Raman The Matchless Witt
Raman The Matchless Witt
RAMAN THE
MATCHLESS WIT
Was Tenali Raman a fool or the cleverest man at the court of
KrtshnMe>m Raya? After all, he humbled great kings as well as THE ADVENTURES OF A UNIQUE COURT JESTER
learned scholars. Wiggling out of every predicament in unique and
unexpected wo^, this poet-jester reminds us of Birbal at the court of
Akbar. Read his tales and laugh with joy even as his plain common
sense leaves you gasping.
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'Amar Chitra Kathas are a gloriooi tribute to India's rich cultural heritage These books 1 ‘ i
have been an integral part of my children's early years, as they have been for many
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NARAYAN MURTHY, CHIEF MENTOR, INFOSYS
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THE mTCHLESS
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TILAKASHTMA
• • • MAHISHA
BANDWANA...
TILAKASHTHA?
NO. I AM NOT.’
WHAT!
NEVER COME
TOSS IT ? THAT’S
SURPRISING!
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AMAR CHITRA KATHA RAMAN THE MATCHLESS WIT
C UNDOUBTEDLY.
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HOUR
MAJESTV. V,
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AMAR CHITRA KATHA
VOUR MOTHER AFTEf^ THE BRAHMANA5 WERE FED AND PRESENTED I AM GRATEFUL TO "KXI FOR
DIED WITH AN UN- WITH THE SOLDER MANQQES— I— HAVING ACCEPTED MV
FULPILLED WISH. INVITATION.
MAV 60D BLESS SOU
HER SOUL WILL
NEED NO LONGER FEEL
REMAIN RESTLESS SAD WHEN VOU THINK OF
VOUR /MOTHER. HER
SOUL IS NOW
AT PEACE.
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I WONDER
WHAT SIFTS RAMAN
IS 60IN6 TO OFFER
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AMAR CHITRA KATHA RAMAN THE MATCHLESS WIT
WHAT A FOOL*
HA! HA* HOfHA*
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AMAR CHITRA KATHA
RAMAN THE MATCHLESS WIT
THB BANK OF, T^B TUNBABHADRA
WES, IFWOU MISS,
40U ARB ABOUT TO WOUR FRIEND WILL GET ME
DIE, RAMAN. IP . WE’LL k IF HE MISSES, WOU’LL >
HOU TELL US HOUR ^ AND K SET ME. y
V LAST WISH*** y FULFIL
. IT.
as
/ I WANT TO CUT
OFF NECK THE
MOMENT I CALL OUT
TO MOTHEI?
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RAMAN THE MATCHLESS WIT
AMAR CHITRA KATHA
/ STAND UP, LET RAWIAN BE BURIED
I’D LIKE I R06UE! WE’LL KIL UP 7D HIS NECK AND
TO KNOW BE TRAMPLED TO
kcyOU WITHOUT PAIL
THIS TIME, . . DEATH 0U AN
X ELEPHANT. ^
60! DO
AS HE
SAVS!
RI6HT
HERE,
PRIENDS
WHAT ARE
‘you DGlste WH‘y HAVENS
HERE? ‘<XI EXECUTED
. HIM?
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AK!AR CH'TRA KATHA RAMAN THE MATCHLESS WIT
WILL SOON
<T AN END TO ALL
>OUR WORRIES.
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AMAR CHITRA KATHA
RAMAN THE MATCHLESS WIT
Ca?TAINLW.
IT WOULD BE A
OLEASU^E TO BE
OP HELP TO
VOU.
n'.
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RAMAN THE MATCHLESS WIT
AMAR CHITRA KATHA
WHO ARE
HOUPHVHATARE i
. UNDER
HERE ? yTREATMENT.
-^ LEARNED
PHVSICIAN SU66ESTEC
S \ IT TO MH PRIEND.ALL
ONE HAS TO DO
IS
HE
VJON’T!
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amar chitra katha RAMAN THE MATCHLESS WIT
helped the poor
z OUT OF THE prr.
I WANT SOU TO
MW BACK! IT’S IT WILL BE BROKEN,
TAKE good care OF WOUR
STILL BENTf IF THE EMPEROR -r-
HORSES AND HAVE THEM r
HEARS THAT WOU
TRAINED. ONE AWTH FROM
HELPED RAMAN
TODAWf A RACE WILL BE
HELD. THE MASTER OF THE
WINNER WILL BE HAND¬
SOME LW REWARDED.
HGf^EVERy WHEN THE KIN& DIP HEAR ABOUT IT- PANDITRAJ , I THINK IT’S
SOD'S WILL THAT RAMAN
SHOULD LIVE TO MAKq
PEOPLE LALK5H.
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AMAR CHITRA KATHA
RAMAN THE MATCHLESS WIT
PLEASE, LET AIE
MAHARAJ. I AM COMPIDENT A MONTH LATBR, THE
J’LL SUCCEED. PLEASE COURTIERS CAME NITH
^ aVE ,^^E A CHANCE, y THEIR HORSESf ALL SET
ALL RIGHT. for the race.
PANDITRAJ , LET
RAMAN BE GVEN
A HORSE TOO.
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L'!/
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ALL BUT
RAMAN’S, MAHARAJ
lSD the . I KNEW HE**.
^VALLEPIN ON
'H JudT ONE NEE W.NDON >V///C'/V RAMAN RED IT nS
OAlUi RATION Op HAH. MAHARAJ,I DON’T THAT’S JUST AN MAHARAJ, I AM HURT.
LIE. PLEASE BELIEVE EXCUSE, MAHARAJ IP RANDITRAJ DOES
ME. I DARE NOT 60 ^POR ALL WE KNOV NOT BEUEVE ME, LET
NEAR IT. y HIM CCME AND SEE
I HE MIGHT HAVE
POR HIMSELF.
lV SOLP IT. ^
GO, RANDITRAJ,
AND BRING THE
HORSE HERE.
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pIi J T1
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AMAR CHITRA KATHA RAMAN THE MATCHLESS WIT
^ THERE! N
IN THAT
STABLE I MADE
SPECIALLY
S POR IT. >
V alternative, y
THIS WAH.
HOU CAN SEE IT
THROU0H THIS
WINDOW. BUT AT LAST THB WALLS WERE
take care. hacked down, but—
THE WRETCHED
ThE STARV/Ne AN/MAL
BEARD, MfSTAKINS fT . (30! WHAT SHALL
V ' DO? y
k'*
W, '
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AMAR CHITRA KATHA
RAMAN THE MATCHLESS WIT
PAMDITRAJ, RAAAAN!
e. ONLH I PROMISED THAT NOW DO ‘you ENOUGH OF XIR PARDON
IDE ; ‘you WOULD BELIEVE ME? HOUR MAHA RAJ.
/' PERSONAaH LEAD PRANKS?
IT TO THE rm
WLACE.
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’S DARK
SECRET
nr ■!
OHE TAV ON ARRIVING AT COURT,
3IR3AL \NAS surprised.
k^JHAT’e 50 FUNNT? V
^^)Hy 15 EVERy- / V
ONE IN A MERRy
MOOP ?
HA HA VNE
WERE P15CU5SIN6
THE COLOUR OF
OUR 5KIN5