Anant Pai

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Anant Pai
Born	(1929-09-17)17 September 1929 Karkala, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Karnataka, India)
Died	24 February 2011(2011-02-24) (aged 81) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Uncle Pai Walt Disney of India[1]
Alma mater	Institute of Chemical Technology (Formerly UDCT)
Known for	Founding Amar Chitra Katha
Spouse	Lalita Pai (1961–2015)

Anant Pai (17 September 1929 – 24 February 2011), popularly known as Uncle Pai, was an Indian educationalist and a pioneer in Indian comics. He is most famous as the creator of two comic book series viz. Amar Chitra Katha, which retold traditional Indian folk tales, mythological stories, and biographies of historical characters; and Tinkle, a children's anthology.