About this issue
Dear Friends,We spin magic this month because it is our 34th Anniversary! What’s more? We celebrate it on the same day as Children’s Day on 14 November (our former Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru’s birthday). And what could be more magical than wishes? The pull and power of wishes give us hope and keep us going even in our darkest times. For us, at Tinkle, your love, your suggestions, your wishes, have certainly kept our creative energies flowing. This issue is a gift from us to you. We browsed through all the wishes you have sent us down the years* and made an issue filled with the wishes that you have asked us for. This also includes the adventures Tantri, Shikari Shambu and Billy will embark on, based on which Tinkle Wish got the most votes from you all in the ‘Wish Upon a Tinkle Star’ campaign. I leave it to you to browse through this magical issue, and find the wishes that have come true. I also leave you with a thought. There are times when we feel alone, unhappy with what we have and yearn for more. Make a wish. Let it spin from your mind, dance out of your head, over the trees and clouds, and swirl up into the stars. Believe that a star out there has received your wish and will send all its magic and power, to help you make it come true. But remember, magic does not work alone. We have magic of our own—the magic of our skills and talents, the magic of opportunities that come our way (remember to keep your eyes and ears open). Do your bit, your very best bit, and then leave it to your very own star. I hope you do wish upon your star and hear its melodious tinkle call out to you, from light years afar.Happy Children’s Day!
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.