India's immortal comic books

Description:

Combining entertainment and education, India's most beloved comic book series, Amar Chitra Katha, or "Immortal Picture Stories," is also an important cultural institution that has helped define, for several generations of readers, what it means to be Hindu and Indian. Karline McLain worked in the ACK production offices and had many conversations with Anant Pai, founder and publisher, and with artists, writers, and readers about why the comics are so popular and what messages they convey. In this intriguing study, she explores the making of the comic books and the kinds of editorial and ideological choices that go into their production.

subjects: Amar chitra katha,  Comic books, strips,  Moral and ethical aspects,  Moral and ethical aspects of Comic books, strips, etc,  Social aspects,  Social aspects of Comic books, strips, etc,  Comic books, strips, etc., moral and ethical aspects,  Publishers and publishing, india,  India, social life and customs

Places: India