Q: Who was Uncle Pai?
A: Anant Pai the founder of popular comic series, ‘Amar Chitra Katha was popularly known as Uncle Pai.

Q: How old was he?
A: He was 81 years of age when he died.

Q: What was his contribution to the young readers?
A: Popularly known as Uncle Pai to his young readers, he helped millions of children discover the fascinating world of Indian mythology through his world famous comic strip.


Q: What is this talking about?
A: A special court today sentenced 11 convicts to death and gave lifers to 20 people in the 2002 Godhra train burning incident that killed 59 people and triggered large scale communal violence in Gujarat.

Q: Where was the verdict given and by whom?
A: Designated judge P R Patel hearing the case inside the Sabarmati Central Jail pronounced the quantum of punishment to those who were found guilty of criminal conspiracy and murder.

Q: What had happened in Godhra?
A: The 2002 Gujarat violence describes the Godhra train burning and resulting communal riots between Hindus and Muslims. On 27 February 2002 at Godhra City in the state of Gujarat, the Sabarmati Express train was forcibly stopped and attacked by a large Muslim mob. As a result, 58 Hindu pilgrims — mostly women, children and seniors returning from the holy city of Ayodhya — were burned alive.

Q: What verdict was given?
A: A Sessions Court at the Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad awarded death sentence to 11 people and life term to 20 others. The sentence was pronounced by Additional Sessions Judge PR Patel, who had on February 22 convicted 31 people of criminal conspiracy in the Sabarmati Express train burning case.