About this issue
Dear friends, When I set out on a walk, I usually have my head in the clouds… and trees. There are so many things to see---beautiful things, interesting things. Different types of greens. Leaves that vary from tree to tree. From the saw-like neem leaves to the umbrella-like shade of the rain trees. And birds, so many, many, birds. In fact, it was Gerald Durrell’s My Family and Other Animals that partly set me off on this wandering journey. Besides being a hilarious adventure, the book got me interested in all things small and wonderful. The worms and insects that once had me leaping mile-high, now held me fascinated. The way their tiny legs pumped up and down pebbles, the way their wings fluttered and the wonderful colours they showed off… I was hooked. If I could not spend hours like a young Durrell observing these tiny creatures, I could be amused by the way an earthworm went on and on, till it hit a wall and then decided to let its tail take the head
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.