Ram Waeerker (also written as Waeekar or Waeerker) has worked as an artist for the Indian comic book collection 'Amar Chitra Katha', a series of stories from Indian mythology, history, folklore and culture. The series, initiated by writer and editor Anant Pai in 1967, also featured work by artists like Dilip Kadam, Souren Roy, Chandrakant D. Rane, Geoffrey Fowler and Pratap Mullick. He was the illustrator of the very first issue, 'Krishna', and of many more, like 'Zarathushtra', 'Battle of Wits', 'Gopal and the Cowherd' and several 'Birbal' tales. 'Krishna' was released in 1969 in English and Hindi, and was an instant bestseller.
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