Tinkle
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| Editor | Rajani Thindiath |
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| Categories | Comic |
| Frequency | Fortnightly |
| First issue | 1980 |
| Company | Tinkle |
| Country | India |
| Language | English, Hindi, Malayalam, Assamese |
| Website | tinkleonline.com |
Tinkle is an Indian fortnightly magazine, published mainly in India. Originally owned by the India Book House, the Tinkle brand was acquired by ACK Media in 2007. The magazine contains comics, stories, puzzles, quizzes, contests and other features targeted at school children, although its readership includes many adults as well. It is published in English and syndicated in many Indian languages like Malayalam, Assamese, etc.
Tinkle has also announced its first fortnightly issue - the July 2016 issue. The second issue arrived mid-July 2016, a first for the magazine.
The first issue of Tinkle was released in April 1980. The magazine carries comics, stories, and regular columns of interest to school children. Tinkle enjoys great popularity, and has been an integral part of growing up in India in the last two decades. Characters like Suppandi and Shikari Shambu that appeared first in the pages of the magazine have nationwide recognition. Readers send more than 200 letters with stories and other features to be considered for printing in the magazine. The wholesome combination of educational and entertainment that defines Tinkle has many celebrity fans in India, including the former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. There is an official website for Tinkle, which contains puzzles and games.
Anant Pai, the founding editor of the magazine, is known to his readers as Uncle Pai. The idea behind starting a comic book series devoted to Indian culture and history came to Pai from a quiz contest aired on Doordarshan in February 1967, in which participants could easily answer questions pertaining to Greek mythology, but were unable to reply to the question "In the Ramayana, who was Rama's mother?"
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