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Arun Prasad is an historian specialised in the History of Bangalore and a pannapictagraphist (comics collector).〔(Bowring, the history club | Deccan Chronicle )〕 He is also a researcher, freelance writer and columnist on the heritage of Bangalore 〔(The Biggest Comic Fan Found | guylife.com )〕 and presently the Project & Research Head of ''Discover Bengaluru'', an organisation documenting the Bangalore city's heritage and history.〔〔〔〔 〔(Time Travel To Comics Land )〕〔(Comics: Indrajaal == Arun Prasad )〕〔(entertainment )〕〔(For the love of comics | Deccan Chronicle )〕 His comics collection includes more than 15,000 rare and old Indian/Western comics including rarest of Amar Chitra Katha, Indrajal Comics, Tinkle, Mandrake the Magician and The Phantom.〔〔〔〔〔(The saviour of superheroes – The New Indian Express )〕〔 http://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2013/dec/181213-having-a-comic-collection-is-like-owning-a-piece-of-history.htm〕 He also possesses the complete collection of Indrajal Comics (published by Bennett, Coleman).〔〔 == Awards and Recognition == * He was described and called as "''one of India's most serious comic collectors''" and "''India's comic king''" by the Mid Day Magazine in December 2013.〔 http://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2013/dec/181213-having-a-comic-collection-is-like-owning-a-piece-of-history.htm 〕 * In August 2014 he was one of the featured collectors on ''The Great India Collectors Ride'' (History Channel).〔http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Collector-Makes-History/2014/08/27/article2400062.ece〕 〔http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/arun-prasads-collection-of-vintage-comics/article6360870.ece〕 * He won Indian Comics Fandom Award 2014 for Best Comics Collector in November 2014. 〔http://www.opinionstage.com/polls/2233183〕〔http://pastebin.com/m30RcqKF〕 * One of the featured Pannapictagraphists (December 2014 - February 2015) in daily e-paper World Comics & Graphic Novels News (WCGNN). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arun Prasad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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