Old Series issues that have not been rereleased in the New Series as single issues (After July 2011 these updates may be incomplete)
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After 2010 ACK reissued Old Series volumes, but often as bound sets rather than single issues (see also the Wiki list). Most notable of the bound sets are the Mahabharata and Bhagawat Purana collections listed at the bottom; perhaps these will never be reprinted as single issues.
041. Chhatrasal
048. Tarabai
068. Tukaram (but in a new 3in1, #10057 PoetSaints of India)
078. Shridatta (but in a new 5in1, #1035 Stories from the Kathasaritasagara) 094. Narsinh Mehta (but a the new 3in1, #10057 PoetSaints of India)
098. Pundalik (and Sakhu [Sukh
Bai])
102. Nagananda (but in a new 5in1, #1036 Kadambari and other ancient classics) 123. Ekanath (but in a new 5in1, #1027 Poets and Thinkers)
129. Malati and Madhava (but in a new 5in1, #1036 Kadambari and other ancient classics)
132. Ranak Devi
139. Prince Hritadhwaja (but in a new 3in1, #10051 Tales From The Puranas) 140. Humayun (but in a new 5in1, #1031 Great Mughals)
144. Purandara Dasa
181. Guru Har Gobind (but in a new 5in1, #1021 Famous Sikh Gurus) 182. The Battle for Srinagar
186. Tiruppan (and Kanakadasa)
190. Kannappa
192. Ranadhira
208. Jayadeva
222. Samarth Ramdas 227. Sadhu Vaswani
232. Dara Shukoh & Aurangzeb (but in a new 3in1, #10050 The Mughal Court)
236. Bahman Shah
245. Tyagaraja (but in a new 3in1, #10057 PoetSaints of India)
256. Sakhi Sarwar
265. Echchama the Brave
281. Shunahshepa
282. The Taming of Gulla (but in a new bound set Great Indian Classics)
285. Joymati
286. Thanedar Hasan Askari 296. Mahamati Prannath 298. Damaji Pant (and Narhari) 303. Senapati Bapat 304. Doctor Kotnis in China 306. The Story of a Scientist
310. The True Conqueror (but in a new 5in1, #1037 The Fearless Boy and Other Buddhist Stories)
317. Annapati Suyya
320. Chandrapeeda
326. Tales of Avvaiyaar
328. Rajbala (and Ajit Singh) (plus "Bir Singh and Sunderbai") 340. The Making of a
Swordsman
(but in a new 5in1, #1037 The Fearless Boy and Other Buddhist Stories)
348. March to Freedom 1 ("Birth of the Indian National Congress"; incorporated into The Story of the Freedom Struggle)
350. Guru Ravidas
360. March to Freedom 3 ("The Saga of Indian Revolutionaries"; incorporated into The Story of the Freedom Struggle)
364. Khudiram Bose
366. Patali Putra (but in a new 5in1, #1035 Stories from the Kathasaritasagara) 368. The Nawab's Dream
370. Raja Desing
374. Hamsavali (but in a new 5in1, #1035 Stories from the Kathasaritasagara) 376. Lila & Chanesar
378. Shringabhuja (but in a new 5in1, #1035 Stories from the Kathasaritasagara)
380. Padmavati
388. Sundarasena
394. Pulakeshi II
407. Kohinoor (but in a new 3in1, #10050 The Mughal Court)
414. Mahatma Gandhi ("The early days", with #416 as a Special Issue; see also March to Freedom series)
416. Mahatma Gandhi ("The father of the nation", with #414) 418. The French Revolution
422. Louis Pasteur (and Marie) 428. Napoleon Bonaparte
430. An Exciting Find (reissued in 2012 not as a single but as part of a new 2in1 special issue titled as next)
(reissued in 2012 not as a single but together with #430 as a new 2in
432. The Indus Valley Adventure 1 special issue)
433. The Quick Witted Birbal (was new #602, but withdrawn)
434. The Chosen Bridegroom (but in a new 5in1, #1035 Stories from the Kathasaritasagara)
Mahabarata and Bhagawat
Purana: (these will probably not be reissued separately)
329. Veda Vyasa "Mahabharata1" (see under Special Issues, 1989) 331. Bheeshma's Vow "Mahabharata2"
333. The Advent of the Kuru
Princes "Mahabharata3"
335. The Pandavas at
Hastinapura "Mahabharata4"
337. Enter Drona "Mahabharata5"
339. Enter Karna "Mahabharata6"
341. The Conspiracy "Mahabharata7"
343. The Escape "Mahabharata8"
345. Birth of Ghatotkacha "Mahabharata9"
347. The Pandavas at Ekachakra "Mahabharata10"
349. Enter Draupadi "Mahabharata11"
351. Draupadi's Swayamvara "Mahabharata12"
353. The Pandavas recalled to
Hastinapura "Mahabharata13"
355. Arjuna's 12year Exile "Mahabharata14"
357. A Hall for Yudhishthira "Mahabharata15"
359. The Pandavas conquer the
world "Mahabharata16"
361. Yudhishthira's Rajasooya
Yajna "Mahabharata17"
363. Indraprastha Lost "Mahabharata18"
365. Pandavas in the Forest "Mahabharata19"
367. Arjuna's quest for weapons "Mahabharata20"
369. Arjuna in Indraloka "Mahabharata21"
371. The Reunion "Mahabharata22"
373. Duryodhana Humbled "Mahabharata23"
375. The Twelfth Year "Mahabharata24"
377. The Pandavas at Virata's
Palace "Mahabharata25"
379. Panic in the Kaurava Camp "Mahabharata26"
381. Sanjaya's Mission "Mahabharata27"
383. Duryodhana Refuses to
Yield "Mahabharata28"
385. Krishna's Peace Mission "Mahabharata29"
387. The War Begins "Mahabharata30"
389. Bheeshma in Command "Mahabharata31"
391. The Fall of Bheeshma "Mahabharata32"
393. Drona's Vow "Mahabharata33"
395. The Slaying of Abhimanyu "Mahabharata34"
397. Arjuna Fulfils his Vow "Mahabharata35"
399. The Battle at Midnight "Mahabharata36"
402. Karna in Command "Mahabharata37"
404. The Kurus Routed "Mahabharata38"
406. After the War "Mahabharata39"
408. Yudhishthira's Coronation "Mahabharata40"
409. The Ashwamedha Yajna "Mahabharata41"
411. The Celestial Reunion "Mahabharata42"
413. Krishna, the Darling of
Gokul Bhagawat Purana1 (see Bhagawat, The Krishna Avatar, 2000)
415. Krishna, the Subduer of
Kalia Bhagawat Purana2
417. Krishna, the Upholder of
Govardhana Bhagawat Purana3
419. Krishna: Victory over
Kamsa Bhagawat Purana4
421. Krishna, Lord of Dwaraka Bhagawat Purana5 423. Krishna, the Enchanter Bhagawat Purana6 425. Krishna, the Victorious Bhagawat Purana7 427. Krishna, Ally of the
Pandavas Bhagawat Purana8
429. Krishna, the Saviour Bhagawat Purana9 Withdrawn?
The following were once listed as part of the new series but seem to have been withdrawn:
602 The Quick Witted Birbal (original series 433)
679 Swami Pranavananda (apparently it was especially made for his followers and never made available to the general public)
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Appendix III
Issues missing from my Amar Chitra Katha collection
(Advice on how I might complete the collection would be much appreciated.)
Issues in my personal collection were mainly acquired at shops around Connaught Place, New Delhi, through which I generally passed during my frequent visits to India from Hong Kong during the 1980s.
Most of the missing issues are at the end of the original series, published in 1990 and 1991, during which time I did not travel there. By the time I went back to New Delhi in 1995 I could find only new series reprints of issues I already had.
In order to help in my effort to complete my collection I made a numerical list of issues for my personal use. Then, when I moved to Mumbai in May 2009, I thought I could use updated online lists to help me find the issues still missing from my collection. Since I could not find any that were reliable (including on ACK's own website), I decided to put my own list online, expanding it where necessary to clarify various matters.
While we were in Mumbai a friend, Ajay Misra, very kindly gave me several of these missing issues. As a
result, of the 426 individual issues comprising the original series, by the time we left Mumbai in 2011 I was missing only 13. Of these I have found 11 from the new series, leaving 2 that I have seen only in .pdf form.
Regarding New series additions, I have most of these but
One missing ACK original series special edition available in the new series S#2. Valmiki's Ramayana (I have the new series #10001 reissue)
Eleven missing original series ACK titles available in the new series 84. Bappa Rawal. (I have the reissue, new series 705)
421. Krishna, Lord of Dwaraka (I have the reissue in Bhagawat The Krishna Avatar) 423. Krishna, The Enchanter (I have the reissue in Bhagawat The Krishna Avatar) 424. The Clever Dancer (I have the reissue, new series #806)
426. Jataka Tales, True Friends (I have the reissue, new series 614) 427. Krishna, Ally of the
Pandavas
(I have the reissue in Bhagawat The Krishna Avatar) 429. Krishna the Saviour (I have the reissue in Bhagawat The Krishna Avatar) 430. An Exciting Find (I have the reissue in a new series special issue) 431. Jataka Tales, Stories of
Courage (I have the reissue, new series 615)
435. Pierre and Marie Curie (I have the reissue, new series 778) 436. Jawaharlal Nehru (I have the reissue, new series 700)
Two missing original series ACK with titles not yet available in the new series
433. The Quick Witted Birbal (reissued as new series 602, but then apparently dropped; I have only a .pdf copy)
434. The Chosen Bridegroom (In new series issued only as part of the "5in1" Stories from the Kathasaritasagara; I have only a .pdf copy)
Missing new issues from the ACK new series
679. Swami Pranavananda (English version never made available to the general public) 840. Saraswati
844. Amba
Other issues for which I am looking
In addition to getting some Chaturang Katha and English Golden Fairy Tale issues, I would like to replace several of my issues that are damaged. Worst is #428 Napoleon Bonaparte, which is missing its cover; in addition, covers to several issues have become detached, including those for Karna, Vali, Nachiteka and Jayadratha.
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Appendix IV
Extras in my Amar Chitra Katha collection (compare "Missing")
This final list has extra issues in my collection that may be available for trade. These are divided into Original Series and New Series extras.
Original Series Extra Issues
# 20 Mahabharata #127 The Gita #134 Babur
#154 Chandragupta Maurya #221 Jahangir
#255 Mystery of the Missing Gifts #418 The French Revolution Special edition #1. Dasha Avatar
Special edition #3. Jesus Christ New Series Extra Issues
501. Krishna = #11
503. The Sons of Rama = #18
504. Rama = #15
505. The Gita = #127
506. Shiva Parvati = #29
507. Nala Damyanti = #16
512. Tales of Vishnu = #160
519. Elephanta = #149
524. Indra and Shibi = #180
706. Sakshi Gopal = #92
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Appendix V
Lord Ganesha Plays his Stringless Qin Zither 象頭神迦尼薩彈無絃琴
Ganesha (Wiki [中文]; ACK issues #89 and #830), Remover of Obstacles and Patron of the Arts, is also the deity of intellect and wisdom. The rat represents greed; being underneath shows he is under control (the rat is also Ganesha's vehicle, once again under control). Ganesh in his upper left hand holds a lotus, representing floating above worldly attachments; in his upper right hand he holds a conch shell, its sound representing that of the cosmic universe. Ganesh is often depicted playing (or holding) a veena,
representing art and learning.
Here Ganesha plays a qin zither (guqin) with no strings. A Chinese tradition says that the qin represents nature's melody, and thus when in nature no strings are required. A typical Chinese image would be that on this fan painting, with more detail outlined here.
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