On Republic Day, browse through Indian comic books dedicated solely to our

nation’s heroes.

It’s a day when the brave hearts story books of the country ought to be

remembered. And what better way to do that than reading about them via

the most interesting medium available perhaps — comic books. Yes, comic

books are very much in the picture when it comes to commemorating our

heroes.

• Amar Chitra Katha has always eulogized the country’s bravehearts in

their illustrated strips, in a bid to educate the masses in a non-

academic manner. This Republic Day, ACK Media launches ‘Nation

Builders’, a collection of 20 carefully chosen Amar Chitra Katha titles

dedicated to some of the stalwarts and visionaries who helped shape

our country.

• The titles include Shivaji, Akbar,

Ashoka, Chandragupta Maurya,

Prithviraj Chauhan, Noor Jahan,

among others. Says Reena Puri,

Editor Amar Chitra Katha, “The

need to remember kings and

queens who contributed to the

shaping of our history and the

creation of our identity as a nation

is important. A child who knows the

history of his country will be able

to understand his own roots. Our

rulers should be icons and we hope

that with these stories, children

grow to respect their heritage.”

Reena recalls how the series of

titles on freedom fighters had done

exceedingly well. “Those include

all-time favourites like Mahatma

Gandhi, Chandrashekhar Azad,

Bhagat Singh and Subhas Chandra

Bose,” she informs.

• The Republic Day fervour is palpable in the enthusiasm of kids across

the country, who send in letters to Tinkle to be published. “For children,

Republic Day and Independence Day are big events. And as such their

response is enthusiastic and uninhibited. We see this in the letters,

poems and pictures they send us,” says Rajani Thindiath, Editor, Tinkle.

• Although Tinkle doesn’t have a

special Republic Day edition, they

do have a special feature in the

January issue — Uniforms of the

Indian Army — that traces the

roots of the army through its

uniforms. The cover also reflects

the colours of our flag in the

numbers 2012. Rajani enthuses,

“There was a story Beyond

Borders that won the First Prize in

the 15th Tinkle Original Story

Competition. Earlier, we had asked

our readers to talk to their

grandparents who were present

when India celebrated its first

Republic Day and share those

memories with us. The response

was overwhelming with

grandparents writing in to us,

telling us how much they enjoyed

reliving those days.”

• Indian War Comics had released titles depicting the life, bravery and

martyrdom of the heroes who lost their lives fighting terrorism. The books

include Brave Hearts Story of Mumbai — 26/11 (Major Sandeep

Unnikrishnan, AC), The True Maratha (Col. N. J Nair, AC, KC) and Yeh Dil

Maange More (Capt. Vikram Batra, PVC). “If the heroes are not highlighted,

they remain unsung. If terrorism is what we fight now, then it’s still a fight.

These comics tell what inspired the heroes to be in that space and fight it

out,” says Prathibha Sastry, Head Publications of Techjini that introduced

this series on digital platform. Indeed, options are galore, so which hero

would you pay a tribute to this Republic Day?

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