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Kalia the Crow (Now known as ‘Big Baan’): A friendly crow living in a forest known as 'Big Baan', Kalia is the saviour of each and every small animal in the forest.

#I DONT LIKE THE NEW TINKLE COMICS IDIA SERIES#

Rajani was also responsible for opening up different genres within Tinkle she launched Tinkle superheroes like WingStar and the aforementioned SuperWeirdoes, introduced horror comedy for the first time in the form of Billy the Vampire (and later, Buchki and the Booligans) and created space for a boarding school series as well called NOIS!Īpart from one-off stories, Tinkle also has regular characters that appear in stand-alone fashion. These praanis come to their aid in the YogYodhas' fight against evil. The second series she created was YogYodhas, centered on two siblings, Bir and Bala, who are the latest in a long line of yogic warriors who can manifest spirit creatures called praanis. The first was SuperWeirdoes, a series about a set of teenagers with superweird powers, The series encouraged readers to embrace their uniqueness. During her tenure as editor, she created two brand new series for Tinkle. Rajani Thindiath took over as editor-in-chief in 2010 and ran the magazine for a decade before moving on from the role in January 2021. In June 2018, Tinkle Comics reprinted the Original Series in three volumes, with Tinkle stories and features from issue #1 to #18, originally published between December 1980 and April 1982. The series went on to become a publishing milestone for the Indian comic book scene, selling over 90 million copies of about 440 titles (as per last count till the end of 2008). Later, he took on the role of writer, editor and publisher.

Mirchandani of IBH, (who also took charge as the command of Tinkle late when it was formed), when most other publishers had rejected the concept.

Pai left his job at Times of India, and started ACK ( Amar Chitra Katha) the same year, with the help of late G.L. The idea behind starting a comic book series devoted to Indian culture and history came to Pai from a quiz contest aired on Doordarshan in February 1967, in which participants could easily answer questions pertaining to Greek mythology, but were unable to reply to the question 'In the Ramayana, who was Rama's mother?' The official website of Tinkle contains puzzles and games.Īnant Pai, the founding editor of the magazine, is known to his readers as Uncle Pai. The wholesome combination of educational and entertainment that defines Tinkle has many celebrity fans in India, including the former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Readers send more than 200 letters with stories and other features to be considered for printing in the magazine. It has been an integral part of growing up in India in the last two decades and characters like Suppandi and Shikari Shambu that were created in the early years of the magazine have nationwide recognition among all age groups. Tinkle enjoys great popularity in India - as of 2019, Tinkle had a circulation of 3 lakh copies per issue. The magazine carries comics, stories and regular columns of interest to school children. The first issue of Tinkle was released in November 1980. The magazine was published at a monthly frequency till July 2016 when Tinkle announced its first fortnightly issue. It is published in English and syndicated in many Indian languages like Hindi, Bengali, and Malayalam.

The magazine contains many comics, stories, puzzles, quizzes, contests and other features targeted at school children, although its readership includes many adults as well. Originally owned by the India Book House, the Tinkle brand was acquired by ACK Media in 2007. Tinkle is an Indian fortnightly magazine for children, published mainly in India.

I dont like the new tinkle comics idia