Books with title Tinkle Magazine No.603

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!

What do we have for May? Strategies, conspiracy theories and the attack of the mummies! What happens when a colony of misers is beset by a man who believes in generosity? And how will he turn the tables on his miser friends? Look out for a world gone mad in Show Me the Money. Meanwhile, Tantri is in for a surprise; he gets the chance to be king. But will he like it? Now that’s a question! The Dental Diaries takes Billy the Vampire on a new quest for his fangs into the heartland of the mummies, the pyramids. But this time, has he bitten off more than he can chew? Mummy Knows Best! Do also read a delightful Spotlight interview with Sachindra Nath Paul, a sculptor who has worked with palaeontologists, yes, building models of dinosaurs and other ancient creatures! May you a fun time this May!

And so comes March with all its madness and a variety of characters, from adventurers and weirdos to plotters and fangless vampires. There is Shambu testing out The Big Burp Theory and Kalia the Crow making A Zoological Discovery in his new avatar. SuperWeirdos go Boink!, Tantri the Mantri gets a taste of life in Cinemapur while Billy the Vampire tries to get back his fangs in Dental Diaries: Facing the World. Enjoy!

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!

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!

A special ‘thank you’ to teachers everywhere, this issue sees Suppandi in a new avatar. You’ve got it! As a teacher in ‘School Rules’. That’s not all. Teachers rule in our It Happened to Me, Spotlight and Great Tinkle Circus segments. The IHTM compiles the Tinkle Team’s favourite memories of their teachers. Spotlight has us in a tête-à-tête with college principal, Dr. Beena Punjabi. As for the GTC, it is filled with dedications from students to teachers!This month, we also have Ajay, Dental Diaries, Kalia the Crow and Shikari Shambu giving Suppandi company. Ajay and Neeti tackle a new adventure in ‘Underground Secret’. Not to be left behind, Billy sets out to rescue his mother but ends up in a trap! Read all about it in ‘New Dangers’. Meanwhile, how do the animals of Big Baan fare in a football match? Find out in the concluding part of Kalia the Crow’s ‘Let’s Play a Game’. Talking about animals, Shikari Shambu has a tough time confronting ‘Feline Problems’. And if that’s not enough we also have two delightful tales in ‘The Prankster’ and ‘Age No Bar’. Enjoy!

Ajay Adventures is back and how! He is older and edgier, but will he remain an amateur detective? Read on. Peppering the pages is another Famous Scene from Literature, The Quarrel from Little Women, a wacky Ina, Mina, Mynah, Mo adventure Daddy Cool and the next instalment of Pranav’s Dadi The Bully. What’s more, we have a new series starting this month. It kicks off with the story Grandpa Finds a Friend. And last but surely not the least, Tinkle supports the Indian Navy’s Sagar Parikrama II initiative. Join us as we track Lieutenant Commander Abhilash Tomy’s journey, as he sets off on a non-stop around the world voyage in a yacht. Enjoy!

A Collector’s edition that is bigger, brighter and better, Tinkle 600 is jam-packed with 118 pages of pure fun! Keeping the focus on our milestone number ‘6’, we have ‘6’ stories from some of the best storytellers in the country—Samit Basu, Anoushka Ravishankar, Samhita Arni, Roopa Pai, Vishwajyoti Ghosh and Priya Kurien. Peppering the pages are quotes from well known personalities such as Shankar Mahadevan, Ruskin Bond, Bachendri Pal and Imtiaz Ali. Tinkle Spotlight features an interview with Nandita Das, actor and chairperson of the Children’s Film Society, India. This is an issue packed with all your favourite characters—Suppandi, Shikari Shambu, Tantri the Mantri, Defective Detectives, Butterfingers and more. Come be a part of our celebrations!

Tinkle is bigger! Bigger pages, bigger panels and bigger artwork! And stories that are the first to be showcased in this size are Pyarelal ‘Budget Wedding’, a true story from the book I Can ‘Turning the Tide’, Defective Detectives in full form in ‘Arson’, the mysterious ‘Shadow at the Window’ and the mystical ‘The Conference of the Birds’. Also, do not miss a freewheeling chat with the super talented Amol and Partho Gupte in Tinkle Spotlight.

This issue celebrates the release of Amar Chitra Katha’s first animation film Sons of Ram with loads of interesting SoR content inside. Tinkle also supports World Elders’ Day, so two stories are dedicated to the cause. And what about the Tinkle Toons? This issue brings back SuperWeirdos in a ‘racy’ new story Screech. At Crossroads, a true story from the book I Can, shows how children around the world are contributing to make the world a better place to live in. We also have Suppandi’s A Moment of Silence, Tantri’s Sweet Revenge and Little Shambu’s Contorted. And when Halloween’s round the corner how can a spooky story escape Tinkle? Enjoy then the Dental Diaries!

This issue brings with it all things merry because... it’s Christmas! Suppandi leads the pack with his effort at Spreading Christmas Cheer while a young boy finds out what happens when you want The Christmas Tree all to yourself. We also have a new, zany adventure with the Defective Detectives—A Faunal Fallacy along with Meets the Doctor, the next chapter to the escapades of Rags the dog. Not to be missed is the Tinkle Spotlight of the month, A Sailor’s Life, an interview with Cdr. Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy. Enjoy!

What’s new for the new year? Two new series—one, a four-legged detective duo from our classics segment, Mopes and Purr, the other a brand new adventures of Horus, the puppy, in The Puppy Chronicles. Check out what new cases the dog and cat pair take on and enjoy the fantastic adventures that Horus has, this issue. Pyarelal returns with Daboo’s Dhaba and if you are a fan of Sherlock Holmes, check out Know Thy Neighbour. A new section, Word Play, takes you on a fun game of all those confusing, long words you spot in the magazine. What’s more? We have a pull-out cube-shaped Tinkle Planner 2013 just for you. Enjoy and a Happy New Year!