Maurice Horn, the editor of World Encyclopedia of Comics, has described
cartoonist PRAN as Walt Disney of India.
Entertaining generation after generation, his comics have been constant
companion of all the growing youngsters providing fun and amusement
through his famous characters like CHACHA CHAUDHARY, SABU, SHRIMATIJI,
PINKI, BILLOO, RAMAN etc. More than 600 of his titles are selling well
in the market, and numerous comic strips are regularly appearing in
various newspapers. His CHACHA CHAUDHARY comics had already been adapted
for a TV Serial, and ran continuously for 600 episodes on a premier
channel.
Travelling widely over the globe, he delivers lectures at various
International Conferences. He has also been honoured with 'People of The
Year Award' by Limca Book of Records for popularizing comics. His comic
book 'United We Stand' was released in 1983 by the then Prime Minister
Mrs. Indira Gandhi, and is still very popular among children.