About this issue
Hi friends, You must be reading this as you prepare for your exams--- a time of sleepless nights, muttered answers and learning by rote. There must also be the added pressure of doing better and topping the class. However, I hope you remember that exams and marks are not your end goal. They are simply the means to reach your goal. There are years yet for you to study and train to give shape to your career. So, if there is a day when your brain seems to leak out all the information you have fed it or decides to go blank, take a leaf from Douglas Adams’ fantastic book, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and paste ‘Don’t Panic’ on your study table. Everyone at Tinkle wishes you all the very best for your exams. Happy Reading
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.