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Narayana Murthy in comic books
N R Narayana Murthy has several firsts to his
credit. It's time to add one more: that of a comic book hero. Murthy's life story is to
be the content of a new comic to be brought out by Amar Chitra Katha, the
popular comic book series, making him the first living person to be featured in
the Amar Chitra Katha series, which mostly focuses on popular Indian myths and
legends.
ACK Media, the publisher, will follow this up with stories of famous personalities like cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and former Indian President and Bharat Ratna award winner, APJ Abdul Kalam.
But that shouldn't be difficult as Murthy, himself a comic book fan, told Business Standard that "Amar Chitra Katha has brought so much joy to children and parents alike by bringing alive the epics and the biographies of heroes and legends of India to every drawing room. This is one investment that my wife and I did not grudge making for our children".
Murthy, who is currently the chairman and chief mentor of Infosys , had also received numerous awards like the Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri, apart from numerous business awards and the Lgion d'honneur (France's highest civilian award).
On Tendulkar, ACK Media officials declined to comment, but admitted that they were seeking permission from a young cricketer to profile him.Physicists Homi Bhabha (hailed as the father of India's atomic energy programme and Vikram Sarabhai (considered the father of the Indian space programme) are among others on Amar Chitra Katha's list.
ACK Media, the publisher, will follow this up with stories of famous personalities like cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and former Indian President and Bharat Ratna award winner, APJ Abdul Kalam.
But that shouldn't be difficult as Murthy, himself a comic book fan, told Business Standard that "Amar Chitra Katha has brought so much joy to children and parents alike by bringing alive the epics and the biographies of heroes and legends of India to every drawing room. This is one investment that my wife and I did not grudge making for our children".
Murthy, who is currently the chairman and chief mentor of Infosys , had also received numerous awards like the Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri, apart from numerous business awards and the Lgion d'honneur (France's highest civilian award).
On Tendulkar, ACK Media officials declined to comment, but admitted that they were seeking permission from a young cricketer to profile him.Physicists Homi Bhabha (hailed as the father of India's atomic energy programme and Vikram Sarabhai (considered the father of the Indian space programme) are among others on Amar Chitra Katha's list.
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