Chitra Katha
वीरभोग्या वसुन्धराThe earth belongs to the brave
The heroes of Bharat as picture stories. Every panel is one dated fact from the hero’s own page on this site, drawn in pictures, with the full life and its sources one click away.
Fought Alexander 326 BCE; killed c. 317 BCERaja Puru (Porus)King Who Stood at Vitasta4 panels Reigned c. 321–297 BCEChandragupta MauryaFounder of Bharat’s First Empire5 panels 1st century BCE (dating debated, 2nd–1st century BCE)KharavelaLord of Kalinga6 panels Reigned c. 106–130 CE (one common reckoning)Gautamiputra SatakarniUprooter of the Kshaharatas6 panels Reigned c. 335–375 CESamudraguptaVictor of a Hundred Battles6 panels Reigned c. 455–467 CESkandaguptaWho Turned Back the Hunas4 panels Fl. c. 515–545 CE; Mandsaur inscription 532 CEYashodharmanHumbler of Mihirakula5 panels Reigned c. 610–642 CEPulakeshin IILord of the Dakshinapatha5 panels Reigned c. 630–668 CENarasimhavarman IVatapikonda, Taker of Vatapi5 panels Reigned c. 724–760 CELalitaditya MuktapidaConqueror King of Kashmir5 panels Reigned until 712 CERaja DahirLast Hindu King of Sindh5 panels Reigned c. 730–760 CENagabhata IShield Against the Arabs6 panels Reigned 1014–1044 CE (co-regent from 1012)Rajendra Chola IGangaikonda, Master of the Seas6 panels Remembered for 1033 CE (Mirat-i-Masudi)Maharaja SuheldevVictor of Bahraich5 panels Regent of Gujarat, 1175–1178 CENaiki DeviQueen Who Defeated Ghori6 panels c. 1166–1192 CE; reigned 1178–1192Prithviraj ChauhanRai Pithora of Delhi6 panels reigned c. 1262–1289 CERudrama DeviRudradeva Maharaja of Warangal6 panels reigned 1283–1301 CEHammir Dev ChauhanWho Would Not Yield5 panels ruled c. 1333–1368 CEMusunuri Kaapaya NayakaLiberator of Warangal4 panels reigned 1433–1468 CERana KumbhaBuilder of Kumbhalgarh5 panels 1482–1528 CE; reigned 1508–1528Rana SangaWarrior of Eighty Wounds5 panels reigned 1509–1529 CEKrishnadevarayaAndhra Bhoja, Victor of Raichur6 panels 1501–1556 CEHemu VikramadityaLast Hindu Samrat of Delhi5 panels 1524–1564 CERani DurgavatiGond Queen of Garha5 panels fl. 1550s–1570s CERani Abbakka ChowtaAbhaya Rani of Ullal5 panels c. 1510–1571 CEChilaraiKite of the Koch Army4 panels 1540–1597 CE; reigned 1572–1597Maharana PratapPride of Mewar5 panels 1630–1680 CE; crowned 1674Chhatrapati Shivaji MaharajFounder of Hindavi Swarajya6 panels d. 13 July 1660Baji Prabhu DeshpandeWho Held Ghodkhind5 panels d. 4 February 1670Tanaji MalusareLion of Sinhagad5 panels 1622–1672 CELachit BorphukanVictor of Saraighat5 panels 1638–1718 CEDurgadas RathoreSaviour of Marwar5 panels ruled 1671–1696 CEKeladi ChennammaQueen Who Sheltered Rajaram5 panels c. 1675–1761 CE; regent 1700–1707Maharani TarabaiWho Wore Down Aurangzeb5 panels 1666–1708 CEGuru Gobind SinghTenth Guru, Khalsa’s Father4 panels 1670–1716 CEBanda Singh BahadurAvenger of Sirhind5 panels 18 Aug 1700 – 28 Apr 1740; Peshwa from 1720Peshwa Bajirao IThe Unbeaten General5 panels 1649–1731 CEMaharaja ChhatrasalLion of Bundelkhand6 panels 1705–1758 CE; ruled 1729–1758Marthanda VarmaVictor of Colachel5 panels fought 1755–1767 CEPuli ThevarFirst Poligar to Defy5 panels 31 May 1725 – 13 Aug 1795; ruled 1767–1795Ahilyabai HolkarPunyashlok Rajmata of Malwa6 panels 1780–1839 CE; Maharaja 1801–1839Maharaja Ranjit SinghSher-e-Punjab5 panels 1791–1837 CEHari Singh NalwaGuardian of the Khyber5 panels 1784–1841 CEGeneral Zorawar SinghConqueror of Ladakh5 panels 1730–1796 CERani Velu NachiyarVeeramangai of Sivaganga5 panels 1760–1799 CEVeerapandiya KattabommanWho Would Not Pay Tribute5 panels 1778–1829 CEKittur Rani ChennammaQueen Who Rose in 18245 panels c. 1802 – 17 July 1835U Tirot SingKhasi Chief of Nongkhlaw4 panels 19 July 1827 – 8 April 1857Mangal PandeyFirst Shot of 18575 panels 13 November 1777 – 26 April 1858Babu Veer Kunwar SinghEighty-Year-Old Lion of Jagdishpur5 panels 19 November 1828 – 18 June 1858Rani LakshmibaiRani of Jhansi5 panels 1814 – 18 April 1859Tatya TopeGeneral of 18575 panels 15 November 1875 – 9 June 1900Birsa MundaDharti Aba5 panels 4 July 1897 – 7 May 1924Alluri Sitarama RajuManyam Veerudu6 panels 28 September 1907 – 23 March 1931Shaheed Bhagat SinghShaheed-e-Azam6 panels 23 July 1906 – 27 February 1931Chandrashekhar AzadAzad, Never Taken Alive5 panels 26 January 1915 – 17 February 1993Rani GaidinliuDaughter of the Naga Hills6 panels 23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945 (as found by the 1956 and 1974 inquiries)Netaji Subhas Chandra BoseNetaji of Azad Hind6 panels
The pictures are drawn for this site; faces, clothes and scenes are an illustration, not a portrait. Each caption is a fact from the hero’s page.