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© India Book House Pvt. Ltd. 1976 Reprinted: August 2005 ISBN: 81-7508-040-X
Published and Printed by India Book House Pvt Ltd, Mahalaxmi Chambers,
5th Floor, 22 Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai 400 026, India.
 VALI

THE 1/ERV OCEANS ANP MOUNTAIN& TREMBLEP

BEFORE VAL/, THE MIGHTV KING OF KISHKINPHA •
VAU’S FARENT5 WERE PROUP OF THEIR SON ANP
3UGREEVA, HIS BROTHER,APOREP HIM.

A T THAT TIME, THERE UVEP A HA ! HA !

RAKSHASA CALLEP PUNPUBHI ■ jZ K m t h e ocean
WHO CONSIPEREP HIMSELF H 0L P 5 ME
THE M IGHTIEST OF ALL CREAT/ON. 4 f P ^ ^ ? : K j N PREAP-
ONE PAW, HE WENT TO THE OCEAN\
SPOILING FOR A COMBAT. B U T —

f I CANNOT TAKE 1
VOU ON. HOWEVER,!
I KNOW OF ONE 1
WHO SHOULD BE
ABLE TO—HIMAVAN
THE KING OF THE
MOUNTAINS.SO j
S TO HIM. A
 om ar ehitra katha

P U N P U B H I THUNPERED UP TO . . . ROAREP W ITH GLEE,

THE M O UNTAIN A N D BREAKING AS HE PA5HED THEM TO
OFF HUGE W HITE CLIFF3 . . . THE PLA IN BELOW .
 VALI
r VALI, THE MIGHT V TRANSFORMING HIMSELF
KING OF KISHKINDHA,IS INTO A MEAN-LOOKING
A SKILFUL WARRIOR. BUFFALO) PUNPUBHI
IN HIM VOU WILL MEET CHARGED UP TO THE
S VOUR MATCH. > GATES OF KISHKINPHA —

AND BURST THEM OPEN

amar chitra katha
VALI
 am ar chitra katha

---H U R LE P H IM TO THAT SHOULP WHEN THE INVINCIBLE

THE OROUNP W ITH FINISH HIM !. PU N PU B H I BREATHEP
ALL H IS M IG H T. H IS LAST, 144/./ L IF T E P
HIS MANGLEP CARCASS-

A N P FLUNG IT IN THE A IR

UNFORTUNATELY FOR l/A L I, THE £ y H IS VOG/C POWER. , THE

CARCASS FELL NEAR R IS H I MATANGA’S R IS H I P IV IN E P THAT l/A L I
H ER M ITA G E, ON THE RISHVAM UKA WA5 R E S P O N S IB LE -
M O U N T A IN S , FOUR M IL E S A W AV.

WHO PARES PE5TROV

THE TREES THAT I HAVE
NURTUREP LIKE /MV
OWN CHILDREN ? WHO
PARE 5 PEPILE MV
 VALI

WHEN UAL! LE A R N T O F THE J/AZ./ R ETU R N ED TO K I& H K IN P H A .

IRATE R !S H I'S CURSE,HE OA/£ PARK N IG H T , A FEW PAWS
CAME TO PLEA P W ITH H IM . LA TE R —
FORGIVE M B,
HOLY ONE.
I PIP N O T PO
IT PELIBERATELV.) n flN~
PLEASE RELEASE ^ NOT fc > rg 'VE
ME FROM THE
CURSE

WISE WIFE A S ID E ,
VALI STO M PED OUT.
 am ar chit ra katha

WHEN M A V A i// SAW VA U COME O U T, FOLLOWED

CLOSELW B V S U G R E E V A — i I CAN
TAKE ON
ONE OF
THEM BUT
NOT TWO!

A N P M A V A V /F L E P W PANIC. HE MUST PE TAUGHT A

IgH LES50N • I’M NOT GOING
g 4 TO LET HIM ESCAPE,
llrfkss^ SUGREEVA- >

' I AM ^
COMING
T O O ,P E A R
BROTHER.
 VALI

AH ! THERE 15 MV \
CAl/E . ONCE INSIDE,
I’/M 5 A F E .T H E 7
l PARE NOT FOLLOW
/ME IN . i

VALt WAS FU R IO U S .

VOU WAIT
HERE AND
GUARD THE
M OUTH OF
TH E CAVE,
DEAR
 am ar chitra katha

I CANNOT RETURN A N P VALI ENTEREP THE

TO THE C \T V HUGE CAVE SWINGING
w i t h o u t KILLING H IS MACE W IL D L Y ...
^ H IM . ^

...W H IL E 5UGREEVA TOOK H 15 M ANY PAY5 P A 35E P •

PO ST A T THE M O U TH OF THE 5UGR.EEl/A WAS WORRIED.
CAVE.
WHY HASN’T
VALI COME OUT ?
15 HE PEAP ?
WILL I EVER
5EE HIM
A G A IN ?
VALI

V WE ARE W ITHOUT A 1
K IN G . WHEN MAVAVI
COMES O UT, HE WILL
CERTAINLY PE5TROV
OUR. KrNGPOM • I MUST
l PO SOMETHING .
^ FAST- Jf
 am ar chitra katha

INSIPE THE CAVE, HOWEVE/?—

f THERE! I HAVE ^
FINISHEP THE
SCOUNPREL. I MUST
RUSH O U T !
SU6REEVA MUST
>s_ BE A N X IO U S , f

IT WAS AM UNFAIR TH O U G H T. I M U S T N O T TELL ^

FOR SUGREEVA WAS IN N O C EN T. ANVONE ABOUT VAL/’S
HE H A P FETU R .N EP TO P E A TH . IT WILL CAUSE
KISHKINPHA , A VER Y S A P PANIC IN MSHKINDHA.
M O N K E Y , i--------------------
 VALI

/Y/S F R IE N D , HANUMAN, A NOBLE A T THE C O U R T,

APPRO ACHED H IM ONE PA W — I---- i------------- =g-g —

WHAT IS WRONG/
O PRINCE P WHERE
15 OUR KING ? i
WHY PO YOU
^ LOOK 5 0 S A P ? i

SUGREEVA REM AINED S IL E N T . HOW CAN

I TAKE M y
THE THRONE CANNOT
B ROTHER’S
REMAIN VACANT. YOU PLACE
/MUST TAKE VALI’S J
V PLACE. „

ALL R IG H T. FOR
TH E SAKE OF THE
PEOPLE I WILL
. A SC EN P T H E >
> THRONE. ^
 am ar chitra katha

SUGREEVA A LLO W E P H IM 5 E L F M EA N W H ILE, l/A L I TR IE P IN

TO 3 E CROW N E P K IN G . H A N U M A N VAIN TO F IN P A WAY O U T O F
SERVEP HIM WELL A 5 A M IN ISTER . THE CAVE . A T L A S T —

( IL L KICK THE 1
ROCK WITH A LL
MY S T R E N G T H .
i t ’s ’ B O U N D TO
. GIVE WAV.

r IT IS VA LI,
OUR KING. HE
IS A L IV E .H E
HAS COME
k BACK. A
W O V A LI, M y
“ PEAK BROTHER
I AM H A PPy TO
SEE y O U . I HAVE
PRESERVED THE
s. TH RO NE FOR >
■s- yOU- ^
 am ar chitra katha

FKIENPS, A\y N f O VALI, THIS> 15 N O T

TREACHEROUS TRUE ! IT 15 y OUR S
BROTHER BLOCKED THRO NE• PLEASE
THE CAVE SO STAKE THE C R O W N ./
THAT HE COULD j
BECOME KING- /
I’LL KILL H IM . / /

B U T VALI WA2> N O T CONVINCED -

LEAVE /My COUNTRY

KILL YOU, IF I 5EE
A GAIN, SUGREEVA.

i f f AS FOR YOUR \ HAVE MERCy

I F R IE N P 5 ,T H E y ON M E ,M y
WILL BE S E N T i BROTHER. I AAA
■ P T O PR ISO N . £ IN N O C EN T.
3 U T l/A L I P IP N O T R ELEN T. HANUMAN , HOW EVER, JO IN E P
SUGREEVA H A P TO LEA l/E SUGREEVA A N P B O TH L E F T
KISHKINPHA • H /3 W IFE, RUM A , KI3HKINPHA • i
VUAS A B O U T TO FOLLOW
H IM W HEN —
LET US TAKE
REFUGE NEAR
RISHI MATANGA’S 1
HERMITAGE IN
THE R I5 H V A -
MUKA MOUN­
TAINS WHERE
VALI PARE
N O T SET
FO O T.

...A N P CROSS THE RIVER

PAMPA BEFORE THEV COULP
REACH THE R /SH VA MUKA
 am ar chitra katha

ONE PAH , SUGREEI/A SAW TWO ASSUM ING THE GUISE

ARMEP SO U TH S APPROACHING OF A BRAHMAN, HANUM AN l\
W ITH ONE M IG H T V LEAP... [/
V VALI MUST HAVE SENT ^ 8 1
■ THEM TO KILL US. FEAR is f*
B FILLS MV HEART. 6 0 AS
^ MV ENVOV » HANUMAN. Jttg,
FINP OUT WHO . H
i.% ^ . THEV A R E. / 1

. . . STOOL7 IN THE PA TH O F THE WHO ARE VOU ? >

TWO’ S T R A N G E R S . nV,, Jg WHAT BRINGS VOU
TO THIS INACCESSIBLE
FOREST ? y

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3 / I AM HANUMAN,THE 1
J MINISTER OF SUGREEVA,
+ | KING OF THE M 0NKEV5.
_ J BANISHED BV HIS
BROTHER, UALI, HE HAS
SOUGHT REFUGE IN
THESE REGIONS- V
 amar chitra katha

HANUMAN WAS THEN HANUM AN

PELIG HTEP - A& s>u m § p h / s
OWN FORM A N P
THEN COME,I WILL LIF T IN G THE TWO
.TAKE yOU TO HIM- BROTHERS ONTO
WITH THE5E VIRTUOUS H !5 SHOULPERS
VALIANT PRINCES ON
mic. c i D P a .1 1 sz o t r P \ V A

AFTER HANUMAN m r I A/A FORTUNATE TH A T yOU VALI SHALL

H A P TOLP SEEK My FRIENDSHIP. I ,TOO , NOT E5CAPE
SUGREEVA WHO | | NEED yOUR HELP TO KILL > M y ARROW-
TH EY WERE A N P \V VALI A N D WIN PACK
W HY THEY H A P § ' V M y W IFE, y------ n I
COME — i------ —

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 AND WHEREVER t h e n SUGREEVA WARNEP RAMA
SHE IS TO BE OF VAL/’S STRENGTH• |--------------
FO U N Dj I WILL
FINP SITA A N P I DON’T KNOW
/ WHAT CAN
BRING HER BACK h o w y o u WILL RAMA PO TO
v to you. y OVERCOME HIM. CONVINCE y o u
THAT HE 15
EVEN
V STRONGER ?

SUGREEVA TOLP THEM OF y?A>WA EFFORTLESSLY KtCKEP

VALI’S ENCOUNTER W ITH THE SKELETON A N D ...
P U N P U B H I. THEN —

/ T H A T IS
'PUNPL/BHI’S >
SKELETON. CAN
y o u , W IT H A
SINGLE KICK,SEND
IT FLYING TWO
HUNDRED BOW-
v LENGTHS AWAyS/
MM

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...S E N T IT FLYING BEYO ND THE S TIP U LA TE D

P /S T A N C E .

HOWEVER. —
- TH AT .WAS VERY \
r - 1GOOD, RAMA . P U T , A >
5KELETON IS LIGHTER.
BESIPES? VALI FLUNG THE
CARCASS AFTER TH E
FIGHT WHEN HE WAS I
TIREP • HOW PO
. I JUPGE WHO 15
K STRONGER P
amor chifra katha
 VALI

AT KISHKINPHA , RAMA
A N P LAXMANA H ID
ON THE BRANCHES
O F A TREE WHILE
SUGREEVA CHALLENGED

^ ia a m s <

7 WHERE ARE HOU, >

yOU COWARPLi
USURPER PI HAVE
COME TO WREST THE
.THRONE FROM YOU-

BURNING W ITH RAGE, VALI

RUSHED O U T TO CONFRONT
H IS B R O TH E R ,

SUGREEVA ’5 STRENGTH, HOWEVER.

SOON WANED A N D HE K EPT
LOOKING BACK. |-----------------------------

WHEN 15
RAMA GOING
TO H E L P ?

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SUPPENLV, SUGREEVA RAN TOWARDS
H /S M OUNTAIN H ID EO U T. i-----------------j

RAMA HA5 LET

ME P C W N .I’P
SETTER ESCAPE
WHILE I STILL I
HAVE THE /}
STRENGTH. s A

VA U PURSUED THE COWARPf HE

H IM . & U T SUGREEVA KNOWS I PARE NOT
EN TER ED SAGE FOLLOW/ HIM A
MATANGA *S ---------- V TH ER E. > r4
H E R M ITA G E .

LA TER , CHOKING WITH EMOTION , SUGREEVA , REPROACHED RAMA

/ WHV P IP VOU ASK

N / ME TO CHALLENGE VALI
m WHEN y o u H A D NO
S INTENTION OF HELPING
I I me ? w H y p ip you
V LET HIM PEFEAT ME ? y

26
 VALI
A1V FRIEND, RAMA A3K ED SUGREEVA TO
NAVE FA IT H . CHALLENGE UAL/ A G A IN •
I JU S T
COULD N O T
PISTINGUISH
VOU FRO/M
VOUR BROTHER
I P IP N O T
WANT TO KILL
VO U,EVEN

SUGREEVA ONCE O V A L I, T H IS
A G A IN CO NFRO NTED TIM E I’LL KILL
V A LI. wmmm-------------- V O U . COME OUT
. A N P FIG H T . ;

W HEN VA LI H E A R D H I5 ROAR r IT ’S T H A T
TR AITO R AGAIN
T H IS TIM E I’ LL
KILL H IM .
 am a r chitra katha
A€> VALI WAS A B O U T T O LEAVE
THE PALACE TO M E E T SUGREEVA —
MY LORD, OUR r aw SWEET ONE,
SPIES TELL ME PO NOT WORRY.
THAT SUGREEVA I KNOW WHO
HAS TW O THEY ARE. I KNOW
FRIENPS FROM THE7 WILL NOT
AYOPHYA ON L INTERFERE.
H IS 51 P E .

A N P VAU APVANCEP A FURIOUS F IG H T TOOK PLACE

TOWARPS SU G R EEVA . BETW EEN TH E TW O BROTHERS

TH IS TIM E
I’LL BREAK
EVERY BONE
IN VOUR
v B opy. .
 VALI

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 a m a r chitra katha

LATER, W HEN RAM A A PPR O A C H ED H IM I KNOW YOU CAME

W ITH LAXMANA ANP THE OTHERS — TO SUGREEVA FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAD
O R A M A , WHAT RIG H T P IP ONLY A SK Ep ME
YOU HAVE TO KILL ME — ONCE, I W O ULD
I, WHO H AP FULL FAITH IN „ HAVE CAPTURED
YOUR VIRTUE A N P WISPOM?j RAVANA AND
I HAVE PONE yOU BROUGHT HIM
NO HARM. TO yO U • O H ,
WHY PIP YOU
INTERFERE IN
OUR FIGHT P

IT 15 TH E P U T V OF VALI WAS FULL OF R EM O R SE W HEN

A KING TO M ETE O U T \ H E H EA R D T H O S E W O RD S. p ------------
JU S T IC E —T O PROTECT |
I CANNOT BUT A P M IT PO N O T W ORRY,
THE O P PR E S 5E P A N D /
T H A T WHAT YOU SAY V A L I. SUGREEVA
PUNISH THE OPPRESSOR.
IS TR U E . PLEASE AND I SHALL
YOU HAVE WRONGED / FORGIVE M E , RAMA. LOVE A N G A PA
YOUR YO UNGER
PO N O T V IS IT MY
BROTHER WHOM S IN S UPON M Y
y o u SH O U LD BELOVED S O N ,
HAVE CHERISHED A NGARA, OR HJS
AS VOUR SO N- WISE M O T H E R ,
YOU DESERVE TARA.
T O D IE .
 VALI

M EA N W H ILE, T A R A , VA LI’S W IF E , SUGREEVA ,M Y HOUR HAS

A N P A N G A PA , H ie S O N , CAME COME.. PLEASE FORGIVE
ON TH E SCENE. M E. I P / P N O T KNOW
. WHAT I.WAS POING. /
MV LORPf O KING*
WHY PIPN’T YOU ' O VALI, IT WAS N
HEEP /MY W O RP5?
YOUR LOVE I ALWAYS
WHAT AM I TO PO
NOW P WHAT WILL W ANTED,NOT THE
THE ANGRY- T H R O N E . YOU
5UGREEVA , WHO NEVER UNPER-
HATES U S ,D O S g lf/ STO O P . >
TO A N G A P A P

ANP RAMA
WILL CARE
FOR YOU ANP
ANGAPA,
AS I P IP .

PO N O T GRIEVE , SUGREEVA.
TAKE T H IS GOLPEN C H AIN.
/WAV IT BRING YOU SUCCESS
PLEASE RULE KISHKINPHA
PROPERLY, O SUGREEVA. i
L TAKE CARE OF M Y WIFE ^
^ A N P SO N .

VA LI B R EA TH E D H /5 L A S T , H A V IN G S E T T L E D
ALL WOR.LPLW M A T T E R S IN A M A N N E R R E F IT T IN G A K IN G

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been published in the Amar Chitra Katha comic series that are approved by parents, appreciated
by children and accepted by schools.

Mythology
501 Krishna 525 Tales of Arjuna 570 Dasharotha
502 Hanuman 531 Kama 571 Dhruva and Ashtovokra
510 Buddha 533 Abhimanyu 572 Ancestors of Rama
511 Sovitri 547 Garuda 589 Krishna and Shishupala
512 Tales of Vishnu 565 Drono 592 Ghatotkacha
520 Tales of Narodo 566 Surya 612 Urvashi
524 Indro and Shibi 567 Indra and Shachi 663 Aniruddha

Folktales
507 Nala Damayanti 558 Birbal the Clever 607 A Bag of Gold Coins
523 Raman of Tenali 559 Birbal the Just 621 Udayana
543 Jataka Tales: Monkey Stories 578 Kesari the Flying Thief 625 Battle of Wits
553 Jataka Tales: Jackal Stories 580 Inimitable Birbal 659 Devi Choudhurani
554 Jataka Tales: Elephant Stories 581 Raman the Matchless Wit 664 King Kusha
555 Jataka Tales: Deer Stories 584 Gopal the Jester 667 Bikal the Terrible
557 Birbal the Witty 587 Birbal the Genius 713 The Fool's Disciples

History
508 Chanakya 606 Rani Durgovati 685 Chand Bibi
536 Ashoka 627 Harsho 701 NoorJahon
563 Rana Protop 630 Rana Sanga 704 Jallianwala Bagh
568 Vikramaditya 632 Vidyasagar 722 Megasthenes
579 Madhvacharya 648 Samudra Gupta 723 Jnaneshwar
603 Akbor 676 Rana Kumbha 725 Sultana Razia
604 Prithviraj Chauhan 682 Tanoji 734 Banda Bahadur

Babasaheb Ambedkar
Biography
517 Vivekananda 564 Shivaji 647 Lai Bahadur Shastri
535 Mirabai 608 Bhagot Singh 650 Mahotmo Gandhi
539 Rani of Jhansi 611 Babasaheb Ambedkor 678 Veer Savarkar
544 Subhas Chandra Bose 613 Soordas 679 Swami Pranavananda
548 Rabindranath Tagore 631 Chaitanya Mahaprabhu 693 Jayaprokash Narayan
551 Tulsidas 636 Krishnadeva Raya 700 Jawoharlal Nehru
563 Rana Pratap 645 Lokamanyo Tilak 732 Swami Chinmayananda

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Vali
Vali, Sugreeva and Hanuman have key roles in Valmiki's famous epic, Ramayana. They were the offspring of
Indra, king of the Devas, Surya, the sun-god, and Pavana, the wind-god respectively, taking birth in the
monkey tribe to help Vishnu when he was manifest on earth as Rama to destroy the evil Ravana.

Vali became the king of Kishkindha. He loved Sugreeva, his brother. But a misunderstanding separated them
and they became sworn enemies. Banished from Kishkindha, Sugreeva went to the Rishyamuka mountains
and lived in hiding there. One day, Rama came there in search of Sita, his wife, who had been carried away
by Ravana. The events that followed are interestingly retold in our book.

Editor: Anant Pai

Script: Tyagaraj Sharma Illustrations: Ram Waeerkar Cover: Ram Waeerkar

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