Arun Prasad

Arun Prasad is an historian specialised in the History of Bangalore and a pannapictagraphist (comics collector). He is also a researcher, freelance writer and columnist on the heritage of Bangaloreand presently the Project & Research Head of Discover Bengaluru, an organisation documenting the Bangalore city's heritage and history.
His comics collection includes more than 15,000 rare and old Indian/Western comics including rarest of Amar Chitra Katha, Indrajal Comics, Tinkle, Mandrake the Magician and The Phantom.
He also possesses the complete collection of Indrajal Comics (published by Bennett, Coleman).

• He was described and called as "one of India's most serious comic collectors" and "India's comic king" by the Mid Day Magazine in December 2013.
• In August 2014 he was one of the featured collectors on The Great India Collectors Ride (History Channel).
• He won Indian Comics Fandom Award 2014 for Best Comics Collector in November 2014.
• One of the featured Pannapictagraphists (December 2014 - February 2015) in daily e-paper World Comics & Graphic Novels News(WCGNN) published by Freelance Talents.

• http://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2013/dec/181213-having-a-comic-collection-is-like-owning-a-piece-of-history.htm
• http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Collector-Makes-History/2014/08/27/article2400062.ece
• http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/arun-prasads-collection-of-vintage-comics/article6360870.ece
• http://www.opinionstage.com/polls/2233183
• http://pastebin.com/m30RcqKF