About this issue
• Ever wondered why a peacock unfurls its feathers during rains? Find out in the delightful Khasi folktale, The Sun’s Tears. • We have the all-new Thrillers segment, where we present you tales of mystery and adventure. Kicking off this series is the action-packed Rocked and Rolled where members of a Shillong-based rock band play detective when they suspect the shady happenings at their shows. • WingStar is back! And she is on the hunt for her lost superhero suit! Will she get it back? Check out Don’t Let Go! • You have heard about the wonderful dances, songs and music culture of the north-east. Now you can read more about them in Lost in the North-East! • Check out Mynah’s exotic encounter with dolphins right in time for World Wetlands Day on 2 February in Let the Music Play! • Vote for your favourite Tinkle Tales and Toons of 2015 in the 2nd Tinkle Awards. • Also, check out the questions our readers have for Shambu from Shikari Shambu, Doob Doob from Kalia the Crow and Suppandi, in this month’s Tinkle Talk Show.
About TINKLE
Tinkle started as a fortnightly children’s comics magazine, in 1980. Under the guidance of editor-founder, Anant Pai, the brand evolved the tagline ‘Where learning meets fun’. It was one of the first few children’s comics magazines with Indian content at that time. Till then children were reading syndicated foreign comics, – Archies, Phantom, Mandrake – translated into Indian languages. In Tinkle, children could read folktales from all over the world as well as stories revolving around the Tinkletoons. Many of these characters have evolved into icons such as Suppandi, Shikari Shambu, Tantri the Mantri, Kalia the Crow, etc. Over the years, newer characters have stepped into the Tinkle pages. These include the Defective Detectives, Butterfingers, Sea Diaries, etc. Apart from comics, the magazine also engages readers with several educative non-fiction pages including puzzles, do-it-yourself crafts, solve-it-yourself mysteries, knowledge features on a wide range of subjects and contests. Though intended as a magazine for children between the ages of 8 and 14, Tinkle’s reach goes far beyond. Families eagerly look forward to the magazine, every month, across the length and breadth of the country. It is probably not just the entertainment but the unexpected insights that the magazine gives their children that families value. Owing to Uncle Pai’s efforts, Tinkle is also welcomed by educators and school principals and thus holds a position as a recommended magazine for wholesome edutainment.