
althoughapparentlyatthetimeavailableonlyinHindi,mightbeconsideredas
originalseriesvolumes1to10.IhaveneverseenthesesoIcannotconfirm
whethertheyhadnumbersonthemIhave,though,seenlistswheretheyare
numberedasfollows(notethatthisisasomewhatdifferentorderfromtheway
theyappearintheimageatright):
01.Jack&TheBeanStalk
02.Cinderella
03.LittleRedRidingHood
04.Aladdin&HisLamp
05.TheMagicFountain
06.TheThreeLittlePigs
07.TheSleepingBeauty
08.TheWizardofOz
09.Pinochhio
10.SnowWhite&SevenDwarfs
AjaysubsequentlypostedcoversfortheseinDec2009andFeb2010.
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6.LanguageandnatureofAmarChitraKathacomics
ThesecomicswerealloriginallywritteninEnglishandthishasalwaysbeentheprimarylanguage,but
some(Idonotknowhowmany)ofthemwerealsopublishedinmajorIndianlanguages:Hindi,Marathi,
Gujarati,Bengali,Tamil,Telugu,MalayalamandKannada.Astoldhereallthesestoriesarebasically
children'sversions.Ascanbeseenfromthelinkshere,Wikipedianowprovidesalotofinformationon
mostofthesesubjects.Hopefullythisinformationwillcontinuetoexpandandimprove,makingiteasier
tolearnthewide,deepandvariedmanifestationsofallthesestoriesastoldovertimeandindifferent
Indiancommunities.
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7.Publicationdatesoftheoriginalseries
Somenewseriesreissuesstatethat,"Sincetheywereintroducedin1967,therearenowover400Amar
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ChitraKathatitlestochosefrom"(seedetails).Morespecificinformationcanbefoundintheonlinelist
byPrabhatSingh,whichincludestheyearofpublicationforanumberofissues.Theinformationonearly
issuesinthefollowinglistismostlytakenfromafilePrabhatpersonallysentme.(Seeaboveregardingthe
FairyTalespublishedduring196769.)
1969:#11
1970:#12to#15
1971:#16to#25
1972:#26to#36
1973:#37to#48
1974:#49to#72
1975:#73to#96
1976:#97to#119
1977:#120to#150
1978:#151to#181
1979:#182to#204
1980:#205to#228
1981:#229to#256
1982:#257to#276
1983:#277to#300
1984:#301to#324
1985:#325to#347
1986:#348to#371
1987:#372to#395
1988:#396to#408
1989:#409to#420
1990:#421to#432
1991:#433to#436(seebelow)
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8.Endoftheoldseries
In1991ACKsalesweredwindlingandtheoldseriesendedthatyearwith#436,JawaharlalNehru.The
sameyearACKbegantheirnewseriesbyrepublishingoldissuesonbetterqualitypaper.Thefirstoriginal
titlesinthenewseriesdonotappearuntilalmost10yearslater,andasyetnoneofthenewissueshas
retoldastoryfromIndia'spast.Allthisleavesopenthequestionastowhysalesweredwindling.Themost
popularissuesapparentlyconcernedIndianheroesandheroinesfromIndia'spastbut,after#412
Roopmati,onlyoneissueintheoriginalseriesbroughtupanewstoryfrompremodernIndia,#424The
CleverDancer.Certainlythereareothersuchpersonagesavailableinsomecasesperhapsfindingreliable
enoughinformationaboutthemtoallowtheirtalestobetoldappropriatelyistoocostly,inothercasesthe
editorshaveapparentlynotconsideredthosesubjectsappropriate.Thecompanyitselfhassuggestedthat
themainreasonforthedropinsaleswascompetitionfromotherpopularmedia,televisioninparticular.
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9.Specialeditions
Seelistingabove.
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10.Seepublicationdates:myowncopiesaredated1981andlater,thusmyearlier(lowernumbered)ones
areoriginalseriesreprints,whilemylater(highernumberedones)maybenewseriesfirsteditions.
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11.BumperIssues(seeannouncement)
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MycollectiondoesnotnowincludeanyofthesebumperissuesIoncehadafew,butgavethemaway
whenIhadtheindividualissuesofwhichtheywerecomprised.Announcementslisting35bumperissues,
suchastheattached,werecommoninreprintsfrommid1980sonesfromtheearly1980shavefewer.The
newseriesalsogroupsindividualissues.Someseemtobereprintsoftheearlierbumperissuesothersare
"SpecialCollections"thatapparentlyarenotboundtogether.
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12.DeluxeBoundVolumes
ThisquotecomesfrommyMarch1981reprintofNo.208.Notethat"11to210"isactually200issues,
andthereisnoexplanationofhowtheymade21volumesof10issueseachfromthis.Theadvertisement
showsthecoverofVolume14thisvolumepresumablyincludednumbers141150,asatthebottomofthe
covertherearepicturesofthecoversofissues148,147,149,146and145(lefttoright).
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13.ChaturangKatha(CK)
Chaturang(orChaturanga),literally"fourcolors"or"fouraspects",isbestknownastheIndianancestorof
chessbutisalsousedinmanyothercontexts.TheIBHChaturangKathaseries,whichconsistsmostlyif
notalloflovestories,wasapparentlypublishedbetween1976and1980andhadatleast18titles,the
lowestknownissuenumberbeing#501,thehighest#517.SomewerelaterreprintedintheoriginalACK
seriesproper,thoughperhapswiththetitlechanged.Therewereapparently20titlesinall,includingthe16
listedonthisbackcover(thanksagaintoAjayMisramanycanbedownloadedonlinefromhere):
#501Padmavati(1977?) ACK#380Padmavati(OneoftheVetalaStories[Wiki:BaitalPachisi]
CKattrib.LakshmiLal)
ACK#374Hamsavali(FromtheKathasaritsagarascriptandediting:
#502Hamsavali
LakshmiLal)
#503Lila&Chanesar ACK#376Lila&Chanesar(ACKscript:KamalaChandrakant)
ACK#388Sundarasena(fromtheKathasaritsagarascript:LakshmiLal
#507Sundarasena
online)
ACK#378Shringabhuja(fromtheKathasaritsagaraCK:LakshmiLal
#508Shringabhuja
ACK:KamalaChandrakantonline)
#513RaniRupmati
ACK#412Roopmati?(script:JagjitUppal)
#517Muladeva(1980?) ACK#424TheCleverDancer(Editor:LakshmiLalScript:JagjitUppal)
#504Virvar
#505TheStrange
Sacrifice
#506Chemmeen
#509HeerRanjha
#510Nildevi
#511SassiPunno
#512Lavanyavati
#514Chandraprabha
#515Rupinika
#516Mastani
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notinACK(AVetalaStoryconnectedtoKingRupsen?Gokula?)
notinACK("AstoryriddlefromtheVetala"(Wikiattrib.LakshmiLal
compareACK#83)
notinACKWiki:1956MalayalamnovelbyT.S.Pillai
notinACKoneofthefourpopulartragicromancesofthePunjab
(Wiki/film/etc.)attrib.LakshmiLalonline
notinACK"romanceandchivalryofRajputhistory"NilDevi?See
detailsattrib.LakshmiLal
notinACKoneofthefourpopulartragicromancesofthePunjab(Wiki)
notinACK(alsoGunakar,bothfromVetalaPanchavimshationline
comparelater)
notinACKaVetalastorycharacterinDeoLangkhui?(Wiki)probably
not8thJainTirthankar(Wiki)
notinACKastoryintheKathasaritsagara(furtherinfo)
notinACKWiki:Muslimwife/mistressofBajiRaoI
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#518MirzaSahibanh
#519Kandarpa
#520Chauladevi

notinACKoneofthefourpopulartragicromancesofthePunjab(Wiki)
notinACKfromtheKathasaritsagara(KesataandKandarpa,whowed
RupavatiandSumanas)
notinACKChaulaDeviwasdancerattheSomnathtemple(14th
century)

NotethatmostoftheCKscriptsidentifiedsofarseemtohavebeeneitherwrittenoreditedbyLakshmi
Lal(searchinternetforotherpublications:example).AsfarasIcantelltheearliestACKscriptattributed
toherwas#126JatakaTales:ElephantStories(1977seetheACKissuedates).Since1976or1977seems
tobetheearliestdategivenatACKaswellasatCKfortitlesattributedtoLakshmiLal,onemightsuspect
thatLakshmiLalwaslargelyresponsiblefortheChaturangKathaseries,thatitsissueswereoriginally
publishedbetween1977and1980,andthensomeofthemwereincorporatedintotheACKseriesin1987
andperhaps1988.
Theaboveinformationcomesfromvariousinternetsearches.Inconsistenciessuchasindatingareasyet
unresolved.Notethat#505hasbeendescribedasastrangetaleinwhichtheheadsoftwopeopleare
interchanged(fromVetalaPanchavimshati?),and#510seemstobebasedonBharatendu'splay"NilDevi"
about"theschemingMuslimchief,thevaliantRajputkingandhisloyalwife,alwayspreparedtofollow
himindeath".
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14.AmarCharitraKatha
AsyetIhaveheardofonlyonetitlewiththislabel:
ParamahansaYogananda,"ASaintforEastandWest"(Wiki)
IndiaBookHousePublishing,1982
Presumablythisissuewasdoneespeciallyforanoutsidesociety:itcomeswiththefollowingstatement:
"ScriptapprovedbytheInternationalPublicationsCouncilofSelfRealizationFellowship/Yogoda
SatsangaScietyofIndia".
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15.Otherlabels
FromtimetotimeIhavecomeacrossotherIndianclassiccomiclabels.Althoughsome,suchas
ChaturangKathaandAmarCharitraKatha,seemtohavehadaconnectiontoAmarChitraKatha,others
apparentlydidnot.OneofthemostinterestingoftheseistheAdarshChitraKathaserieseditedby"D.
Kumar"and"publishedbyGeetaKumarforArgusCentralEnterprises.16,GolfLinks,NewDelhi
110003...."OftheseIhaveonlyone,#7,Ahalya.Between1980and1983therewereapparently46titles
published,asfollows(manycanbedownloadedonlinefromhere):
IssuesofAdarshChitraKatha
1. TheCityofNineGates
2. Rishyasringa
3. BalaramatotheRescue
4. SadhuandLilavati(online)
5. Brahma'sInstructionstoGods,MenandDemonsandotherStories
6. BattleofWits
7. Ahalya,retoldfromtheRamayana
8. BhadraKundalakesha
9. JassaSinghAhluwalla
10. KingPrasenjilaandhisSon
11. TheSonsofBharadwajaandRaibhya
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12. VedaVyasa
13. TalesofHanuman
14. TheFalseHermitandOtherStories
15. SantoshiMata
16. SwamiRamtirtha
17. KatthahariJatak
18. JaisalandToral
19. AFool'sLuck
20. SaiBabaofShirdi
21. Jadabharata
22. VishnuSahasranamaof999Names
23. TheAdventofSriKrishna
24. KingJanaka
25. Aandal(orAndal)
26. Kanyakumari(onlineWiki)
27. TheTwelveJyotirlingas
28. TheDoveandtheHunter
29. TheTalesofGanesha
30. PotofGold(andMattionline)
31. KardammaandDevahuti
32. TalesfromtheShivaPurana
33. Dhruva
34. SundarshantheWarrior
35. RoarLionRoar
36. ThePigeonandtheJackalandotherstories
37. TheSiegeofRanthambor
38. KingPaari
39. PrithviVallabh
40. ThePauperPrince
41. Ambarisha
42. TheMonkeyPrince(AprilMay1983online)
43. SriVenkateswara
44. TheNayanarSaints
45. TheProudPotterandOtherStories
46. SwamiSivananda
Thereare/weremanyothercompaniesmostapparentlydidmodernstoriesand/ortranslationsofforeign
comicssome,suchasChitraBharatiKathamala(Wiki),mixedinsometraditionalIndianstoriesaswell.
Theinformationonissuenamesandnumberscomesfromtheonlinecopies,linkedabove.Idonotknow
howmanyissuestherewereinall.
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16.AmarChitraKathaNewSeries
ThenewseriesbegunbyIBHintheearly1990sconsistsmostlyofreissuesonbetterpaper,renumbered
beginningwith#501(Krishna).However,from#679(1997)to#737(2005)theyalsoaddedfivenewtitles
(listedabove).Thelastissuebeforeits2007acquisitionbyACKMediawas#744(reprinting#292
ChokhaMela).Thismade244newseriesindividualissuesinall(comparetheWikipediatitlelist(updated
2011)andseemycommentbelowonIssuesinACKnumbering).Sincethenitsseemsthatmorehave
beenreissued,butapparentlytherewasforalongtimealimitonthisduetothedestructionina1994fire
oftheartworkandnegativesformanyoftheotheroriginalseriesissues(McLain,p.47).
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Mynewseriescollection
IssuesIhavefromthenewseries(comparethecompletelist)areofthreetypes,listedhereinthreeplaces.
MostimportantformycollectionaretheissuesforwhichIdonothavetheoriginalfromtheoldseriesat
presenteightofthesemissingvolumesarenowavailableinthenewseries(the"availables").Nextcome
thenewlywrittenissues(thereseemtobefiveofthesenewseries"additions"Ihavefourofthem).Third
arenewseriesissuesthatduplicateissuesIalreadyhaveintheoldseries("extras").
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17.RamCharitManas(2007)(alsopublishedas"Tulsidas'Ramayana")
ThenewspecialissueRamCharitManas(Wiki)relatesthesamebasicstoriestoldinotherACKtales
fromtheRamayana(seeespeciallyValmiki'sRamayana),butitisbasedontheversionwritten(inaform
ofmodernHindi)byTulsidas(16thc.itissaidtobethefirstpublishedtranslationoftheRamayanafrom
theoriginalSanskrit).Alltheothernewseriesadditionsconcernpeopleofmoderntimes,sothisRam
CharitManaswithitsnewimagesanddialogueseemstohavebeenthefirstnewACKissueonanancient
themesince#434.
RamCharitManascombinesfivenewvolumesof32pageseach,totalling160pages:
1. TheChildhoodDaysofRam
2. RaminExile
3. TheAbductionofSita
4. InSearchofSita
5. Ram,theVictorious
Eachofthefivevolumeshasitsownglossytitlepage,whichcouldserveasacover.However,Ihavenot
heardofthesefiveactuallyhavingbeenreleasedasseparateissues.
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18.Futurereleases:2009update
OneannouncementforfuturereleaseswasinaBusinessStandardpressreleasedatedMarch6,2009it
mentionedsuchnamesasNRNarayanaMurthy,SachinTendulkar,andAPJAbdulKalam.
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19.UpdatingthelistofavailableACKissuesaftertheendof2008
Asmentionedabove,asofthebeginningof2009ACKissueswereoftwotypes:oldseries(#11to#436,
alloutofprint)andnewseries(#501to#744).Althoughthelattershouldhaveamountedto244titles,it
seemsthatonly242weretheninprint:onenewseriesreprintwasdroppped:#602,theQuickWitted
Birbal(q.v.)andonenewseriesnewtitlewasnevermadeavailabletothegeneralpublic:#679,Swami
Pranavananda(q.v.).
InMay2009,whenImovedtoMumbai,IreexaminedmyNewserieslistinganddiscoveredthatthere
werenoweightnewlistings(allreprintsfromtheoriginalseries),bringingthisnumberto250(takinginto
accountthetwothatweredropped).AsofJuly2010theACKnewserieshadaddedonlyrepublicationsof
oldissues.Specifically,asthelistsbelowshow,beginningwithalistforJanuary2009(244issues),
updatedMay2009andagainperiodicallyafterthis(seelatest),thenumberofreissueswasincreasing,
thoughatleastoneortwohadalsobeenwithdrawn.Inaddition,somefurtheroldissueshadalsobeen
madeavailablethroughvariousACKspecialissues,suchasthe42comprisingtheMahabharataseries,the
9fromBhagawatTheKrishnaAvatar,plusoneortwoothers.
SincemyownpersonalfocusisfindingoriginalseriesissuesIammissing,listingsfromnewseriesissues
publishedsinceMay2009,inparticulartheContinuingupdates,havebeenaddedlargelyattherequestof
andthroughtheassistanceoffriends.
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20.NewtitlesbeginningAugust2010
ACKseemstobenumberingsomeofthesenewtitlestotallyoutofsequence.ThetitlesofwhichIam
awarearelistedunderthenewadditions.Thereasonforskippingnumbersforthesenewissuesisnotyet
clear.
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21.IssuesinACKnumbering
Althoughsincethebeginningof2009ACKhascontinuedtorepublishearlierissues,theyseemtohavea
policyontheirwebsiteofnotincludingissuenumbers(perhapstohidethefactthatthe"complete
collections"theyperiodicallyupdateareoftenmissingsomeissues).Inaddition,theyregularlychangethe
webaddressesoftheirlists,whichinturnseemsometimestobecontradictory.Thus,theunnumbered
alphabeticallistingthattheACKwebsitehadin2008,whenIfirstcreatedthispage,hadbeenchanged
earlyin2009,andthisinturnhaddisappearedby2010.Thenewlistsmainlyreflecttheincreasingnumber
ofreprintedissuesfromthefirstseries.Tosummarize:
InDecember2008thelistoftitlesincludedthefollowingstatement:
Therearetotal439titlesofACK,ofwhich242areinprint.Thiscollectionincludes242ACK
titlesand6specialissuesasmentionedbelow.
ByMay2009thishadbeenchangedto:
Therearetotal439titlesofACK,ofwhich255areinprint.Thiscollectionincludes248ACK
titlesand7specialissues(thatwebpage,nowgone,actuallyincluded250ACKtitlesinstead
of248).
AsofJuly2010thisread439titles,with281oftheminprint.Thealphabeticallistingofthecollection
availableatthattimesaidtherewerethen"269ACKtitlesand11specialissues".Theredoindeedseemto
be269ACKtitlesonthatpage,butcomparethenumbersonthelistoflatestupdates,includingthe
mentionofdroppedissues.
Asfortheconsistentfigureof439titles,itisnotatallclearwherethiscomesfrom.Thepossible
componentswouldseemtobe:
426titlesintheoldseries
7specialissuetitles(onenewoneaddedin2009)
5newtitlesinthenewseries
10Westernfairytales
AsyetIhavenotbeenablemakeanycombinationofthesenumbersaddupto439,theclosestbeing438if
theWesternfairytalesarenotcounted.
Asfortheothernumbersintheabovecalculations,Ihavenotyetworkedoutthefigure"248"."242in
print"wasdiscussedinthepreviousfootnote.Itwouldseemthatthisshouldmeanthatsixmoreofthe
original426havesincebeenreissued,butthelistsdonotgivethemnumbersand,asmentioned,thereare
actually250titlesontheMaylist.
Addingtotheconfusion,manyonlinelistsincludesixtitlesintheACKMarchtoFreedomseries,butin
factnoneofthelatterthreeofthesewaseverpublished.Thefollowingfootnotehasanoutlineofthis
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22.MarchtoFreedomSeries
Theleftcolumnbelowhastheinformationonecanfindfromsomeonlinesourcesaboutthisseries,butit
isincorrectfor#s4,5and6,.Thesourceforthisincorrectinformationseemstobenoticesinsuchplaces
asonthebackcoverofissue#357(May15,1986)aswellasonreprintsofissues#235(April1986)and
#264(March1986).Theseallannounced,"AmarChitraKathaPresentstheEpicofNewIndia:TheMarch
toFreedomin6Volumes".Theylistedthemasintherightcolumnbelow,butaddedthatallbutthefirst
werestill"UnderPreparation"(notepublicationdates).
(MarchtoFreedom1,#3481Jan1986)
(MarchtoFreedom2,#3561May1986)
(MarchtoFreedom3,#3601Jul1986)
(MarchtoFreedom4"#364"onsomelists,but
seeabove)
(MarchtoFreedom5"#368"onsomelists,but
seeabove)
(MarchtoFreedom6"#372"onsomelists,but
seeabove)

BirthoftheIndianNationalCongress
ANationAwakes
TheSagaofIndianRevolutionaries
TheCallforSwaraj(#414?Seenextparagraph)
TheSaltSatyagraha(#416?Seenextparagraph)
TheTrystwithDestiny

Thelatterthreeissuesareallincludedonmanyonlinelists,butinfactbeforepublicationsome
controversiesaboutdetailsaroseandintheendtheywereneverpublished,atleastassuch.Accordingto
KarlineMcClain(personalcorrespondence),
"theplannedissuesontheCallforSwarajandtheSaltSatyagrahatookalongtimetoprepare,and
wereeventuallyprintedin1989intheformoftwocomicsaboutGandhi:
MahatmaGandhiI:TheEarlyDays(#4141Jun1989)
MahatmaGandhiII:FatheroftheNation(#4161Aug1989)
TherewasindeedsomecontroversyoverissuesregardingGandhi'sroleinthefreedomstruggle,
whichIdiscussinchapter6ofmybook."
Perhapsbecause#2and#3wereIssues356and360respectively,somepeoplemadetheerroneous
assumptionthat4,5and6werepublishedas364,368and372.Notealso:
TheStoryoftheFreedomStruggle(BumperIssueNo.10August1997)
Thisissue,whichhas71pages,isacompilationselectedandrearrangedfromissuesACK348,356,360,
414and416.
MeanwhileACKnewseriesincludesa"specialissue"called"MahatmaGandhi,FatheroftheNation"it
consistsofoldseriesissues414and416(whichitselfhadthesametitle).
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23.WikipediaandotherAmarChitraKathatitlelists
InDecember2011IwasverygladtohearfromSumantSankaranthathehasupdatedandexpandedthe
oldWikipediatitlelistformanyyearsitwasverymuchoutofdate,withmistakesandevensome
apparentbogusreferences.OtherlistshaveseemedtofollowWikipedia,soperhapstheytoowillnowbe
updated.ACK'sownwebsiteincludesmanyofthesetitles,butforsomeunstatedreasontheydonotseem
towanttomentionissuenumbers,eitherfortheoriginalornewseries.
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Anotherprobleminkeepinguptodateonthelatestissuesisthatstoresthatsellthemrarelyhaveany
knowledgeofwhicharethelatestissues,andtheyareusuallydisplayedinanodiscerniblyorganized
manner.BeforeleavingIndiain2011theonlywayIwasabletogetthelatestissueswasbygoingtotheir
distributioncenternearDhobiGautinMumbai.(Mailorderdetails.)
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24.BirbalissuesinAmarChitraKatha
Birbal(15281586Wiki),aHinduadvisorinthecourtoftheMughalemperorAkbar,hasthelargest
numberofACKissueswithhisnameinthetitleallarecollectionsofanecdotestoldabouthim:eight.
Theseeight(withthetitlesofthestoriestheyinclude)are:
1. #87/#599BirbaltheJust,"ThelegendsaboutthebrilliantwitatAkbar'scourt"
1.TheThief'sStick2.TheOilmanandtheButcher3.TheReliableWitness4.TheMasterandHis
Slave5.Birbal'sKhichdi6.TheWickedKazi7.TheMangoTree
2. #131/#545BirbaltheWise,
1.TheWickedBarber2.BegumReconciled3.TheDearestObject4.Birbal'sVisittoBurma
3. #152/#557BirbaltheWitty
1.TheTenGreatestFools2.TheCrowsofAgra3.BirbalandtheShahofPersia4.TheSeal5.
AkbartheGreat
4. #210/#558BirbaltheClever
1.ThePunishment2.TheMostBeautifulChildinAgra3.TheWhimofaChild4.TheManWho
BroughtIllLuck5.TheObediantHusband6.TheSearchforBirbal7.TheLinguist8.The
GreaterFool9.ThoseWhoCannotSee)
5. #228/#618BirbaltotheRescue
1.APotfulofWisdom2.TheEmperor'sTouch3.AWidow'sSavings4.ThePerfectPortrait5.
SpeaktheTruthbutMakeItPleasant6.TheHolyParrot)
6. #332/#588BirbaltheGenius
1.HowAkbarMetBirbal2.TheWashermanandthePotter3.TheCorruptOfficial4.The
AnswerisNo5.TheWiseAnswer
7. #420/#580InimitableBirbal/BirbaltheInimitable
1.PanditGangaram2.AndCurryofCourse3.TheOnlyRooster4.PartingofFriends5.The
PhasesoftheMoon6.ValueofWaste7.TheTrueOwner8.LimitsofLoyalty9.AndOffIt
Flew10.ASharedDream
8. #433/#602TheQuickWittedBirbal
1.YakinShah2.TheWaxPrince3.TheLimeLickingServant4.BirbalTurnsDetective5.
Birbal'sDarkSecret6.AkbartheHunter7.Whoisgreater?8.TheFieldofPearls
Itisnotclearwhy#433,althoughoneofthefirstofthesetobereissued(as#602),wassubsequently
apparentlywithdrawnandisstillnolongeravailable.
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Appendices
AppendixI
NewSeriesissues
(Thesecontinuetoexpandseeoriginalseriesnumbersnotyetreprinted)
AsofJanuary2009ACKseemedtohavepublished244reissues,numbered501to744.Imadethatpart
ofthelisttogetherwiththerestofthiswebpagearoundthattimeaspartofmypreparationformoving
fromNewYorktoMumbaitohelpmetrytofillinmymissingissues.DuringmytwoyearsinMumbai
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(inAugust2011wemovedtoSingapore)Iperiodicallyaddedupdatesonissuesaddedin(and
occasionallydeletedfrom)thenewseries,beginningwhenIfirstarrivedinMay2009.Subsequentupdates
tothislisthavebeenassistedbyfriendskindlyinformingmeofnewissuescomingout.(Thisisnothelped
byACK'speriodicchangingofthewebaddressofownlistsoftheseissues,bytheirapparentlysometimes
changingissuenumbers,bytheiroftenissuingthemoutofnumericalorder,orbythefactthattheymake
noapparentefforttogetthelatestissuesintobookstores.Onthebrightside,though,seethecommenton
theWikipedialist.)
501Krishna(#11)
502Hanuman(#19)
503TheSonsofRama(#18)
504Rama(#15)
505TheGita(#127)
506ShivaParvati(#29)
507NalaDamayanti(#16)
508Chanakya(#21)
509Ganesha(#89)
510Buddha(#22)
511Savitri(#14)
512TalesofVishnu(#160)
513HanumantotheRescue(#254)
514TalesofDurga(#176)
515Ganga(#88)
516KrishnaandRukmini(#112)
517Vivekananda(#146)
518KrishnaandJarasandha(#147)
519Elephanta(#149)
520TalesofNarada(#150)
521Angulimala(#158)
522KrishnaandNarakasura(#167)
523RamanofTenali(#178)
524IndraandShibi(#180)
525TalesofArjuna(#198)
526Mahiravana(#207)
527BheemaandHanuman(#214)
528Kumbhakarna(#220)
529Karttikeya(#252)
530Shakuntala(#12)
531Karna(#26)
532Sudama(#31)
533Abhimanyu(#35)
534Bheeshma(#34)
535Mirabai(#36)
536Ashoka(#37)
537Prahlad(#38)
538TheChurningoftheOcean(#273)
539RaniofJhansi(#51)
540Panchatantra:TheJackalandtheWardrum(#39)
541TheLordofLanka(#67)
542Draupadi(#72)
543JatakaTales:MonkeyStories(#45)
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544SubhasChandraBose(#77)
545BirbaltheWise(#131)
546Vali(#101)
547Garuda(#130)
548RabindranathTagore(#136)
549TalesofShiva(#164)
550SatiandShiva(#111)
551Tulsidas(#62)
552Tansen(#75)
553JatakaTales:JackalStories(#195)
554JatakaTales:ElephantStories(#126)
555JatakaTales:DeerStories(#79)
556Hitopadesha:ChoiceofFriends(#91)
557BirbaltheWitty(#152)
558BirbaltheClever(#210)
559BirbaltheJust(#87)
560Panchatantra:HowtheJackelatetheElephant(#163)
561Panchatantra:CrowsandOwls(#242)
562Panchatantra:TheBrahminandtheGoat(#138)
563RanaPratap(#24)
564Shivaji(#23)
565Drona(#57)
566Surya(#58)
567IndraandShachi(#71)
568Vikramaditya(#28)
569Malavika(#103)
570Dasharatha(#105)
571DhruvaandAshtavakra(#117)
572AncestorsofRama(#122)
573JatakaTales:BirdStories(#279)
574JatakaTales:TheMagicChant(#218)
575JatakaTales:TheGiantandtheDwarf(#246)
576JatakaTales:TheMouseMerchant(#269)
577Harishchandra(#17)
578KesaritheFlyingThief(#274)
579Madhwacharya(#153Madhvacharya)
580BirbaltheInimitable(#420InimitableBirbal)
581RamantheMatchlessWit(#226)
582Mahabharata(#20)
583Panchatantra:TheGreedyMotherinlaw(#372)
584GopaltheJester(#237)
585Panchatantra:TheDullardandOtherStories(#233)
586GuruGobindSingh(#32)
587JatakaTales:StoriesofWisdom(#247)
588BirbaltheGenius(#332)
589KrishnaandShishupala(#177)
590GuruNanak(#47)
591TheSymantakaGem(#81)
592Ghatotkacha(#61)
593ThePandavasinHiding(#244)
594Mahavira(#82)
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595SriRamakrishna(#260)
596RajaBhoja(#113)
597TalesofShivaji(#268)
598Vikramaditya'sThrone(#83)
599Vishwamitra(#80)
600Kalidasa(#202)
601TalesofSaiBaba(#225)
TheQuickWittedBirbal(withdrawnwasoriginalseries#433)
603Akbar(#200)
604PrithvirajChauhan(#25)
605Padmini(#44)
606RaniDurgavati(#104)
607ABagofGoldCoins(#143)
608BhagatSingh(#243)
609FriendsandFoes:AnimalTalesFromTheMahabharata(#238)
610RavanaHumbled(#305)
611BabasahebAmbedkar(#188)
612Urvashi(#59)
613Soordas(#137)
614JatakaTales:TrueFriends(#426)
615JatakaTales:StoriesofCourage
616JatakaTales:TalesofMisers(#277)
617JatakaTale:TheHiddenTreasure(#264)
618BirbaltotheRescue(#228)
619JatakaTales:Nandivishala(#224)
620Hitopadesha:HowFriendsareparted(#185)
621Udayana(#125)
622TheTigerandtheWoodpecker(#159)
623Kabir(#55)
624Dayananda(#120)
625BattleofWits(#342)
626ThePandavaPrinces(#13)
627Harsha(#33)
628RamanaMaharshi(#290)
629Uloopi(#52)
630RanaSanga(#106)
631ChaitanyaMahaprabhu(#90)
632Vidyasagar(#108)
633TalesofMaryadaRama(#133)
634ChandraguptaMaurya(#154)
635Amrapali(andUpagupta,#161)
636KrishnadevaRaya(#151)
637Yayati(#162)
638KingShalivahana(#165)
639KrishnaandtheFalseVasudeva(#172)
640PauravaandAlexander(#179)
641GopalandtheCowherd(#194)
642ShahJahan(#204)
643Ratnavali(#205)
644Gandhari(#209)
645LokamanyaTilak(#219)
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646ThePanditandtheMilkmaid(#267)
647LalBahadurShastri(#271)
648SamudraGupta(#323)
649TalesfromtheUpanishads(#392)
650MahatmaGandhi,TheEarlyDays(#414NB:416notreissued)
651TheAdventuresofBadduandChhotu(#251)
652AruniandUttanka(#184)
653Jayadratha(#203)
654TalesofBalarama(#312)
655AnandMath(#86)
656AdiShankara(#60)
657Vasantasena(#70)
658Jahangir(#221)
659DeviChoudhurani(#135)
660Ajatashatru(#401)
661KachaandDevayani(#27Kacha)
662TheLearnedPandit(#249)
663Aniruddha(#65)
664KingKusha(#118)
665TheDeadlyFeast(#400)
666Kannagi(#93)
667BikaltheTerrible(#288)
668TheAcrobatandOtherBuddhistTales(#314)
669AshwiniKumar(#319AshwinstotheRescue)
670TheGoldenMongoose(#253)
671TheCowherdofAlawi(#318)
672ThePricelessGem(#362)
673Ayyappan(#85)
674Vasavadatta(#30)
675MangalPande(#334)
676RanaKumbha(#183)
677TheMagicGrove(#168)
678VeerSavarkar(#309)
SwamiPranavananda(notinoriginalseriesnevermadeavailabletothegeneral
public)
680FaHien(#386)
681AmarSinghRathor(#171)
682Tanaji(#40)
683Bahubali(#231)
684LachitBarphukan(#169)
685ChandBibi(#54)
686ChandraShekharAzad(#142)
687PannaandHadiRani(#215)
688Bimbisara(#278)
689Tripura(#301)
690TheLegendOfLalitaditya(#338)
691HiuenTsang(#390)
692VeerHammir(#128)
693JayaprakashNarayan(#206)
694GuruTeghBahadur(#114)
695Nahusha(#324)
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696TheHistoricCityofDelhi(#300)
697Chandrahasa(#97)
698RamShastri(#50)
699JagadisChandraBose(#325)
700JawaharlalNehru(#436)
701NoorJahan(#148)
702Nachiketaandotherstories(#201)
703TalesofYudhisthira(#174)
704JallianwalaBagh(#358)
705BappaRawal(#84)
706SakshiGopal(#92)
707TheTigerEater(#270)
708SubramaniaBharati(#275)
709JagannathaofPuri(#283)
710TheFearlessBoyandotherBuddhistTales(#336)
711TheCelestialNecklace(#211)
712Andhaka(#308)
713TheFool'sDisciples(#261)
714TheQueen'sNecklace(#257)
715Ramanuja(#243)
716TheAdventuresofAgadDatta(#235)
717BaladityaandYashodharma(#223)
718Basaveshwara(#212)
719Chandralalat(#199)
720KapalaKundala(#193)
721RashBehariBose(#262)
722Megasthenes(#384)
723Jnaneshwar(#155)
724BaghaJatin(#156)
725SultanaRazia(#110)
726RanjitSingh(#49)
727RajaRajaChola(#119)
728DeshbandhuChittaranjanDas(#344)
729BajiRao(#53)
730ShrenikJainTales(#322)
731ElloraCaves(#396TheGloryoftheRashtrakootas)
732SwamiChinmayananda(notinoriginalseries)
733GhanshyamdasBirla(#382G.D.Birla)
734BandaBahadur(#43)
735J.R.D.Tata(notinoriginalseries)
736KalpanaChawla(notinoriginalseries)
737JamsetjiTata(notinoriginalseries)
738Zarathushtra(#66)
739Durgadas(#64)
740GuruArjan(#295)
741TipuSultan(#187)
742ShankarDev(#229)
743ThePrinceandTheMagician(#263)
744ChokhaMela(#292)
745Tapati(#327)
746SherShah(#56)
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747SeaRoutetoIndia(#354)
748RaniofKittur(#166)
749VeluThampi(#213)
750RaniAbbakka(#216)
751KunwarSingh(#311)
752BeniMadhoandPirAli(Glimpsesof1857)(#293)
May2009update
FromaboutJanuarytoMay2009ACKcameoutwithissues745to752,allfromtheoriginalseries.
However,italsowithdrewtwo(#602and#679).Thus,250newseriessingleissueswereavailable
asofMay2009.
Continuingupdates
SinceMay2009thelisthascontinuedtoexpand.Thiswasparticularlyrapidaftermid2010but
subsequentlyseemstohavesloweddown.However,thelistalsobecamesomewhatdisjointedas
issuenumbersoftenappearedoutofchronologicialsequence.Thiswasparticularlytrueofthenew
titlesthatstartedtocomeoutbeginningwith#800(seefurthercomment).Thefollowingisthelatest
informationIhave(March2014):
753TachcholiOthenan(#109)
754VidyutChora(#330)
755IndraandVritra(#170)
756Roopmati(#412)
757Babur(#134)
758Subhadra(#73)
759Sukanya(#63)
760Pradyumna(April2010#107)
761Prabhavati(March2010#141)
762Pareekshit(#115)
763Agastya(#69)
764Parashurama(#42)
765Hemu(#230)
766Bhanumati(February2010#145)
767TheParijataTree(#316)
768PurushottamDevandPadmavati(#100)
769Valmiki(#46)
770Sambhaji(#250)
771ThePiousCatandothertalesfromRajasthan(#287)
772ThePigandtheDogandotherAnimalTalesFromArunachalPradesh(#276)
773AhilyabhaiHolkar(April2010#74)
774HariSinghNalwari(#175)
775BidhiChand(#248)
776DholaandMaru(#302)
777AlbertEinstein(#284)
778PierreandMarieCurie(#435)
779JasmaoftheOdes(#95)
780KanwalandKeharaLegendfromRajasthan(#410)
781Hothal(#196)
782Sahasramalla(#240)
783TheBridegroom'sRing(#307)
784TheRainbowPrince(#197)
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785Thugsen(#189)
786TheMarchtoFreedom2:ANationAwakes(#356)
787Balban(#241)
788DaraShukohAndAurangazeb(#232asofFeb2012onlyinboundset)
789Humayun(#140asofFeb2012onlyinboundset)
790Ekanath(#123asofFeb2012onlyinboundset)
791GuruHarGobind(#181asofFeb2012onlyinboundset)
792NarayanGuru(#403NarayanaGuru)
793ChennammaofKeladi(#398)
794Kochunni(#173)
795HakkaandBukka(FoundersoftheVijayanagaraEmpire)(#239)
796TheKinginaParrot'sBody(#191)
797TheProphecy(#291)
798TheLostPrince(#297)
799TheSilentTeacher(#299)
800MotherTeresa(newtitle,publishedAugust2010numbersskipped)
801(?OriginallyassignedthetitleTalesofGanesha,butneverreleasedinsteadtheydid#830
GaneshaandtheMoon)
802AndherNagari(#272)
803Manduka,theLuckyAstrologer(#266)
804TheMiraculousConch(#259)
805TheGoldenSand(#315)
806TheCleverDancer(#424newsubtitle:ABattleofWits)
807TheGreenDemon(#321)
808TheMysteryoftheMissingGifts(#255)
809TheSecretoftheTalkingBird(#258)
810Sundari(#76)
811SharanKaur(#96)
812SatwantKaur(#124)
813MarthandaVarma(#346)
814Kadambari(#116)
815VeerDhaval(#121)
816TheElusiveKaka(#289)
817SukhuandDukhu(October2010#217)
818Shantala(October2010#313)
819PrinceJivaka#405)
820Kumanan(October2010#280)
821AdventuresofPratapan(October2010#352)
822Manonmani(#157)
823RajSingh(October2010#99)
824DurgeshNandini(October2010#294)
825SurjyaSen(newtitle,publishedNovember2010)
826HeroesofHampi(newtitle)
827TalesofIndra(newtitle?)
828Tirupati(newtitle)
829VaishnoDevi(newtitle)
830GaneshaandtheMoon(newtitle)
831TenzingNorgay(newtitle)
832SongsofCreation(newtitle)
833Konark(newtitle)
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834AnantPai(newtitle)
835SalimAli(newtitle)
836Thanjavur(newtitle)
837TheBlueUmbrella(newtitle)
838JimCorbett(newtitle)
839Kubera(newtitle)
840Saraswati(newtitle)
841MSSubbulakshmi(newtitle)
842SrinivasaRamanujam(newtitle)
843TheUnhappyTiger(StoriesfromtheHitopadeshanewtitle?Compare#91&#185)
844Amba(newtitle)
845VergheseKurien(newtitle)
846TwoOxen(StoriesbyMunshiPremchandnewtitle,issuedFebruary2014)
ForalistoftheoldseriesissuesthatasofJuly2011hadnotyetbeenreissuedseeAppendixII.

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AppendixII
OldSeriesissuesthathavenotbeenrereleasedintheNewSeriesassingleissues
(AfterJuly2011theseupdatesmaybeincomplete)
CompareNewSeriesnumberssearchACK
After2010ACKreissuedOldSeriesvolumes,butoftenasboundsetsratherthansingleissues(seealso
theWikilist).MostnotableoftheboundsetsaretheMahabharataandBhagawatPuranacollectionslisted
atthebottomperhapsthesewillneverbereprintedassingleissues.

041.Chhatrasal
048.Tarabai
068.Tukaram
078.Shridatta
094.NarsinhMehta
098.Pundalik(andSakhu[Sukh
Bai])
102.Nagananda
123.Ekanath
129.MalatiandMadhava
132.RanakDevi
139.PrinceHritadhwaja
140.Humayun
144.PurandaraDasa
181.GuruHarGobind
182.TheBattleforSrinagar
186.Tiruppan(andKanakadasa)
190.Kannappa
192.Ranadhira
208.Jayadeva
222.SamarthRamdas
227.SadhuVaswani
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(butinanew3in1,#10057PoetSaintsofIndia)
(butinanew5in1,#1035StoriesfromtheKathasaritasagara)
(butathenew3in1,#10057PoetSaintsofIndia)

(butinanew5in1,#1036Kadambariandotherancientclassics)
(butinanew5in1,#1027PoetsandThinkers)
(butinanew5in1,#1036Kadambariandotherancientclassics)

(butinanew3in1,#10051TalesFromThePuranas)
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236.BahmanShah
245.Tyagaraja
256.SakhiSarwar
265.EchchamatheBrave
281.Shunahshepa
282.TheTamingofGulla
285.Joymati
286.ThanedarHasanAskari
296.MahamatiPrannath
298.DamajiPant(andNarhari)
303.SenapatiBapat
304.DoctorKotnisinChina
306.TheStoryofaScientist
310.TheTrueConqueror
317.AnnapatiSuyya
320.Chandrapeeda
326.TalesofAvvaiyaar
328.Rajbala(andAjitSingh)
340.TheMakingofa
Swordsman
348.MarchtoFreedom1
350.GuruRavidas
360.MarchtoFreedom3
364.KhudiramBose
366.PataliPutra
368.TheNawab'sDream
370.RajaDesing
374.Hamsavali
376.Lila&Chanesar
378.Shringabhuja
380.Padmavati
388.Sundarasena
394.PulakeshiII
407.Kohinoor
414.MahatmaGandhi
416.MahatmaGandhi
418.TheFrenchRevolution
422.LouisPasteur(andMarie)
428.NapoleonBonaparte
430.AnExcitingFind
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(butinanewboundsetGreatIndianClassics)

(butinanew5in1,#1037TheFearlessBoyandOtherBuddhist
Stories)

(plus"BirSinghandSunderbai")
(butinanew5in1,#1037TheFearlessBoyandOtherBuddhist
Stories)
("BirthoftheIndianNationalCongress"incorporatedintoTheStory
oftheFreedomStruggle)

("TheSagaofIndianRevolutionaries"incorporatedintoTheStoryof
theFreedomStruggle)

(butinanew5in1,#1035StoriesfromtheKathasaritasagara)

(butinanew5in1,#1035StoriesfromtheKathasaritasagara)

(butinanew5in1,#1035StoriesfromtheKathasaritasagara)

(butinanew3in1,#10050TheMughalCourt)
("Theearlydays",with#416asaSpecialIssueseealsoMarchto
Freedomseries)
("Thefatherofthenation",with#414)

(reissuedin2012notasasinglebutaspartofanew2in1special
issuetitledasnext)
(reissuedin2012notasasinglebuttogetherwith#430asanew2in
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432.TheIndusValleyAdventure 1specialissue)
433.TheQuickWittedBirbal
434.TheChosenBridegroom

MahabarataandBhagawat
Purana:

329.VedaVyasa
331.Bheeshma'sVow
333.TheAdventoftheKuru
Princes
335.ThePandavasat
Hastinapura
337.EnterDrona
339.EnterKarna
341.TheConspiracy
343.TheEscape
345.BirthofGhatotkacha
347.ThePandavasatEkachakra
349.EnterDraupadi
351.Draupadi'sSwayamvara
353.ThePandavasrecalledto
Hastinapura
355.Arjuna's12yearExile
357.AHallforYudhishthira
359.ThePandavasconquerthe
world
361.Yudhishthira'sRajasooya
Yajna
363.IndraprasthaLost
365.PandavasintheForest
367.Arjuna'squestforweapons
369.ArjunainIndraloka
371.TheReunion
373.DuryodhanaHumbled
375.TheTwelfthYear
377.ThePandavasatVirata's
Palace
379.PanicintheKauravaCamp
381.Sanjaya'sMission
383.DuryodhanaRefusesto
Yield
385.Krishna'sPeaceMission
387.TheWarBegins
389.BheeshmainCommand
391.TheFallofBheeshma
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(butinanew5in1,#1035StoriesfromtheKathasaritasagara)

(thesewillprobablynotbereissuedseparately)

"Mahabharata1"(seeunderSpecialIssues,1989)
"Mahabharata2"
"Mahabharata3"
"Mahabharata4"
"Mahabharata5"
"Mahabharata6"
"Mahabharata7"
"Mahabharata8"
"Mahabharata9"
"Mahabharata10"
"Mahabharata11"
"Mahabharata12"
"Mahabharata13"
"Mahabharata14"
"Mahabharata15"
"Mahabharata16"
"Mahabharata17"
"Mahabharata18"
"Mahabharata19"
"Mahabharata20"
"Mahabharata21"
"Mahabharata22"
"Mahabharata23"
"Mahabharata24"
"Mahabharata25"
"Mahabharata26"
"Mahabharata27"
"Mahabharata28"
"Mahabharata29"
"Mahabharata30"
"Mahabharata31"
"Mahabharata32"
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393.Drona'sVow
"Mahabharata33"
395.TheSlayingofAbhimanyu "Mahabharata34"
397.ArjunaFulfilshisVow
"Mahabharata35"
399.TheBattleatMidnight
"Mahabharata36"
402.KarnainCommand
"Mahabharata37"
404.TheKurusRouted
"Mahabharata38"
406.AftertheWar
"Mahabharata39"
408.Yudhishthira'sCoronation "Mahabharata40"
409.TheAshwamedhaYajna
"Mahabharata41"
411.TheCelestialReunion
"Mahabharata42"
413.Krishna,theDarlingof
BhagawatPurana1(seeBhagawat,TheKrishnaAvatar,2000)
Gokul
415.Krishna,theSubduerof
BhagawatPurana2
Kalia
417.Krishna,theUpholderof
BhagawatPurana3
Govardhana
419.Krishna:Victoryover
BhagawatPurana4
Kamsa
421.Krishna,LordofDwaraka BhagawatPurana5
423.Krishna,theEnchanter
BhagawatPurana6
425.Krishna,theVictorious
BhagawatPurana7
427.Krishna,Allyofthe
BhagawatPurana8
Pandavas
429.Krishna,theSaviour
BhagawatPurana9
Withdrawn?
Thefollowingwereoncelistedaspartofthenewseriesbutseemtohavebeenwithdrawn:
602TheQuickWittedBirbal(originalseries433)
679SwamiPranavananda(apparentlyitwasespeciallymadeforhisfollowersandnevermadeavailableto
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IssuesmissingfrommyAmarChitraKathacollection
(AdviceonhowImightcompletethecollectionwouldbemuchappreciated.)
IssuesinmypersonalcollectionweremainlyacquiredatshopsaroundConnaughtPlace,NewDelhi,
throughwhichIgenerallypassedduringmyfrequentvisitstoIndiafromHongKongduringthe1980s.
Mostofthemissingissuesareattheendoftheoriginalseries,publishedin1990and1991,duringwhich
timeIdidnottravelthere.BythetimeIwentbacktoNewDelhiin1995Icouldfindonlynewseries
reprintsofissuesIalreadyhad.
InordertohelpinmyefforttocompletemycollectionImadeanumericallistofissuesformypersonal
use.Then,whenImovedtoMumbaiinMay2009,IthoughtIcoulduseupdatedonlineliststohelpme
findtheissuesstillmissingfrommycollection.SinceIcouldnotfindanythatwerereliable(includingon
ACK'sownwebsite),Idecidedtoputmyownlistonline,expandingitwherenecessarytoclarifyvarious
matters.
WhilewewereinMumbaiafriend,AjayMisra,verykindlygavemeseveralofthesemissingissues.Asa
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result,ofthe426individualissuescomprisingtheoriginalseries,bythetimeweleftMumbaiin2011I
wasmissingonly13.OftheseIhavefound11fromthenewseries,leaving2thatIhaveseenonlyin.pdf
form.
RegardingNewseriesadditions,Ihavemostofthesebut
OnemissingACKoriginalseriesspecialeditionavailableinthenewseries
S#2.Valmiki'sRamayana

(Ihavethenewseries#10001reissue)

ElevenmissingoriginalseriesACKtitlesavailableinthenewseries
84.BappaRawal.
421.Krishna,LordofDwaraka
423.Krishna,TheEnchanter
424.TheCleverDancer
426.JatakaTales,TrueFriends
427.Krishna,Allyofthe
Pandavas
429.KrishnatheSaviour
430.AnExcitingFind
431.JatakaTales,Storiesof
Courage
435.PierreandMarieCurie
436.JawaharlalNehru

(Ihavethereissue,newseries705)
(IhavethereissueinBhagawatTheKrishnaAvatar)
(IhavethereissueinBhagawatTheKrishnaAvatar)
(Ihavethereissue,newseries#806)
(Ihavethereissue,newseries614)
(IhavethereissueinBhagawatTheKrishnaAvatar)
(IhavethereissueinBhagawatTheKrishnaAvatar)
(Ihavethereissueinanewseriesspecialissue)
(Ihavethereissue,newseries615)
(Ihavethereissue,newseries778)
(Ihavethereissue,newseries700)

TwomissingoriginalseriesACKwithtitlesnotyetavailableinthenewseries
433.TheQuickWittedBirbal (reissuedasnewseries602,butthenapparentlydroppedIhaveonlya
.pdfcopy)
434.TheChosenBridegroom (Innewseriesissuedonlyaspartofthe"5in1"Storiesfromthe
KathasaritasagaraIhaveonlya.pdfcopy)
MissingnewissuesfromtheACKnewseries
679.SwamiPranavananda
840.Saraswati
844.Amba

(Englishversionnevermadeavailabletothegeneralpublic)

OtherissuesforwhichIamlooking
InadditiontogettingsomeChaturangKathaandEnglishGoldenFairyTaleissues,Iwouldliketoreplace
severalofmyissuesthataredamaged.Worstis#428NapoleonBonaparte,whichismissingitscoverin
addition,coverstoseveralissueshavebecomedetached,includingthoseforKarna,Vali,Nachitekaand
Jayadratha.
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ExtrasinmyAmarChitraKathacollection(compare"Missing")
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Thisfinallisthasextraissuesinmycollectionthatmaybeavailablefortrade.Thesearedividedinto
OriginalSeriesandNewSeriesextras.
OriginalSeriesExtraIssues
#20
#127
#134
#154
#221
#255
#418
Specialedition#1.
Specialedition#3.

Mahabharata
TheGita
Babur
ChandraguptaMaurya
Jahangir
MysteryoftheMissingGifts
TheFrenchRevolution
DashaAvatar
JesusChrist

NewSeriesExtraIssues
501.Krishna
503.TheSonsofRama
504.Rama
505.TheGita
506.ShivaParvati
507.NalaDamyanti
512.TalesofVishnu
519.Elephanta
524.IndraandShibi
706.SakshiGopal

=#11
=#18
=#15
=#127
=#29
=#16
=#160
=#149
=#180
=#92
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AppendixV
LordGaneshaPlayshisStringlessQinZither

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Ganesha(Wiki[]ACKissues#89and#830),RemoverofObstaclesandPatronoftheArts,isalso
thedeityofintellectandwisdom.Theratrepresentsgreedbeingunderneathshowsheisundercontrol
(theratisalsoGanesha'svehicle,onceagainundercontrol).Ganeshinhisupperlefthandholdsalotus,
representingfloatingaboveworldlyattachmentsinhisupperrighthandheholdsaconchshell,itssound
representingthatofthecosmicuniverse.Ganeshisoftendepictedplaying(orholding)aveena,
representingartandlearning.
HereGaneshaplaysaqinzither(guqin)withnostrings.AChinesetraditionsaysthattheqinrepresents
nature'smelody,andthuswheninnaturenostringsarerequired.AtypicalChineseimagewouldbethat
onthisfanpainting,withmoredetailoutlinedhere.
ReturntothetoportotheGuqinToC

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