Amar Chitra Katha Coolection
Krishna
In Hinduism and Indian mythology Krishna is the eighth avatar or incarnation of lord Vishnu and was born in the Dvarpara Yuga. Krishna is the embodiment of love and divine joy that destroys all pain and sin. Krishna is the protector of sacred utterances and cows. Krishna is a trickster and lover, an instigator of all forms of knowledge and born to establish the religion of love.
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Harishchandra
The Sun Dynasty or Solar Dynasty or Suryavansha is one of the most prominent dynasties in the history of Hinduism, along with the "Chandravansha" or Lunar Dynasty.
Harischandra, in Hindu religious texts is the 28th king of the Solar Dynasty. His legend is very popular and often told as a benchmark for an ideal life. He was renowned for his piety and justice. His name is Sanskrit for "having golden splendour". Harischandra had two unique qualities. The first being, he kept his word and never went back on what he uttered as a promise. The other being, he never uttered a lie in his life. These twin qualities were tested heavily in his life by various circumstances that led him to penury and separation from his family. But he stood to his principles in the face of all ordeals and persevered to become a symbol of courage. He ruled over Ayodhya long before Dasaratha the father of Lord Rama.
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The Sons of Rama
This title is based on Uttara-Ramacharita of Bhavabhuti. He was an 7th century scholar of India noted for his plays and poetry, written in Sanskrit. His plays are considered equivalent to the works of Kalidas. Bhavabhuti was born in a Deshastha Brahmin family of Padmapura, Vidarbha, central India, in Gondia district, on Maharashtra and MP border. His real name was Srikantha Nilakantha, and he was the son of Nilakantha and Jatukarni.
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Ashoka
Ashoka (304 BC-232 BC) was the grandson of Changragupta Maurya and the son of Bindusar. His conversion to and support of Buddhism is often likened to the impact of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great's acceptance of Christianity in 313 A.D. His name "asoka" means "without sorrow" in Sanskrit.
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Chhatrasal
Budelkhand Kesri Maharaja Chhatrasal (4 May 1649 - 1731) along with Chatrapati Shivaji and Guru Gobind Singh formed a trinity of rebels who rose against Aurangzeb's rule in the 18th century. He fought under the Mughal army initially, but later took up cudgels against the Mughals in Bundelkhand and put an end to their rule in his territories.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/147199333/ACK_041__-_Chhatrasal.cbr
Parasurama
Parashurama Bhargava or Parasurama according to Hindu mythology is the Sixth Avatara of Vishnu, belongs to the Treta yuga, and is the son of Jamadagni & Renuka. Parashu means axe, hence his name literally means Rama-with-the-axe. He received an axe after undertaking a terrible penance to please Shiva, from whom he learned the methods of warfare and other skills. He is a Chiranjeevin*, who fought the advancing ocean back thus saving the lands of Konkan and Malabar (Maharashtra - Karnataka - Kerala coastline). The coastal area of Karnataka and Kerala state in India is known as Parashurama Kshetra (Parashurama's area). Some dispute this and say it extends all the way to Mumbai in Maharashtra.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/147203019/ACK_042__-_Parashurama.cbz
Jataka Tales Monkey Stories
In 300 B.C, the Jataka Tales were written for the mankind to gain knowledge and morality. Ever since, Jataka tales have become story books that are both enjoyable as well as knowledgeable. Originally written in Pali language, Jataka Buddhist tales have been translated in different languages around the world. The luminous fables of ?Jataka? are intended to impart values of self-sacrifice, morality, honesty and other informative values to people.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/147211377/ACK_045__-_Jataka_Tales_Monkey_Stories.cbz
Draupadi
Draupadi was a heroic princess of the Hindu epic of Mahabharata. One who was firm and a woman with an unbending will. The Proud and angry heroine of the epic Mahabharata, Draupadi has remained an enigmatic woman of substance.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/147694491/ACK_072__-_Draupadi.cbr
Pareekshit
Pareekshit or Parikshit is in the Mahabharata epic the successor of Yudhisthira to the throne of Hastinapura. His name came from the Sanskrit verb root pari-k?i = "around-possess" (or, less likely here, "around-destroy"). He was also referred to as the "King of the Kurus".
In symbolic terms, we are all Pareekshits too. We too will die sometime between Sunday and Saturday (seven days!).
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http://rapidshare.com/files/147700980/ACK_115__-_Pareekshit.cbz
Golden Sand
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Garuda
Garuda is the Hindu name for the constellation Aquila. The Garuda (Sanskrit: Garu?a, Pali Garu?a) is a large mythical bird or bird-like creature, the king of birds, that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology.
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Chandra Shekhar Azad
Chandra Shekhar Azad was a great revolutionary who lived and died for the motherland. When Ramprasad Bismil, the leader of Uttar Pradesh revolutionaries was caught and hanged by the British for his role in the Kakori conspiracy, Azad assumed the leadership.Today, there stands a statue of this great revolutionary at Alfred Park in Allahabad where he fought his last battle and died.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/147581015/ACK_142__-_Chandrashekhar_Azad.cbr
Panchatantra
The original text, of the Panchatantra in Sanskrit was probably written about 200 B.C. by a great Hindu scholar, Pandit Vishnu Sharma. But some of the tales themselves must be much older, their origin going back to the period of the Rig-Veda and Upanishads (from 1500 B.C. to 500 B.C.). According to some scholars of the Indo-European languages, the Panchatantra is the oldest collection of Indian fables surviving.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/147734730/ACK_163__-_Panchatantra_How_The_Jackle_Ate_The_Elephant.cbz
The Magic Grove
Jain monks use didactic stories to explain their philosophy that man reaps what he sows. The story of the magic grove is one such story, which illustrates that all commendable acts bring prosperity, and evil acts always end in misery.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/147738567/ACK_168__-_The_Magic_Grove.cbr
Hitopdesha - How Friends are Parted & other stories
One of the most widely read Sanskrit books in India, Hitopadesha tales are short stories that have the priceless treasure of morality and knowledge.
http://rapidshare.com/files/147764379/ACK_185__-_Hitopdesha_How_Friends_are_Parted.cbz
Dasharatha
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http://rapidshare.com/files/147697686/ACK_105__-_Dasharatha.cbr
Nachiketa & other tales from the Upanishads
The Upanishads are teachings from the four Vedas of Hinduism. The word in Sanskritwhen translated into English means "to sit near". In the ancient times the teacher used to sit on a raised platform and the students used to sit on the ground. Originally it was passed on orally till writing Sanskrit took effect. There are major and minor Upanishads.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/147770116/ACK_201__-_Nachiketa___Tales_From_Upanishads.cbz
Velu thampi
Velayudhan Chempakaraman Thampi (1765 - 1809) was the Dalawa or Prime Minister of the Indian kingdom of Travancore between 1801 AD and 1809 AD during the reign of His Highness Maharajah Bala Rama Varma Kulasekhara Perumal. He is best known for being one of the earliest individuals to rebel against British supremacy in India. He was an exceptional administrator and led a daring rebellion in 1808 against the British Resident Macaulay?s intervention in the affairs of Travancore.
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Krishna & Rukmini
In Hinduism, Rukmini (other names: Ruciranana, Vaidarbhi) is the principal wife and queen of Krishna at his city of Dwarka. Krishna heroically kidnaps her from an un-wanted marriage at her request* (described in the Bhagavata Purana). Of Krishna's 16,108 queens, Rukmini is the first and most prominent. Rukmini is also considered to be an avatar of Lakshmi, the goddess of fortune.
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MANDUKA - The Lucky Astrologer
Kathasaritsagara is a famous 11th century CE collection of Indian legends, fairy tales and folk tales by Somadeva. It means in Sanskrit The ocean of the streams of stories.
It consists of 18 books of 124 chapters and more than 21,000 verses in addition to prose sections. The principle tale is the narrative of the adventures of Naravahanadatta, son of the legendary king Udayana. A large number of tales are built into this central story to make it the largest collection of Indian tales.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/147730335/ACK_266__-_Mandukka_-_The_Lucky_Astrologer.cbr
The Inimitable Birbal
Birbal (1528-1583) is surely one of the most popular figures in Indian history equally regarded by adults and children. Birbal's duties in Akbar's court were mostly administrative and military but he was a very close friend of Akbar too, because Akbar loved his wisdom, wit, and subtle humor. He was a minister in the administration (Grand Vizier or Wazir-e Azam) of Mogul Emperor Akbar and one of the members of inner council of nine advisors, known as the navaratna, a Sanskrit word meaning nine jewels. Among these nine jewels, five people were more famous - Tansen, Todarmal, Abul Fazal, Maan Singh and Birbal.
Many courtiers were jealous with Birbal and often plotted for his downfall. There are many stories found on this issue too. There are a couple of other stories too which are of the same time and type and are as interesting as Birbal's ones.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/147706639/ACK_580__-_The_Inimitable_Birbal.cbr
Subhas Chandra Bose
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose stands out as a restless and dynamic force in India's freedom movement during Gandhi's time. This was a time when people chose to follow his path of peaceful non-violent non-cooperation. Bengal voiced its protest militantly and Subhas Chandra Bose was a true son of Bengal. India was awakening to its national identity and Netaji marshalled foreign aid and sympathy for this cause. His plans met with several hurdles as he was pitted against circumstances beyond his control. His was a lost battle, perhaps even a lost life. But as events have proved, not a lost cause.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/147456552/ACK_554__-_Subhas_Chandra_Bose.cbr
Kesari - The Flying Thief
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http://rapidshare.com/files/147708819/ACK_578__-_Kesari_the_flying_thief.cbr
Dasha Avatar
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http://rapidshare.com/files/147714204/ACK_Special__-_Dasha_Avatar.cbr
Sahasramalla
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http://rapidshare.com/files/147785306/ACK_240__-_Sahasramalla.cbr
Bahubali
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http://rapidshare.com/files/147717867/ACK_242__-_Bahubali.cbr
The Learned Pandit & Other Tales
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Kartikeya
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