About this issue
What’s Special? The new year celebrations continue with stories of discovery, invention and adventure. Come, join the fun! Wali Daad sends gifts to a princess and a prince with his savings. But then this puts him in a royal pickle! Find out how in Wali Daad’s Dilemma, a Persian folk tale. Bina fulfils her new year resolution by becoming a chef. But the job seems to make her too nitpicky. What’s bugging her? Check out Ina Mina Mynah Mo: Cooking Up a Storm. When Sahil finds he has no money to spend on a school trip, his friends step in with a clever solution in A Sweet Turn. Six siblings and their neighbour dig up their garden, believing it has treasure. That’s when everything turns topsy-turvy! Check out The Hunt for Treasure. Billy gets mixed up in a local tradition in an African village, and things get electrifying in Dental Diaries: Ascension. Discover how democracy was born and its journey from ancient Greece to India in the Republic Day Special The Road to Democracy. Also Starring: Suppandi tries his hand at writing a novel, and manages to goof up even that in The Right Mix. And find out just who the phantom thief is in the shocking and thrilling conclusion to The Railway Phantom.
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.