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AmarChitraKathaTitleList
Indianclassiccomics,fromIndiaBookHouse(IBH)1
Firstintheseries2
Duringthe1980sand1990s,whileworkingwiththeFestivalofAsianArtsin
HongKong,IwenttoIndiaanumberoftimes,mainlytoseeperformances.3As
traditionalIndianperformancesarealmostalwaysconnectedtoIndianreligion,
folklore,history,andsoforth,whilethereIboughtanumberofacademicbooksin
orderbettertounderstandthesetopics.Thesebooksweremostlywrittenby
IndiansandassumedabodyofknowledgeIdidnothavesoinordernottobe
totallylostwhenreadingthem,Ifounditusefulaswellasfuntocollectandread
illustratedversionsofthestoriesastoldinAmarChitraKathacomics.4Although
ACKhadbegunin1967withanunnumberedsetof10Westernfairytalesretold
inHindi,5from1969theyalmostexclusivelytoldIndianstoriesandallwere
initiallypublishedinEnglish.6

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. Europeanfairytales
011.Krishna "ThechildhoodoftheeighthavatarofVishnu"(Wiki:Krishna)
012.Shakuntala "AnadaptationofKalidasa'sfamousSanskritplay"(Wiki)
013.ThePandavaPrinces "TheearlylifeoftheheroesoftheMahabharata"(Wiki:Pandavas)
014.Savitri "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 "thetenthguruoftheSikhs"(Wiki)
033.Harsha "thegreatrulerofThaneshwar"(Wiki)
034.Bheeshma "thegrandoldmanofMahabharata"(Wiki)
035.Abhimanyu "thevaliantsonofArjuna,thePandava"(Wiki:Abhimanyu,Arjuna)
036.Mirabai "atouchingtaleofagreatdevoteeofKrishna"(14981547Wiki)
037.Ashoka "thelifeofagreatsonofIndia,asdepictedinthePalitexts"(Wiki)
038.Prahlad "thechilddevoteeofVishnu,fromtheBhagawatPurana"(Wiki)
"TheJackal&theWarDrumandotherstories"(10storiesWiki:
039.Panchatantra
Panchatantra)
040.Tanaji "thegreatMarathawarrior"(Wiki)
041.Chhatrasal "thefounderofthekingdomofBundelkhand"(16491731Wiki)
042.Parashurama "thesixthincarnationofLordVishnu"(Wiki)
"...arecluseturnedsoldier,whosemartyrdomledtothefoundationof
043.BandaBahadur
theSikhkingdom"(Wiki)
044.Padmini "thelegendofavaliantqueenofChittor"(Wiki)
045.JatakaTales:Monkey (Wiki/igncaTheMonkeyKing'sSacrificeTheStupidCrocodileand
Stories theMonkey+2)
"thestoryoftheauthoroftheepic,'Ramayana'"(Wiki:Valmiki,
046.Valmiki
Ramayana)
047.GuruNanak ("thefounderofSikhism"Wiki)
048.Tarabai "thevalorousqueenofRajasthan"(Wiki)
049.RanjitSingh (17801839kingofPunjabWiki)
050.RamShastri "theMarathajudgeamodelofIntegrity"(Wiki)
"oneofthebravestleadersofthe1857WarofIndependence"(Wiki:
051.RaniofJhansi
Lakshmibai,1857)
052.Uloopi "fromtheMahabharata"(daughterofaNagakingWiki)
053.BajiRaoI "thegreatestofthePeshwas"(Wiki)also:Bajirao
054.ChandBibi "thevalorousprincesswhowithstoodthemightoftheMughals"(Wiki)
"themysticwhotriedtobringtheHindusandtheMuslimstogether"
055.Kabir
(Wiki)
"thestoryofoneofthegreatestrulersofmedievalIndia"(14861545
056.SherShah
BiharWiki)
057.Drona (fromtheMahabharataWiki)
"retoldfromtheMarkandeyaPurana"(Wiki:Surya,Markandeya
058.Surya(thesungod)
Purana)
059.Urvashi(andPururavas) (adaptedfromKalidasa'sVikramorvashiamWiki)
060.AdiShankara "thestoryoftheexpounderoftheAdvaitaschoolofphilosophy"(Wiki)
061.Ghatotkacha "sonofBheema,thePandava"(Wiki)
062.Tulsidas (16thc.authorof"Ramcharitmanas"Wiki)
063.Sukanya "retoldfromtheMahabharata"(Wiki)
064.Durgadas "thevalorousstatesmanofMewar"(Wiki)
065.Aniruddha "thegrandsonofLordKrishna"(Wiki)
066.Zarathushtra "thefounderofZoroastrianism"(Wiki)
067.TheLordofLanka "retoldfromtheRamayana"(UttaraKandaWiki:Ravana)
068.Tukaram "thefamouspoetsaintofMaharashtra"(Wiki)
069.Agastya "fromtheRamayana"(Wiki)
070.Vasantasena "anadaptationofthefamousSanskritplay,Mrichchakatikam"(Wiki)
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071.Indra&Shachi "retoldfromtheMahabharata"(Wiki:onlyIndra)
072.Draupadi "queenofthePandavas"(Wiki)
073.Subhadra "thebelovedsisterofKrishna"(Wiki)
"ThepiousMarathaqueen"(172595:"philosopherqueen"ofMalwa,
074.AhilyabaiHolkar
176795Wiki)
075.Tansen "themusicianofthecourtofAkbar"(Wiki)
"anadaptationofthefirstnovelofPunjabiliterature"(inWiki:Bhai
076.Sundari
VirSingh)
077.SubhasChandraBose "oneofthemostfearlessfreedomfighersofIndia"(Wiki)
"retoldfromtheancientSanskritclassicKathasaritsagara"(other
078.Shridatta
titles)
TrueFriendshipRuru,theGoldenDeerTheHunterOutwitted
079.JatakaTales:DeerStories
CautionPays+2
080.Vishwamitra "retoldfromtheRamayana"(Wiki)
081.TheSyamantakaGem (basedonthestoryintheBhagawatPuranaWiki)
"theprincewhobecamearecluseandpropagatedJainism"(Wiki:
082.Mahavira
MahaviraJainism)
"adaptedfromtheVikramaCharitathehistoryofalegendarykingof
083.Vikramaditya'sThrone
India"(Wiki:Vikramaditya&Vetala)
084.BappaRawal(Missing) "FatherofaunitedRajasthan"(EighthcenturyIhave#705Wiki)
085.Ayyappan "thelegendofthedeityofShabariMalai"(KeralaWiki)
"anadaptationofthefamousBengaliclassicbyBankimChandra"
086.AnandaMath
(Wiki:AnandaMath,Bankim)
"thelegendsaboutthebrilliantwitatAkbar'scourt"(7storiesoneof8
087.BirbaltheJust
ACKBirbalissues)
088.Ganga "thelegendofthemostsacredriverofIndia"(Wiki)
"thestoryofoneofthemostpopulardeitiesoftheHinduPantheon"
089.Ganesha
(Wiki)
090.ChaitanyaMahaprabhu "thestoryofthefounderofGaudiyaVaishnavism"(14861533Wiki)
"ChoiceofFriendsand(three)otherstories"(seealso#185and#843
091.Hitopadesha
Wiki)
"ThelegendofafamoustemplenearPuri"(Orissa)Wiki:Gopal
092.SakshiGopal
temple)
093.Kannagi "adaptedfromthefamousTamilepic,Silappadikaram"(Wiki)
094.NarsinhMehta "thebelovedpoetsaintofGujarat"(15thc.Wiki)
095.JasmaoftheOdes "anadaptationofafamouslegendofGujarat"(Wiki)
"anadaptationofBhaiVirSingh'sPunjabinovelaboutafamous
096.SharanKaur
womanspy"(notinWiki)
097.Chandrahasa "retoldfromtheJaiminiBharata"(Wiki:Jaimini)
098.Pundalik "twofamoussaintsofMaharahstra"(Wiki:underVithoba)
andSakhu(SukhBai) (Wiki:seeSantSakhu[film])
099.RajSingh(Rajsimha, "anadaptationofBankimChandraChattopadhyaya'sfamousBengali
Rajasimha) novel"(Wiki:underBankim)
100.PurushottamDev&
Padmavati "alegendofOrissa"(search"RajaPursottemDeo",etc.)

101.Vali "fromtheRamayana"(Wiki)
102.Nagananda "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)
133.MaryadaRama "thelegendsaboutabrilliantjudgefromAndhraPradesh"(7talesof
"RamatheJust"NFI)
134.Babur "thefirstMughalemperorofIndia"(Wiki)
"anadaptationofthefamousBengaliclassicbyBankimChandra"
135.DeviChoudhurani
(Wiki:underBankim)
136.RabindranathTagore (18611841BengalWiki)
137.Soordas "theblindbardwhosangaboutLordKrishna"(Wiki)
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138.Panchatantra(see#39) "TheBrahmin&theGoatandotherstories"(6stories)
"retoldfromtheMarkandeyaPurana"(Wiki:MarkandeyaPuranaand
139.PrinceHritadhwaja
MaladasaalsoRitudhwaj)
140.Humayun "thesecondMughalemperor"(Wiki)
141.Prabhavati "thestoryofKrishna'sdaughterinlaw"(?notWiki)
142.ChandraShekharAzad "greatIndianrevolutionary"(19061931Wiki)
143.ABagofGoldGoins "twotalesretoldfromAnwariSuhaili"(PersianPanchatantra)
144.PurandaraDasa "thefatherofKarnatakmusic"(Wiki)
145.Bhanumati "thegranddaughterofKrishna"
146.Vivekananda "thepatriotsaintofmodernIndia"(18631902(Wiki)
"thestoryofhowtheinvincibleMagadhanemperorwasvanquished"
147.Krishna&Jarasandha
(Wiki:Jarasandha)
148.NoorJahan "themostpowerfulMughalqueen"(Wiki)
149.Elephanta "thelegendsaboutthesculpturesonElephantaisland"(Wiki)
150.TalesofNarada "themostfamoussageofthePuranas"(Wiki)
151.KrishnadevaRaya "thegreatestemperorofVijayanagara"(16thc.KarnatakaWiki)
152.BirbaltheWitty 5storiesoneof8ACKBirbalissues
153.Madhvacharya (12381317KarnatakaWikialsoMadhwacharia)
154.ChandraguptaMaurya "retoldfromtheMudraManjusha"(Wiki)
"thefounderoftheBhaktimovementinMaharashtra"(Wiki:
155.Jnaneshwar
Dnyaneshwar)
156.BaghaJatin "thesagaofagreatIndianrevolutionary"(Wiki)
157.Manonmani "retoldfromafamousTamilclassic"(aplaybySundaramPillaiq.v.)
158.Angulimala "therobberwhobecameasaint"(Wiki)
159.TheTiger&the "andotherstoriesretoldfromtheTeluguclassicKeyurabahu
Woodpecker Charitramu"(6stories)
"retoldfromtheBhagawatPurana"(Gajendra[Indrayumna]
160.TalesofVishnu
AmbarishaVrikasuraRantideva)
"twoBuddhisttales"first:fromMahaParinibbanaSuttaand
161.Amrapali
Malasarvastivadas(Wiki)
andUpagupta
second:adaptation"omitsafewgruesomedetails"
162.Yayati "retoldfromtheMahabharata"(Wiki)
163.Panchatantra(#39) "HowtheJackalAtetheElephantand(5)otherstories"
(oneeachfromtheMahabharata,TiruvachagamandSkandaPurana
164.TalesofShiva
[Wiki])
165.KingShalivahana "thepotterwhobecameagreatking"(Wiki)
166.TheRaniofKittur "thebraveraniwhodefiedthemightoftheBritish"(Wiki)
167.Krishna&Narakasura (fromtheBhagawatPuranaandothersourcesWiki:Narakasura)
168.TheMagicGrove "aJainstory"(fromVardhamanDesanaseeWikiJainism)
"thestoryofoneofthegreatestgeneralsofAssam"(Wiki:Lachit
169.LachitBarphukan
Borphukan)
170.Indra&Vritra "thestoryofIndra'sencounterwithhisarchenemy"(Wiki:Vritra)
"thedashingRajputwhovaluedselfrespectaboveeverythingelse"
171.AmarSinghRathor
(Wiki:Rathore)
172.Krishna&theFalse
(fromtheBhagawatPuranaWiki:PaundrakaVasudeva)
Vaasudeva
173.Kochunni "thebelovedbanditofKerala"(Wiki:underKayamkulam)
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174.TalesofYudhishthira
175.HariSinghNalwa
176.TalesofDurga
177.Krishna&Shishupala
178.RamanofTenali
179.Paurava&Alexander
180.Indra&Shibi
181.GuruHarGobind
182.TheBattleforSrinagar "theheroicsagaofthebattlefoughtin1947"(Wiki)
183.RanaKumbha
184.Aruni
andUttanka
185.Hitopadesha
186.Tiruppan
andKanakadasa
187.TipuSultan
188.BabasahebAmbedkar
189.Thugsen
190.Kannappa
191.TheKinginaParrot'sBody "aJaintale"(storyofKingShuklapaksha)
192.Ranadhira
193.KapalaKundala
194.Gopal&theCowherd "apopularfolktale"("basedontheversioninCradleTalesof
(Krishna)
195.JatakaTales
196.Hothal
197.TheRainbowPrince
198.TalesofArjuna
199.Chandralalat
200.Akbar
201.Nachiketa
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"retoldfromtheMahabharata"(Wiki:Yudhisthira)
"agreatgeneralofPunjab"(Wiki)
"storiesofthemothergoddessretoldfromtheMarkandeyaPurana"
(Wiki:Durga,Devi,Shakti.
SlayerofMahishaChamundi[slayerofChandaandMunda]
HowDurgaSlewShumbha)
(alsoconcernsRukminiseeinWiki)
"theinimitablecourtjesterofKrishnadevaRaya"(Wiki:Tenali
Ramakrishna)
"...theencounterbetweenagreatconquerorfromtheWestandabrave
kingfromtheEast"(Wiki:Porus)
"andothertalesfourtalesofIndra,theKingoftheDevas"(Wiki:
Shibi,Uttanka,AsuraKing,Yavakrita)
"thesaintsoldierwhowasthesixthguruoftheSikhs"(Wiki)
"thegreatrulerofMewarwhobuiltthetowerofvictoryinChittor"
(Wiki)
"thestoryoftwodevoteddisciplesofancientIndia"(Wiki:Aruni)
(discipleofGautamaMaharishi[Wiki])
"HowFriendsAreParted,and(two)otherstories"(seealso#91Wiki)
"twotalesofdevotion"(Tiruppan:inTamilNadu,"lastofthe12
Alvars"Wiki:Alvars,Valluvar)
(Wiki:KanakadasainKarnataka)
"thetigerofMysore"(Wiki)
(18911956Wiki:B.R.Ambedkar)
"aMarathifolktale"("theprincewhobecameathiefandtricksterin
ordertoavengeaninjustice)
"thedevoteewhoofferedhiseyestoLordShiva"(Wiki:under
KannappaNayanar)
"thevalorouskingofMysore"(16381659Wiki:underMaharajasof
Mysore)
"basedonBankimChatterji'snovel"(Wiki:Kapilkundala,under
Bankim)
Hinduism,bySisterNivedita"[Wiki])
"JackalStories"(TheJackalandtheRats...andtheLionTheClever
Jackal+3)
"basedonafamousballadfromGujarat"(storyofOdhaandHotal,an
apsara)
"twofolktalesfromBengal"(otherisTheFaithfulShepherd)
(Arjuna,themonkeyandtheboyArjunadefeatsIndraArjuna
humbledWiki:Arjuna)
"theprincewithamoononhisforehead"(popularBengalifolktale)
"thegreatMughal"(Wiki)
"andotherstoriesfromtheUpanishads"(Wiki:Upanishads,Nachiteka,
Satyakama,Prajapati)
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202.Kalidasa "thefamousSanskritpoet"(Wiki)
203.Jayadratha "retoldfromtheMahabharata"(Wiki:Jayadratha)
204.ShahJahan "thefifthMughalemperor"(Wiki)
205.Ratnavali "anadaptationofKingHarsha'sfamousSanskritplay"(Wiki)
206.JayaprakashNarayan (19021979freedomfighter,politicianWiki)
207.Mahiravana "thesonofRavana"(Wiki)
208.Jayadeva "authorofthefamousGitaGovinda"(Wiki:JayadevaGitaGovinda)
209.Gandhari "themotheroftheKauravaprinces"(Wiki)
210.BirbaltheClever 9storiesoneof8ACKBirbalissues
211.TheCelestialNecklace "aJainstory"("basedonaversionbyMuniMahendrakumar)
212.Basaveshwara (11341196Wiki:Basava)
213.VeluThampi "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
239.Hakka&Bukka
240.Sahasramalla
241.Balban
242.Panchatantra(#39)
243.Ramanuja
244.ThePandavasinHiding
245.Tyagaraja
246.TheGiant&theDwarf "aJatakatale"
247.JatakaTales
248.BidhiChand
249.TheLearnedPandit
250.Sambhaji
251.Baddu&Chhotu
252.Karttikeya
253.TheGoldenMongoose
254.HanumantotheRescue
255.MysteryoftheMissingGifts
256.SakhiSarwar
257.TheQueen'sNecklace
258.TheSecretoftheTalking "afolktalefromKarnataka"(retoldfromnarrationofDr.
Bird
259.TheMiraculousConch
260.SriRamakrishna
261.TheFool'sDisciples
262.RashBehariBose
263.ThePrince&theMagician
264.TheHiddenTreasure
265.EchchamatheBrave
266.Mandukathelucky
astrologer
267.ThePandit&theMilkmaid
268.TalesofShivaji
269.JatakaTales
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"AnimalTalesfromtheMahabharata"(TheTigerandtheJackalThe
SageandtheDog+1)
"thefoundersoftheVijayanagaraEmpire"(Wiki:HariharaI,Bukka)
"aJainstory"("fromtheVardhamandesana")
"theironmanoftheSlaveDynasty"(Wiki)
"Crowsandowlsandotherstories"(TheNobleEnemyTheBirdand
theMonkeysTheCamelbeguiled)
(10171137[sic.]TamilWiki)
"RetoldfromtheMahabharata"
"thesaintwhosunghiswaytothefeetofthelord"(Wiki)
"StoriesofWisdom"(TheWideLeaderThePrinceandtheSeedling
TheCleverSon+3)
"basedonapopularSikhlegend"(Wiki)
"andothertalestoldbyRamakrishna"(TheTravellerandtheWish
Tree+4)
"SonofShivaji"(Wiki)
"Theadventuresof....afolktalefromBengal"
"adoptedfromtheSkandaPuranaSamhita"(Wiki:Muruga,Skanda
Purana)
"andothertalesfromtheMahabharata"(TheEnlightenedButcherThe
Pigeon'sSacrifice)
"RetoldfromtheKrittivasaRamayana"(Wiki:Hanuman,Versionsof
Ramayana)
"aFolktalefromMadhyaPradesh"(+TheSoundofMusic,from
Karnataka)
"aFolktalefromPunjab"(Wiki)
"andotherstoriesfromJatakas"(TheGreedyFishermanTheGreedy
Hawker)
ChandrashekarKambar[Wiki])
"andAGameofChess"(astoldbyJohnDorairajinacollectionof
folktales)
(18361886Wiki)
"ataleofhumourfromSouthIndia"(adaptedfrombookinTamilby
Fr.C.J.Beschi[Wiki])
"storyofarevolutionary"(18861945Wiki)
"basedontheTelugufolktale,BalaNagamma"(AndhraPradesh
Mother:BalaNagammaPrince:Balaraju)
"aJatakatale"(JanakabecomesKingofMithila[Wiki])
"ahistoricaltalefromthesouth"(17thc.also:EchchamaNayak,
Yachama,q.v.underRamaDevaRaya)
"atalefromtheKathasaritsagaraplusTheHiddenMeaning"(inspired
byManduka)
"andothertalestoldbyRamakrishna"
"HiratheMilkmaidTheRaniofBelavadiTheGift"
"TheMouseMerchantalsoTheInvaluableTreasure"
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270.TheTigerEater
271.LalBahadurShastri
272.AndherNagari
273.TheChurningoftheOcean
274.Kesari,theflyingthief "andotherJaintales"(also:VasudevaJinadatta)
275.SubramaniaBharati
276.AnimalTalesfrom
ArunachalPradesh
277.JatakaTales
278.Bimbisara
279.JatakaTales:BirdStories
280.Kumanan
281.Shunahshepa
282.TheTamingofGulla
283.JagannathaofPuri
284.AlbertEinstein
285.Joymati
286.ThanedarHasanAskari
287.ThePiousCat&othertales
288.BikaltheTerrible
andTheTigerTamers
289.TheElusiveKaka(village "retoldfromaKannadaclassic"(fromtheplayKakanaKoteby
chief)
290.RamanaMaharshi
291.TheProphecy
292.ChokhaMela
293.BeniMadho
(andPirAli)
294.DurgeshNandini
295.GuruArjan
296.MahamatiPrannath
297.TheLostPrince
298.DamajiPant
andNarhari
299.TheSilentTeacher
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"andTheBearComestoDinnertwofolktalesfromPunjab"
(19041966Wiki)
"adaptedfromBharatendu'sfamousHindiplay"(Wiki:Bharatendu
Harishchandra,18501885)
"mostlyfromtheBhagavata(Purana)andtheMahabharata"(Wiki:
OceanofMilk/Samudramanthan)
"thestoryofthepoetpatriotofTamilNadu"(18821921,Wiki)
ThePigandtheDogTheOwlandtheTigerWhyCrabshaveFlat
Bodies+5more
"TalesofMisers":Ilisa,theGildmasterKesiya
"theemperoroftheMagadha"(Wiki)
TheValueofFriendsGreeddoesnotPayTheLoyalGeneralPractise
whatyouPreach+1
"thegenerousTamilkingoftheSangamage"(1stc.CE[Wiki:
Sangam]praisedinPurananuuru[Wiki])
"retoldfromtheAitareyaBrahmana"(WikiShunahshepaattainsdivine
powers)
"retoldfromaKannadaclassic"(BhootayyanaMagaAyyubyG.R.
Iyengarmadeintoafilm:Wiki)
(InOrissaWiki)
"thescientistwhobelongedtomankind"(Wiki)
"atalefromAssam"(Wiki)
"theextraordinarypoliceofficerofUttarPradesh"(in1930s)
"AnimaltalesfromRajasthan"(+TheQuickWittedFrogADeer
Story)
Two"talesfromMadhyaPradesh"("Bikal"meanssomethingtobe
feared)
(twoyoungboystameatiger)
Srinivasa[Wiki])
(18791950,TamilNaduWiki)
"ATibetantale"(Buddhiststory:Goshthilihelpstheyoungestson
becomekingofVaranasi)
"PoetsaintofMaharashtra"(Wiki)
"Glimpsesof1857"(RanaBeniMadhoofBaiswarafightsBritish
Wiki:1857)
(AtailorfromPatnahangedbyBritish)
"ahistoricalromancefromBengal"('DaughteroftheFortLord'from
the1stnovelofBankim)
(15631606fifthSikhguru,firstmartyredsaint[Wiki])
"thefounderofthePranamisect"(Wiki:underPanna)
"ATibetantale"(BuddhistSanskritstoryofPapankaraand
Kshemankara,retranslatedfromTibetan)
15thc.devoteeofVithala/Vitthala(Wiki:Vithoba)
14thc.devoteeofVithala
"aBuddhisttale"(AbjarenouncesthethroneplusBuddhisminTibet)
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300.Delhi "thehistoriccityof...."(Wiki)
"ThePuranicstoryofthecreationanddestructionofthreesatellite
301.Tripura
cities"(Wiki)
302.Dhola&Maru "RetoldfromaRajathaniBallad"(seeunderMehrangarhFort)
303.SenapatiBapat (18801967Wiki)
304.DoctorKotnisinChina (19101942Wiki)
"ThreetalesabouttheLordofLanka"(AttheFeetofShivaThe
305.RavanaHumbled
MahishmatiEpisodeTaipiece)
306.TheStoryofaScientist "YellapragadaSubbarow"(18951948Wiki)
"TwoPaharitales"("fromGarhwalinUttarPradeshotherisThe
307.TheBridegroom'sRing
Kayastha&hisGuest)
308.Andhaka "thedemonsonofShiva"(Wiki)
309.VeerSavarkarinthe
(18831966Wiki)
Andamans
310.TheTrueConqueror "andotherBuddhistTales"(TheBowlofRiceDuggata'sGuest)
311.KunwarSingh "Glimpsesof1857"(Wiki:KunwarSingh,1857)
312.TalesofBalarama (Krishna'selderbrotherWiki)
"thequeenwholivedanddiedforaprinciple"(wifeofVishnu
313.Shantala
Vardhana[Wiki],11081152)
"andotherBuddhistTales"(+TheHarvestTheGoldenMaiden
314.TheAcrobat
BuddhaandKrishaGuatami)
315.TheGoldenSand "atalefromNepal"(SakhwalthesandmerchantbecomesShankhdhar)
(andTheMother) (motherofDravyashahandNarharishahplusTheKingdomofNepal)
316.TheParijataTree "andothertalesofKrishna"(+LakshmanaTulabhara)
317.AnnapatiSuyya "RetoldfromKalhana'sRajatarangini"(Wiki)
318.TheCowherdofAlawi "andotherBuddhisttales"(+ThePathofModerationTheWitness)
"adaptedfromtheRigveda"(NewSeriestitle:AshwiniKumarWiki:
319.AshwinstotheRescue
Ashvins,RigVeda)
"andothertalesofKashmir"(+RajaJayapeedaRajaYashaskaraDeva
320.Chandrapeeda
andthePurohitfromRajatarangini)
"and(4)otherSufitales"(ThePerfectionist,etc.alsoSufiSaintsof
321.TheGreenDemon
India)
322.Shrenik ("Jainatales"#1:fromHarishena'sBhrihatKathaKosha,10thc.)
"andTheHiddenTruth" (fromRajashekara'sVinodakathasangraha,14thc.)
323.SamudraGupta (4thcenturyCEWiki)
324.Nahusha "anancestorofthePandavas"(Wiki)
325.JagadisChandraBose (18581937Wiki)
"apoetsaintofTamilNadu"(AvvaiandPaariTheSoleConsideration
326.TalesofAvvaiyaar
AvvaitotheRescue+1Wiki)
"ThedaughteroftheSunGod,twotalesfromtheMahabharata"
327.Tapati
(Samvarana/TapatiRuru/Pramadvara)
328.Rajbala(andAjitSingh) "twotalesfromoldSind"(nowinPakistanRajbaladressesasamale
andBirSinghand warrior)
Sunderbai (Sunderbaialsodressesasamalewarrior)
"Mahabharata1"(VedaVyasaisreputedauthorshort:#20Wiki:
329.VedaVyasa
Mahabharata,Vyasa)
330.VidyutChora "aJaintale"(fromShivakotyacharya'sVaddaradhane[Wiki])

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331.Bheeshma'sVow "Mahabharata2"
332.BirbaltheGenius 5storiesoneof8ACKBirbalissues
333.TheAdventoftheKuru
"Mahabharata3"(Wiki:Kauravas)
Princes
334.MangalPande "Glimpsesof1857"(Wiki:MangalPande,1857)
335.ThePandavasat
"Mahabharata4"(Wiki:Kunti,Hastinapura)
Hastinapura
336.TheFearlessBoy "andotherBuddhisttales"(TheTwoDisciplesTheGreatArchitect)
337.EnterDrona "Mahabharata5"
"retoldfromKalhana'sRajatarangini"(Wiki:LalitadityaMuktapidaof
338.TheLegendofLalitaditya
Kashmir)
339.EnterKarna "Mahabharata6"
340.TheMakingofa "ZentalesfromJapan"(+GiftversusTheftTheTheftoftheCotton
Swordsman Rolls+6)
341.TheConspiracy "Mahabharata7"
342.TheBattleofWits "aJatakatale"(KingVaidehaadoptsAushadhaKumar)
343.TheEscape "Mahabharata8"
344.DeshbandhuChittaranjan
(18701924Wiki)
Das
345.BirthofGhatotkacha "Mahabharata9"
346.LegendofMaarthaanda "ahistoricalromancefromKerala"(froman1890novelbyC.V.
Varma RamanPillai[Wiki])
347.ThePandavasatEkachakra "Mahabharata10"
348.MarchtoFreedom1 "BirthoftheIndianNationalCongress"(Wiki)
349.EnterDraupadi "Mahabharata11"
350.GuruRavidas (14501540nearVaranasiWiki)
351.Draupadi'sSwayamvara "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 "Mahabharata18"
364.KhudiramBose (18891908Wiki)
365.PandavasintheForest "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 "ShebravedthewrathofAurangzebtoprotectRajaram"(Wiki)
399.TheBattleatMidnight "Mahabharata36"
400.TheDeadlyFeast "aJatakatale"
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401.Ajatashatru (WikisonofKingBimbisaraduringtimeoftheBuddha)
402.KarnainCommand "Mahabharata37"
403.NarayanaGuru (18561928KeralaWiki)
404.TheKurusRouted "Mahabharata38"
405.PrinceJivaka "Theheroictaleof..."(Wiki:CivakaCintamani)
406.AftertheWar "Mahabharata39"
407.Kohinoor (AnIndiandiamondnowinEnglandWiki)
408.Yudhishthira'sCoronation "Mahabharata40"
409.TheAshwamedhaYajna "Mahabharata41"
410.Kanwal&Kehar "alegendfromRajasthan"
411.TheCelestialReunion "Mahabharata42"
(RaniRupmati,16thc.singerandbinplayerinMalwa[nowinMadhya
412.Roopmati
Pradesh]Wiki)
413.Krishna,theDarlingof
BhagawatPurana1(Wiki:BhagawatPurana)
Gokul
414.MahatmaGandhi(Wiki) "Theearlydays"(seecommentunderMarchtoFreedomseries)
415.Krishna,theSubduerof
BhagawatPurana2
Kalia
"Thefatherofthenation"(seecommentunderMarchtoFreedom
416.MahatmaGandhi
series)
417.Krishna,theUpholderof
BhagawatPurana3
Govardhana
418.TheFrenchRevolution (WikipublishedOctober1,1989)
419.Krishna:Victoryover
BhagawatPurana4
Kamsa
420.InimitableBirbal 10storiesoneof8ACKBirbalissues
421.Krishna,LordofDwaraka
BhagawatPurana5(IhaveitinBhagawat,TheKrishnaAvatar,2000)
(Missing)
422.LouisPasteur (Frenchbiologist18221895[Wiki])
423.Krishna,theEnchanter
BhagawatPurana6(IhaveitinBhagawat,TheKrishnaAvatar,2000)
(Missing)
424.TheCleverDancer "AStoryfromtheKathaSaritsagara"(MuladevaandtheBhahman's
(Missing) Daughter[Transl.Ihave#806])
425.Krishna,theVictorious BhagawatPurana7
426.JatakaTales:TrueFriends (TrueFriendsKanni,theUnluckyAMonkinNeedisaFriendIndeed
(Missing) [Ihave#614])
427.Krishna,Allyofthe
BhagawatPurana8(IhaveitinBhagawat,TheKrishnaAvatar,2000)
Pandavas(Missing)
428.NapoleonBonaparte 17691821(covermissingWiki)
429.Krishna,theSaviour
BhagawatPurana9(IhaveitinBhagawat,TheKrishnaAvatar,2000)
(Missing)
"TheRoutetoyourroots"(IhaveitintheIndusValleyAdventure,
430.AnExcitingFind(Missing)
whichincludes#432)
431.JatakaTales(Missing) "StoriesofCourage"(TheBravePigTheDeer'sDiscipleTheGolden
CrabTheFaithfulSamukha[Ihave#615])
432.TheIndusValleyAdventure "TheRoutetotheRoots"(continuesonfrom#430:twokidstaketime
machinebacktotheIndusValleyWiki)

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433.TheQuickWittedBirbal 8storiesoneof8ACKBirbalissuesnewseries#602(withdrawn24I
(Missing) have.pdf)
434.TheChosenBridegroom "StoriesfromtheKathasaritasagara"(Ratnavatimarriesathief
(Missing) [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 "The10IncarnationsofVishnu"(WikiVishnu,Avatars:Matsya,
(1978newseries10002) 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 Includes:TheChosenBridegroom,Hamsavali,Shridatta,Shringabhuja
Kathasaritasagara and"Pataliputra"(i.e.,PataliPutra)doesnothaveACK#s266
(Wiki"5in1"#1035) (Manduka)or388(Sundarasena)

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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 "Littleactsoflove"(Wiki)
825.SurjyaSen "TheChittagongUprising"(1930Wiki:SuryaSen)
"TheMythologyofKishkinda"(Vidyaranya[Wiki]praisesHampi
826.HeroesofHampi
[Wiki]toHakkaandBukka)
"LordofThunder"(Wiki)"andtheflyingmountains""andthemany
827.TalesofIndra
Indras""andSarama"
"LordofTirumala"(WikiVishnu/LakshmiandShrinivasa/Padmavati
828.Tirupati
[Wiki])
829.VaishnoDevi "GoddessoftheHills"(Wiki)
"Andotherstories"(1.Ganeshaandthemoon[Wiki]2.Ganesh,
830.GaneshaandtheMoon
RavanaandAtmalinga[seeMurudeshwaraWiki]3.Ganeshaangerat

injusticeandfoolishness.)
831.TenzingNorgay "Thetopoftheworld"(19141986sherpa:Wiki)
832.StoriesofCreation "FromtheBrahmaPurana"(Wiki)
833.Konark (Wiki:KonarkSunTemple,Orissa)
"MasterStoryteller"(CreatorofthisIndianclassiccomicseries1929
834.AnantPai
2011Wiki)
"ThebirdmanofIndia"wroteTheBookofIndianBirds,etc.(1896
835.SalimAli
1987Wiki)
"CityofBrihadeeswara"(storiessurroundingthisancienttownandits
836.Thanjavur
monumentsWiki)
837.TheBlueUmbrella "StoriesbyRuskinBond"(WikialsoTheAngryRiver)
838.JimCorbett "FriendoftheWild"(Wiki)
839.Kubera "TheLordofWealth"(Wiki)
840.Saraswati "StoriesoftheGoddessofWisdom"(Wiki)
841.M.S.Subbulakshmi "QueenofCarnaticMusic"(Wiki)
842.SrinivasaRamanujam "ManofMathematics"(Wiki)
843.TheUnhappyTiger "StoriesfromtheHitopadesha"(compare#91&#185)
844.Amba "ASagaofRevenge"(Wiki)
845.VergheseKurien "TheManwiththe'BillionLitre'Idea"(Wiki)
"StoriesbyMunshiPremchand"("BuddhiKaki"[TheOldAunt]&"Do
846.TwoOxen
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 notinACK(AVetalaStoryconnectedtoKingRupsen?Gokula?)
#505TheStrange notinACK("AstoryriddlefromtheVetala"(Wikiattrib.LakshmiLal
Sacrifice compareACK#83)
#506Chemmeen notinACKWiki:1956MalayalamnovelbyT.S.Pillai
notinACKoneofthefourpopulartragicromancesofthePunjab
#509HeerRanjha
(Wiki/film/etc.)attrib.LakshmiLalonline
notinACK"romanceandchivalryofRajputhistory"NilDevi?See
#510Nildevi
detailsattrib.LakshmiLal
#511SassiPunno notinACKoneofthefourpopulartragicromancesofthePunjab(Wiki)
notinACK(alsoGunakar,bothfromVetalaPanchavimshationline
#512Lavanyavati
comparelater)
notinACKaVetalastorycharacterinDeoLangkhui?(Wiki)probably
#514Chandraprabha
not8thJainTirthankar(Wiki)
#515Rupinika notinACKastoryintheKathasaritsagara(furtherinfo)
#516Mastani notinACKWiki:Muslimwife/mistressofBajiRaoI

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#518MirzaSahibanh notinACKoneofthefourpopulartragicromancesofthePunjab(Wiki)
notinACKfromtheKathasaritsagara(KesataandKandarpa,whowed
#519Kandarpa
RupavatiandSumanas)
notinACKChaulaDeviwasdancerattheSomnathtemple(14th
#520Chauladevi
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) BirthoftheIndianNationalCongress
(MarchtoFreedom2,#3561May1986) ANationAwakes
(MarchtoFreedom3,#3601Jul1986) TheSagaofIndianRevolutionaries
(MarchtoFreedom4"#364"onsomelists,but
TheCallforSwaraj(#414?Seenextparagraph)
seeabove)
(MarchtoFreedom5"#368"onsomelists,but
TheSaltSatyagraha(#416?Seenextparagraph)
seeabove)
(MarchtoFreedom6"#372"onsomelists,but
TheTrystwithDestiny
seeabove)

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 (butinanew3in1,#10057PoetSaintsofIndia)
078.Shridatta (butinanew5in1,#1035StoriesfromtheKathasaritasagara)
094.NarsinhMehta (butathenew3in1,#10057PoetSaintsofIndia)
098.Pundalik(andSakhu[Sukh

Bai])
102.Nagananda (butinanew5in1,#1036Kadambariandotherancientclassics)
123.Ekanath (butinanew5in1,#1027PoetsandThinkers)
129.MalatiandMadhava (butinanew5in1,#1036Kadambariandotherancientclassics)
132.RanakDevi
139.PrinceHritadhwaja (butinanew3in1,#10051TalesFromThePuranas)
140.Humayun (butinanew5in1,#1031GreatMughals)
144.PurandaraDasa
181.GuruHarGobind (butinanew5in1,#1021FamousSikhGurus)
182.TheBattleforSrinagar
186.Tiruppan(andKanakadasa)
190.Kannappa
192.Ranadhira
208.Jayadeva
222.SamarthRamdas
227.SadhuVaswani
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232.DaraShukoh&Aurangzeb (butinanew3in1,#10050TheMughalCourt)
236.BahmanShah
245.Tyagaraja (butinanew3in1,#10057PoetSaintsofIndia)
256.SakhiSarwar
265.EchchamatheBrave
281.Shunahshepa
282.TheTamingofGulla (butinanewboundsetGreatIndianClassics)
285.Joymati
286.ThanedarHasanAskari
296.MahamatiPrannath
298.DamajiPant(andNarhari)
303.SenapatiBapat
304.DoctorKotnisinChina
306.TheStoryofaScientist
(butinanew5in1,#1037TheFearlessBoyandOtherBuddhist
310.TheTrueConqueror
Stories)
317.AnnapatiSuyya
320.Chandrapeeda
326.TalesofAvvaiyaar
328.Rajbala(andAjitSingh) (plus"BirSinghandSunderbai")
340.TheMakingofa (butinanew5in1,#1037TheFearlessBoyandOtherBuddhist
Swordsman Stories)
("BirthoftheIndianNationalCongress"incorporatedintoTheStory
348.MarchtoFreedom1
oftheFreedomStruggle)
350.GuruRavidas
("TheSagaofIndianRevolutionaries"incorporatedintoTheStoryof
360.MarchtoFreedom3
theFreedomStruggle)
364.KhudiramBose
366.PataliPutra (butinanew5in1,#1035StoriesfromtheKathasaritasagara)
368.TheNawab'sDream
370.RajaDesing
374.Hamsavali (butinanew5in1,#1035StoriesfromtheKathasaritasagara)
376.Lila&Chanesar
378.Shringabhuja (butinanew5in1,#1035StoriesfromtheKathasaritasagara)
380.Padmavati
388.Sundarasena
394.PulakeshiII
407.Kohinoor (butinanew3in1,#10050TheMughalCourt)
("Theearlydays",with#416asaSpecialIssueseealsoMarchto
414.MahatmaGandhi
Freedomseries)
416.MahatmaGandhi ("Thefatherofthenation",with#414)
418.TheFrenchRevolution
422.LouisPasteur(andMarie)
428.NapoleonBonaparte
(reissuedin2012notasasinglebutaspartofanew2in1special
430.AnExcitingFind
issuetitledasnext)
(reissuedin2012notasasinglebuttogetherwith#430asanew2in
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432.TheIndusValleyAdventure 1specialissue)

433.TheQuickWittedBirbal (wasnew#602,butwithdrawn)
434.TheChosenBridegroom (butinanew5in1,#1035StoriesfromtheKathasaritasagara)

MahabarataandBhagawat
(thesewillprobablynotbereissuedseparately)
Purana:

329.VedaVyasa "Mahabharata1"(seeunderSpecialIssues,1989)
331.Bheeshma'sVow "Mahabharata2"
333.TheAdventoftheKuru
"Mahabharata3"
Princes
335.ThePandavasat
"Mahabharata4"
Hastinapura
337.EnterDrona "Mahabharata5"
339.EnterKarna "Mahabharata6"
341.TheConspiracy "Mahabharata7"
343.TheEscape "Mahabharata8"
345.BirthofGhatotkacha "Mahabharata9"
347.ThePandavasatEkachakra "Mahabharata10"
349.EnterDraupadi "Mahabharata11"
351.Draupadi'sSwayamvara "Mahabharata12"
353.ThePandavasrecalledto
"Mahabharata13"
Hastinapura
355.Arjuna's12yearExile "Mahabharata14"
357.AHallforYudhishthira "Mahabharata15"
359.ThePandavasconquerthe
"Mahabharata16"
world
361.Yudhishthira'sRajasooya
"Mahabharata17"
Yajna
363.IndraprasthaLost "Mahabharata18"
365.PandavasintheForest "Mahabharata19"
367.Arjuna'squestforweapons "Mahabharata20"
369.ArjunainIndraloka "Mahabharata21"
371.TheReunion "Mahabharata22"
373.DuryodhanaHumbled "Mahabharata23"
375.TheTwelfthYear "Mahabharata24"
377.ThePandavasatVirata's
"Mahabharata25"
Palace
379.PanicintheKauravaCamp "Mahabharata26"
381.Sanjaya'sMission "Mahabharata27"
383.DuryodhanaRefusesto
"Mahabharata28"
Yield
385.Krishna'sPeaceMission "Mahabharata29"
387.TheWarBegins "Mahabharata30"
389.BheeshmainCommand "Mahabharata31"
391.TheFallofBheeshma "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 (Englishversionnevermadeavailabletothegeneralpublic)
840.Saraswati
844.Amba

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 Mahabharata
#127 TheGita
#134 Babur
#154 ChandraguptaMaurya
#221 Jahangir
#255 MysteryoftheMissingGifts
#418 TheFrenchRevolution
Specialedition#1. DashaAvatar
Specialedition#3. JesusChrist

NewSeriesExtraIssues

501.Krishna =#11
503.TheSonsofRama =#18
504.Rama =#15
505.TheGita =#127
506.ShivaParvati =#29
507.NalaDamyanti =#16
512.TalesofVishnu =#160
519.Elephanta =#149
524.IndraandShibi =#180
706.SakshiGopal =#92

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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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