About this issue
33rd Anniversary Special Issue( pages 105)..... Since Tinkle turns 33, we have decided to call it the 3-bute issue. We pay 3-butes to Uncle Pai (Mr. Anant Pai, our founder-editor) and to the first iconic writers and artists who shaped Tinkle (Kamala Chandrakant, Subba Rao, Luis Fernandes, Pradeep Sathe, Ram Waeerkar, V. B. Halbe, Dev Nadkarni, and many others). You will read more about some of them in the pages inside, along with the stories they had worked on. A loving 3-bute is also due to you, our readers. From the year Tinkle began in 1980 to today, we have had new generations of readers enjoying Tinkle. Some of your parents may have also read Tinkle as kids. Such a long journey we have had together. And what a fun journey it has been! How better to celebrate your spirit and support than to feature a Fan Fiction story? Also, this is an All-Star issue, which means it pays 3-bute to most of the Tinkle Superstars—our beloved Tinkle Toons, some who started their journey with the magazine and others who were born almost yesterday! And if that was not enough, a lot of our Toons bullied the elves and demanded a story where they all come together.
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.