It so happened that a quiz contest aired on in February 1967, in which participants could easily answer questions pertaining to Greek mythology, but were unable to reply to the question 'In the, who was 's mother?' The above is an oft-told story of how ACK was founded beginning with 'Uncle Pai', in Mumbai in 1967. He was shocked that Indian students could answer questions on Greek and Roman mythology, but were ignorant of their own history, mythology and folklore. Creation and creators The comic series was started by in an attempt to teach Indian children about their cultural heritage.On 17 September 2008, a new website by ACK-media was launched. In 2007, the imprint and all its titles were acquired by a new venture called ACK Media. Founded in 1967, the imprint has more than 400 titles that retell stories from the great Indian epics, mythology, history, folklore, and fables in a comic book format. Of issues 1029 Creative team Written by Various Artist(s) Various Amar Chitra Katha ( ACK, 'Immortal Captivating (or Picture) Stories') is one of 's largest selling comic book series, with more than 100 million copies sold in 20. The logo Publication information Amar Chitra Katha Pvt.
