Books published by publisher Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd

Envious people surround a famous astrologer’s son and set several traps. Will the son’s luck come to his rescue? Find out in The Astrologer’s Son.It’s party time in Big Baan! But Kalia the Crow is certain that something fishy is going on...Meet the donkey who can tell the future in The Four-Legged Astrologer. What will you do if you find that heaven exists and an elephant can take you there? Take a sneak peek into the wonders of heaven in The Heavenly Elephant.

King Virat’s honour was at stake and his son, Uttara, was anxious to show off his warrior skills. But faced by the enemy Kaurava hordes, Uttara’s courage vanished. It was up to his hero, the famous Pandava, Arjuna, to ensure that the young prince succeeded in his mission. And yet, Arjuna had to keep his own identity hidden, or the Kauravas would gain the upper hand.

To eat or not to eat! That is the question. What will happen when there’s enough food to be eaten but the guest is far too shy? Find out in The Shy Guest. Sundar the peacock is trying to woo Sundari but Chamataka stands in the way. Will Kalia able to help Sundar? Find out in Kalia the Crow.Chhotu, the Doctor has learnt a strange new method to treat people. A thief is all set to rob a house. And there seems to be no one who can stop him. Check out Rama to the Rescue.

The flavour of Independence Day rules our fun cover, designed specially by Savio Mascarenhas. It also inspired us to come out with a delightful article, the ‘Indian Masketeers’, exploring Indian culture through its various masks. We also have ‘Dotty and the Albino Dragon’, the First Prize winning story in the Tinkle Original Story Competition. Moving on, we have three popular characters this issue, Shikari Shambu, Kalia the Crow and the Defective Detectives. Shambu goes on a rollicking ‘Jumbo Adventure in Assam’ while the Defective Detectives have a spine-chilling experience in ‘The Horror’. As for Kalia, can you imagine him, Chamataka and Doob Doob playing together? If you can’t, you should check out ‘Let’s Play a Game’. Next, enjoy a fun story by a reader, ‘Show Business’ in our Fan Fiction segment along with ‘Pranav’s Dadi and the Karate Kid’, where Dadi tries her hand at karate! And to wrap it up we have two diverse stories about two brave men who refused to give up. So check out ‘A Mighty Will’ and ‘No Crazy Ideas’. Enjoy!

India has a rich and glorious literary history, stretching back more than 25 centuries. This special collection includes 22 gems from the treasure chest of Indian literature. The book goes all the way back to Kalidasa's timeless plays and Sanskrit romances from the Gupta period, to Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's novels and the works of Kannada and Punjabi writers like Masti Venkatesha Iyengar and Bhai Vir Singh. This collector’s edition comes with exclusive special pages containing extra facts about the authors, the places or dynasties they belonged to, and the time period they were part of.

July is all about the fun and excitement of going back to school. So, we begin with a zany Butterfingers story ‘School Escort’. What happens when Butter is made responsible for getting a tiny tot to school? Disaster? You bet! Following soon after, is our Tinkle Original Story Competition second prize winner, ‘Mission LKG Admission’, a light-hearted look at the maddening process of school admissions. And then we take you ‘On a Little Spin’ all because Little Shambu and Little Suppandi make a wish to skip their school years. Can you imagine a dinosaur let loose in your school? You would, if you had read ‘Brain+Brawn’. We are not done yet for the school mania has gotten into our feature pages as well. If you love puns you should love ‘Pun’ishment Time and if you have ever wished for gadgets to make school life easy, you should be thrilled with ‘Here Comes School’. We move on to the fun feature ‘Ten Ways to Make the Best of School Days’ and to cap it all we have a special Tinkle Time Table just for you! Apart from our school special, do check out the next chapter in The Puppy Chronicles ‘Horus the Saviour’ and the wicked antics of Tantri in ‘A Matter of Opinion’. Enjoy!

What happens when final exams are round the corner and holidays are too? You are driven to distraction and so are Ina, Mina, Mynah and Mo in Hurry Up, Holidays! Meanwhile, Pranav and his Dadi get caught up in a ketchup war. Whose side would you choose? But before you do that, what if you come across a time machine? Would you boldly press ‘go’? That’s what Tojo does but what happens to him? Find out in Tojo’s Time Machine. But don’t stop there, for Shikari Shambu is about to unveil the mysterious monster in the sea in the concluding part of The Big Burp Theory. A Spotlight interview with Environment Editor Bahar Dutt, the end of the Sagar Parikrama series with Lt. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy and loads of plans for the summer, wrap up this issue. Enjoy!

Try as we might, the only beings we can converse with are humans. So then how does an old lady talk to her lamp every day?! Get to the bottom of this mystery in The Talking Lamp.Shambu is on the prowl for a ferocious tiger. But the tiger might be too ferocious for him. Find out who will triumph in Shikari Shambu! A tree that grows jalebis?! What magical tree is this? Find out in The Day Jalebis Grew on Tree.

Everyone’s favourite goofball Suppandi is back! This time round, he’ll take up any job from wildlife photography to primary school teaching. But one thing’s for certain—where there’s Suppandi, there’s bound to be chaos!• Suppandibecomes an auto rickshaw driver with ridiculous results on the road inRoad Rules. • Suppandi has some funny ideas about doctorswhen his best friend Maddy falls ill in Doctor.• Suppanditurns quality checker as he is tasked with checking the quality of everything he lays his hands on. What happens next? Utter madness! Check outBurnout.

Butterfingers aka Amar Sen is a sprightly, lovable and clumsy 14-year-old who has a penchant for finding trouble. Adventure seems to be waiting for him at every slip, slide and fall. And this collection gives you the perfect chance to be a part of his escapades. But, it also gives you something more... an inside view on how Butterfingers was created, which sports he's scared of and more importantly, how similar he thinks you are to him. So go bonkers and grab your copy now!

A maneater is on the prowl and Shambu is called to save the day! But who will save Shambu? Find out in Shikari Shambu.Suppandi visits some relatives and turns their lives upside down with his antics. Get ready to burst out laughing in Foolish Suppandi.Princes are being trained for combat but amongst them there is one with a secret. Find out what it is in Arjuna’s Secret.And Tantri the Mantri uses nothing less than an avalanche in his plans to take out Hooja!