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In 1967, while watching a TV quiz show on the government-owned Doordarshan network, a young journalist realized that Indian children could easily answer questions about Greek mythological tales but struggled when asked about a significant Indian epic, the Ramayana.

Disheartened by this, he found inspiration and decided to present the stories of India’s greatest epic, the Ramayana, in the form of immortal comic narratives for children.

This young journalist was Anant Pai, born on September 17, 1929, in Karkala, Karnataka.

Anant Pai was born on September 17th, 1929, in a small village in Karnataka called Karkala.

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Anant Pai, (17 September 1929 – 24 February 2011) popularly known as Uncle Pai, was a renowned educationalist and creator of Indian comics.

Unfortunately, his parents passed away when he was just two years old. At the age of 12, his grandfather sent him to Mumbai for better education at Orient School, Mahim. Anant pursued higher education in chemistry at the University of Mumbai and got married to Lalita in 1961.

Anant Pai initially attempted to publish comics and magazines for children but faced failure.

Later, he joined the comic division of The Times of India, where he felt dissatisfied due t