3.  He was born on 17th September 1929 in Karkala, Madras Presidency (British India).  He was popularly known as ‘Uncle Pai’.  He was an Indian Educationalist and a Pioneer in Indian Comics.

4.  The idea behind starting a comic book series devoted to Indian culture and history came to Pai from a quiz contest aired on Doordarshan in February 1967.Doordarshan  Under Rang Rekha Features, Pai created a large number of comic strips such as Ramu and Shamu, Kapish, Little Raji and Rekha along with one-off short stories in comic format. Most of these continue to appear in newspapers and magazines. He also created educational strips such as Fact Fantasy, Funland and Fun time.

5.  Amar Chitra Katha :-  Birbal The Wise  Chanakya  Birbal The Clever  Shankuntala  Ashoka  And many more………

6.  Life Time Achievement Award (2011 just 6 days before his death)  Karpoorchand Award (1994)  Yudhvir Memorial Award(1996)  Dr. T.M.A Pai Memorial Award(1997)  Millennium Konkani Sammelan Award (2000)  Priyadarshni Academy Award (2002) And many more….

8.  In 1961, at the age of 31, Pai married Lalita, who was 20 at that time. The couple was childless. He resided in an apartment in Prabhadevi, Mumbai.

9.  Anant Pai died of a massive heart attack on the evening of 24 th February 2011. He had been recovering from his Hip Surgery which was necessitated following his falling down from stairs a week prior to his death. His last rites were performed later that night at Shivaji Park crematorium, Mumbai.