Talk:Amar Chitra Katha

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I'm not sure the list of issues is necessary.

Those who find one necessary can find it at List of Amar Chitra Katha comics. NRPanikker (talk) 02:21, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 06:14, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

B-Class Assesment required

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Edit request

Please restore this revision. The "Cultural significance" section is completely unsourced and suffers from a rather informal tone. 134.154.38.62 (talk) 19:18, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

Note:

• Special:Diff/713921410, Special:Diff/711329145, Special:Diff/711280775
• User talk:172.56.39.42

While you are right that the section is unsourced, I'm reluctant to make the edit given the fact that you are an IP sock of a blocked user. But I'll leave this open for someone else to look into. — Andy W. (talk · ctb) 01:40, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

 Done (talk page watcher) see being an uninvolved user in the SPI case, I am making the changes as I myself felt the section is neither correctly written nor sourced. Its tone is also not appropriate. Thanks VarunFEB2003 (talk) 14:00, 31 July 2016 (UTC)

No source for Tinkle's Facebook

No source is given for the number of people that follow Tinkle. In addition, no source is given for "purely organic reach". — Preceding unsigned comment added by X5163x (talk • contribs) 03:54, 16 October 2019 (UTC)

Can you please elaborate a bit ? AnadiDoD (talk) 07:17, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Criticism section needs overhaul let's discuss

The criticism section is overly outdated and needs updation most of the issues discussed as criticism have been addressed as mentioned the response section. There is no need to detail these outdated issues but should be trimmed to better address the present scenario. AnM2002 (talk) 06:54, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Asian Religions in America

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 3 September 2025 and 10 December 2025. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Wikimore19 (article contribs). Peer reviewers: DunderMifflin0.

— Assignment last updated by TruvyPasserine (talk) 16:25, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

Revision/Edit Plans

Hello all, I’m planning to make a few updates to this article for a class project. This article is overall well organized, but I think it could benefit from the addition of a few contextual details. I plan to add around 200 words and 4 new sources. I also plan to change the heading of the portion of the article currently titled “Analysis” to “Cultural Impact and Scholarly Criticism”. The current title, while all-encompassing, might be too vague, and I think this heading better reflects the information covered in this section. I will be adding details throughout the article that will provide context that I think will give the article a better finish and make it overall clearer, and leave the reader with a better understanding of ACK.

In the “Creation and Influence” section, I will add a brief note about Ananta Pai, stating where he is from, why he left Indrajal Comics in 1967, and his overarching goal to use comics as an educational tool to help Indian children connect with their heritage. I also might include a note about Ananta Pai, being referred to as the “Father of Indian Comics,” and the description of his mission as giving readers a “route to their roots.” Here, I'm pulling from “Amar Chitra Katha Comics in Feminist Perspective” and “The World of Amar Chitra Katha”. Also in this section, I will add a one to two sentence overview of the comic Krishna, summarizing the comic’s depiction of Krishna and its importance as the first Indian-focused title in the series. Another addition I plan to make is where the article states that the first comics were published in Kannada, I will add that Kannada is a Dravidian language spoken mainly in Karnataka.

In the section titled “Analysis,” I will add information from “Amar Chitra Katha Comics in Feminist Perspective” about the feminist criticism of the comics, specifically that fewer than 10% of titles feature women as protagonists. I’ll include some examples of comics with female protagonists, including the ones looked at in “Amar Chitra Katha Comics in Feminist Perspective”. In this section, I will also add information from Karline McLain’s book India’s Immortal Comic Books. Specifically, she notes that Indian immigrant families used these comics to teach their children about Hindu mythology and Indian history. I'll be adding this to show how ACK became influential among Indian families living in the United States

The following is a list of the sources I plan to add, their authors, and why they are credible:

·       Amar Chitra Katha Comics in Feminist Perspective - A Study by Jaya J. Parveen and V. Rajesh, V. (p. 106-116) Language in India [Oct. 2018]

o   This is a peer-reviewed academic journal making it a reliable source, and it provides a scholarly analysis of the comics' themes and representations through a feminist lens.

·       Regional comics literature in India: An analysis of the comics Sudden Muanga, Manipur by Jasmine Vanlalhmangaihzuali and Hashik Nadukkandiyil [2024]

o   This is another peer-reviewed academic journal. This provides a scholarly context to help us better understand specifically Amar Chitra Katha Comics within Indian comics and literature.

·       Chapter 5, “Graphic Violence and the Religious Self” from Drawing on Religion: Reading and the Moral Imagination in Comics and Graphic Novels by Ken Koltun-Fromm [Penn State University Press, Nov. 10^th 2020]

o   Yet another peer-reviewed academic journal. This chapter discusses how religion and moral imagination are represented in comics, including Amar Chitra Katha.

·       India's Immortal Comic Books: Gods, Kings, and Other Heroes by Karline McLain. [Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2009]

o   This is a peer-reviewed academic book, making it a reliable source. It directly analyzes the history / religious representation, and cultural impact of the ACK series.

If anyone has any comments on or suggestions for my revisions/edits planned, please reply to me here or on my personal Talk Page. Thank you! Wikimore19 (talk) 19:27, 31 October 2025 (UTC)