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Three months after a warehouse fire destroyed all the stock of Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle titles, their editors discuss how a resilient team and reader support helped them restore the Indian household favourite’s legacy

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Dev Nadkarni, former associate editor, feels that ACK — as also to a certain extent, Tinkle — artworks sit at a rare intersection of scholarship and popular art. The artists work from rigorous historical and cultural references, yet produce imagery that is instantly readable and emotionally resonant for children. The visual language is disciplined, the language formal, respectful rather than sensational, and rooted in Indian aesthetics. Pics Courtesy/Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd

Amitav Ghosh’s new book, Ghost-Eye will transfix, teleport, and tease in equal measure as it swings between reality and reincarnation, science and mythology. In an interview, the master storyteller discusses his craft, his influences, and his favourite fish, with the occasional time-travel to 1960s Calcutta

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Dev Nadkarni, former associate editor, feels that ACK — as also to a certain extent, Tinkle — artworks sit at a rare intersection of scholarship and popular art. The artists work from rigorous historical and cultural references, yet produce imagery that is instantly readable and emotionally resonant for children. The visual language is disciplined, the language formal, respectful rather than sensational, and rooted in Indian aesthetics. Pics Courtesy/Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd
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