Anant Pai

Anant Pai
Born(1929-09-17)17 September 1929
Karkala, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Karnataka, India)
Died24 February 2011(2011-02-24) (aged 81)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesUncle Pai
Walt Disney of India[1]
Alma materInstitute of Chemical Technology (Formerly UDCT)
Known forFounding Amar Chitra Katha
SpouseLalita Pai (1961–2015)

Anant Pai (17 September 1929 – 24 February 2011), popularly known as Uncle Pai, was an Indian educationalist and a pioneer in Indian comics. He is most famous as the creator of two comic book series viz. Amar Chitra Katha, which retold traditional Indian folk tales, mythological stories, and biographies of historical characters; and Tinkle, a children's anthology.

  1. ^ PTI (26 February 2013). "Business Line : Features News : Amar Chitra Katha pays tribute to Uncle Pai with a comic title". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 8 March 2013.