The original series began with #11 (my editions are dated 1981 and later, the lower numbered ones being reprints) and apparently ended in 1991 with #435. I have put this list of titles online in hopes that it will help me find the issues still missing from my collection. These are as follows:⁴

011. Krishna	"The childhood of the eight avatar of Vishnu" (Wiki: Krishna)
012. Shakuntala	"An adaptation of Kalidasa's famous Sanskrit play" (Wiki)
013. The Pandava Princes	"The early life of the heroes of the Mahabharata" (Wiki: Pandavas)
014. Savitri	"Retold from the Mahabharata" (Wiki: Savitri and Satyavan)
015. Rama	(7th avatar of Vishnu; Wiki: Rama, Ramayana, Versions of Ramayana)
016. Nala Damayanti	"Retold from the Mahabharata" (Wiki: Nala, Damayanti)
017. Harischandra	"The story of the mythological king whose name is synonymous with truth" (Wiki)
018. The Sons of Rama	(Luv and Kush: "based on the 'Uttararamacharita' of Bhavabhuti"; Wiki: Luv, Kusha, Bhavabhuti)
019. Hanuman	"Retold from the Valmiki Ramayana" (Wiki)
020. Mahabharata	(attrib. Veda Vyasa; Wiki: Mahabharata, Veda Vyasa; fuller renditions from #329)
021. Chanakya	("an adaptation of the famous Sanskrit play - Mudrarakshasa"; Wiki: Chanakya, Mudrarakshasa)
022. Buddha	"The founder of Buddhism" (Wiki)
023. Shivaji	(1630-1680; Wiki)
024. Rana Pratap	"The heroic struggle of a Rajput king against the might of an empire" (Wiki)
025. Prithviraj Chauhan	"the legend of a renowned Rajput hero" (Wiki)
026. Karna	"one of the most important characters of the Mahabharata" (Wiki)
027. Kacha	"a boy who placed duty above all else" (Wiki)
028. Vikramaditya	"the legend of a king of the Gupta dynasty" (Wiki)
029. Shiva Parvati	"Retold from Kalidasa's Sanskrit poem 'Kumarasambhavam'" (Wiki: Shiva, Parvati)
030. Vasavadatta   (and Udayana)	"Retold from the Pali treatise, Dhammapada Atthakatha" (Wiki; compare SwapnaVasavadatta)
031. Sudama	"the story of a divine friendship" (Wiki)
032. Guru Gobind Singh	"the tenth guru of the Sikhs" (Wiki)
033. Harsha	"the great ruler of Thaneshwar" (Wiki)
034. Bheeshma	"the grand old man of Mahabharata" (Wiki)
035. Abhimanyu	"the valiant son of Arjuna, the Pandava" (Wiki: Abhimanyu, Arjuna)
036. Mirabai	"a touching tale of a great devotee of Krishna" (1498-1547; Wiki)
037. Ashoka	"the life of a great son of India, as depicted in the Pali texts" (Wiki)
038. Prahlad	"the child devotee of Vishnu, from the Bhagawat Purana" (Wiki)
039. Panchatantra	"The Jackal & the War Drum and other stories" (10 stories; Wiki: Panchatantra)
040. Tanaji	"the great Maratha warrior" (Wiki)
041. Chhatrasal	"the founder of the kingdom of Bundelkhand" (1649-1731; Wiki)
042. Parashurama	"the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu" (Wiki)
043. Banda Bahadur	"...a recluse turned soldier, whose martyrdom led to the foundation of the Sikh kingdom" (Wiki)
044. Padmini	"the legend of a valiant queen of Chittor" (Wiki)
045. Jataka Tales: Monkey Stories	(Wiki/ignca; The Monkey King's Sacrifice; The Stupid Crocodile and the Monkey; +2)
046. Valmiki	"the story of the author of the epic, 'Ramayana'" (Wiki: Valmiki, Ramayana)
047. Guru Nanak	("the founder of Sikhism"; Wiki)
048. Tarabai	"the valorous queen of Rajasthan" (Wiki)
049. Ranjit Singh	(1780-1839; king of Punjab; Wiki)
050. Ram Shastri	"the Maratha judge - a model of Integrity" (Wiki)
051. Rani of Jhansi	"one of the bravest leaders of the 1857 War of Independence" (Wiki: Lakshmibai, 1857)
052. Uloopi	"from the Mahabharata" (daughter of a Naga king; Wiki)
053. Baji Rao I	"the greatest of the Peshwas" (Wiki)
054. Chand Bibi	"the valorous princess who withstood the might of the Mughals" (Wiki)
055. Kabir	"the mystic who tried to bring the Hindus and the Muslims together" (Wiki)
056. Sher Shah	"the story of one of the greatest rulers of medieval India" (1486-1545; Bihar; Wiki)
057. Drona	(from the Mahabharata; Wiki)
058. Surya (the sun god)	"retold from the Markandeya Purana" (Wiki: Surya, Markandeya Purana)
059. Urvashi   (and Pururavas)	(adapted from Kalidasa's Vikramorvashiam; Wiki)
060. Adi Shankara	"the story of the expounder of the Advaita school of philosophy" (Wiki)
061. Ghatotkacha	"son of Bheema, the Pandava" (Wiki)
062. Tulsidas	(16th c. author of "Ramcharit-manas"; Wiki)
063. Sukanya	"retold from the Mahabharata" (Wiki)
064. Durgadas	"the valorous statesman of Mewar" (Wiki)
065. Aniruddha	"the grandson of Lord Krishna" (Wiki)
066. Zarathushtra	"the founder of Zoroastrianism" (Wiki)
067. The Lord of Lanka	"retold from the Ramayana" (Uttara Kanda; Wiki: Ravana)
068. Tukaram	"the famous poet saint of Maharashtra" (Wiki)
069. Agastya	"from the Ramayana" (Wiki)
070. Vasantasena	"an adaptation of the famous Sanskrit play, Mrichchakatikam" (Wiki)
071. Indra & Shachi	"retold from the Mahabharata" (Wiki: only Indra)
072. Draupadi	"queen of the Pandavas" (Wiki)
073. Subhadra	"the beloved sister of Krishna" (Wiki)
074. Ahilyabai Holkar     (Missing)	(Wiki)
075. Tansen	"the musician of the court of Akbar" (Wiki)
076. Sundari	"an adaptation of the first novel of Punjabi literature" (in Wiki: Bhai Vir Singh)
077. Subhas Chandra Bose	"one of the most fearless freedom fighers of India" (Wiki)
078. Shridatta	"retold from the ancient Sanskrit classic - Kathasaritsagara" (Wiki)
079. Jataka Tales: Deer Stories	True Friendship; Ruru, the Golden Deer; The Hunter Outwitted; Caution Pays; +2
080. Vishwamitra	"retold from the Ramayana" (Wiki)
081. The Syamantaka Gem	(based on the story in the Bhagawat Purana; Wiki)
082. Mahavira	"the prince who became a recluse and propagated Jainism" (Wiki: Mahavira; Jainism)
083. Vikramaditya's Throne	"adapted from the Vikrama Charita - the history of a legendary king of India" (Wiki)
084. Bappa Rawal     (Missing)	(705; Wiki)
085. Ayyappan	"the legend of the deity of Shabari Malai" (Kerala; Wiki)
086. Ananda Math	"an adaptation of the famous Bengali classic by Bankim Chandra" (Wiki: Ananda Math, Bankim)
087. Birbal the Just	"the legends about the brilliant wit at Akbar's court" (Wiki; 5 stories)
088. Ganga	"the legend of the most sacred river of India" (Wiki)
089. Ganesha	"the story of one of the most popular deities of the Hindu Pantheon" (Wiki)
090. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu	"the story of the founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism" (1486-1533; Wiki)
091. Hitopadesha	"Choice of Friends and other stories" (Wiki)
092. Sakshi Gopal     (Missing)	(706; Wiki: temple in Orissa)
093. Kannagi	"adapted from the famous Tamil epic, Silappadikaram" (Wiki)
094. Narsinh Mehta	"the beloved poet-saint of Gujarat" (15th c.; Wiki)
095. Jasma of the Odes	"an adaptation of a famous legend of Gujarat" (Wiki)
096. Sharan Kaur	"an adaptation of Bhai Vir Singh's Punjabi novel about a famous woman spy" (not in Wiki: Bhai Vir Singh)
097. Chandrahasa	"retold from the Jaimini Bharata" (Wiki: Jaimini)
098. Pundalik and Sakhu (Sukh-Bai)	"two famous saints of Maharahstra" (Wiki: under Vithoba) (Not in Wiki: see ganesh.us)
099. Raj Singh   (Rajsimha, Rajasimha)	"an adaptation of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya's famous Bengali novel" (Wiki: under Bankim)
100. Purushottam Dev & Padmavati	"a legend of Orissa" (search "Raja Pursottem Deo", etc.)
101. Vali	"from the Ramayana" (Wiki)
102. Nagananda	"an adaptation of Harsha's famous Sanskrit play" (Wiki)
103. Malavika	"an adaptation of Kalidasa's Sanskrit play 'Malavikagnimitra'" (Wiki)
104. Rani Durgavati	"the life of a Rajput princess who became queen of the Gonds" (see in Rajput India)
105. Dasharatha	"the story of Rama's father" (Wiki)
106. Rana Sanga	"the famous Rajput king" (Wiki)
107. Pradyumna	"the son of Krishna and Rukmini" (Wiki)
108. Vidyasagar	(1820-1891; Bengali writer and social reformer; Wiki)
109. Tachcholi Othenan	"a legendary hero of Kerala" (Wiki: Thachcholi Othenan)
110. Sultana Razia	"the only queen who ruled from the throne of Delhi" (Wiki)
111. Sati and Shiva	(Sati was Shiva's wife; Wiki: Dakshayani and Shiva)
112. Krishna & Rukmini	(ends with their marriage; Wiki: Krishna, Rukmini)
113. Raja Bhoja	"adapted from the Sanskrit classic 'Bhojaprabandha'" (Wiki: Bhoja)
114. Guru Tegh Bahadur	"the story of the ninth guru of the Sikhs" (Wiki)
115. Pareekshit	"the grandson of Arjuna, the Pandava" (Wiki: Parikshit)
116. Kadambari	"an adaptation of Bana Bhatta's Sanskrit classic" (Wiki)
117. Dhruva and Ashtavakra	"...the child devotee of Lord Vishnu, based on the Bhagawat Purana" (Wiki) "...a great child prodigy of the Vedic age, based on the Mahabharata" (Wiki)
118. King Kusha (and Jayampati)	"a Jataka tale" (ignca)
119. Raja Raja Chola	"one of the greatest rulers of south India" (Wiki)
120. Dayananda	"the founder of the Arya Samaj" (1839-1883; Wiki)
121. Veer Dhaval	"an adaptation of Nath Madhav's famous Marathi classic" (Nath: 1882-1928)
122. Ancestors of Rama	"adapted from Kalidasa's Sanskrit epic 'Raghuvamsham'" (Wiki)
123. Ekanath	"the story of a famous saint of Maharashtra" (1533-1599; Wiki: Eknath)
124. Satwant Kaur	"the story of a brave Sikh girl based on a novel by Bhai Vir Singh" (in Wiki: Bhai Vir Singh)
125. Udayana (see #30)	"an adaptation of a famous Sanskrit play by Bhasa" (Wiki: SwapnaVasavadatta, Bhasa)
126. Jataka Tales: Elephant Stories	(The Greedy Forester; The Brave Quail; The Royal Elephant)
127. The Gita	(Bhagavad Gita: spoken by Krishna in the Mahabharata; Wiki)
128. Veer Hammir	"the story of a famous Rajput hero" (Wiki: Rana Hamir)
129. Malati and Madhava	"an adaptation of the famous Sanskrit play by Bhavabhuti" (Wiki: Bhavabuti)
130. Garuda	"the legend of the vehicle of Lord Vishnu" (Wiki)
131. Birbal the Wise (see #87)	(The Wicked Barber; Begum Reconciled; The Dearest Object; Birbal's Visit to Burma)
132. Ranak Devi	"the story of a great queen of Saurashtra" (Wiki: a Rajputani of Junagadh in Gujarat)
133. Maryada Rama	"the legends about a brilliant judge from Andhra Pradesh" (7 tales of "Rama the Just"; NFI)
134. Babur	"the first Mughal emperor of India" (Wiki)
135. Devi Choudhurani	"an adaptation of the famous Bengali classic by Bankim Chandra" (Wiki: under Bankim)
136. Rabindranath Tagore	(1861-1841; Bengal; Wiki)
137. Soordas	"the blind bard who sang about Lord Krishna" (Wiki)
138. Panchatantra (see #39)	"The Brahman & the Goat and other stories" (6 stories)
139. Prince Hritadhwaja	"retold from the Markandeya Purana" (Wiki: Markandeya Purana; and Maladasa; also Ritudhwaj)
140. Humayun	"the second Mughal emperor" (Wiki)
141. Prabhavati	"the story of Krishna's daughter-in-law" (?; not Wiki)
142. Chandra Shekhar Azad	"great Indian revolutionary" (1906-1931; Wiki)
143. A Bag of Gold Goins	"two tales retold from Anwar-i-Suhaili" (Persian Panchatantra)
144. Purandara Dasa	"the father of Karnatak music" (Wiki)
145. Bhanumati	"the grand-daughter of Krishna"
146. Vivekananda	"the patriot-saint of modern India" (1863-1902; (Wiki)
147. Krishna & Jarasandha	"the story of how the invincible Magadhan emperor was vanquished" (Wiki: Jarasandha)
148. Noor Jahan	"the most powerful Mughal queen" (Wiki)
149. Elephanta	"the legends about the sculptures on Elephanta island" (Wiki)
150. Tales of Narada	"the most famous sage of the Puranas" (Wiki)
151. Krishnadeva Raya	"the greatest emperor of Vijayanagara" (16th c. Karnataka; Wiki)
152. Birbal the Witty (see #87)	(The Ten Greatest Fools; The Crows of Agra; Shah of Persia; The Seal; Akbar the Great)
153. Madhvacharya	(1238-1317; Karnataka; Wiki)
154. Chandragupta Maurya	"retold from the Mudra Manjusha" (Wiki)
155. Jnaneshwar	"the founder of the Bhakti movement in Maharashtra" (Wiki: Dnyaneshwar)
156. Bagha Jatin	"the saga of a great Indian revolutionary" (Wiki)
157. Manonmani	"retold from a famous Tamil classic" (a play by Sundaram Pillai; q.v.)
158. Angulimala	"the robber who became a saint" (Wiki)
159. The Tiger & the Woodpecker	"and other stories; retold from the Telugu classic Keyurabahu Charitramu" (6 stories)
160. Tales of Vishnu	"retold from the Bhagawat Purana" (Gajendra [Indrayumna]; Ambarisha; Vrikasura; Rantideva)
161. Amrapali and Upagupta	"two Buddhist tales"; first: from Maha-Parinibbana Sutta and Malasarvastivadas (Wiki) second: adaptation "omits a few gruesome details"
162. Yayati	"retold from the Mahabharata" (Wiki)
163. Panchatantra (#39)	"How the Jackal Ate the Elephant and (5) other stories"
164. Tales of Shiva	(one each from the Mahabharata, Tiruvachagam and Skanda Purana [Wiki])
165. King Shalivahana	"the potter who became a great king" (Wiki)
166. The Rani of Kittur	"the brave rani who defied the might of the British" (Wiki)
167. Krishna & Narakasura	(from the Bhagawat Purana and other sources; Wiki: Narakasura)
168. The Magic Grove	"a Jain story" (from Vardhaman-Desana; see Wiki Jainism)
169. Lachit Barphukan	"the story of one of the greatest generals of Assam" (Wiki: Lachit Borphukan)
170. Indra & Vritra	"the story of Indra's encounter with his arch enemy" (Wiki: Vritra)
171. Amar Singh Rathor	"the dashing Rajput who valued self-respect above everything else" (Wiki: Rathore)
172. Krishna & the False Vaasudeva	(from the Bhagawat Purana; Wiki: Paundraka Vasudeva)
173. Kochunni	"the beloved bandit of Kerala" (Wiki: under Kayamkulam)
174. Tales of Yudhishthira	"retold from the Mahabharata" (Wiki: Yudhisthira)
175. Hari Singh Nalwa	"a great general of Punjab" (Wiki)
176. Tales of Durga	"stories of the mother goddess retold from the Markandeya Purana" (Wiki: Durga, Devi, Shakti. Slayer of Mahisha; Chamundi [slayer of Chanda and Munda]; How Durga Slew Shumbha)
177. Krishna & Shishupala	(also concerns Rukmini - see in Wiki)
178. Raman of Tenali	"the inimitable court jester of Krishnadeva Raya" (Wiki: Tenali Ramakrishna)
179. Paurava & Alexander	"...the encounter between a great conqueror from the West and a brave king from the East" (Wiki: Porus)
180. Indra & Shibi	"and other tales; four tales of Indra, the King of the Devas" (Wiki: Shibi, Uttanka, Asura King, Yavakrita)
181. Guru Har Gobind	"the saint-soldier who was the sixth guru of the Sikhs" (Wiki)
182. The Battle for Srinagar	"the heroic saga of the battle fought in 1947" (Wiki)
183. Rana Kumbha	"the great ruler of Mewar who built the tower of victory in Chittor" (Wiki)
184. Aruni and Uttanka	"the story of two devoted disciples of ancient India" (Wiki: Aruni) (disciple of Gautama Maharishi [Wiki])
185. Hitopadesha	"How Friends Are Parted, and (two) other stories" (Wiki)
186. Tiruppan and Kanakadasa	"two tales of devotion" (Tiruppan: in Tamil Nadu, "last of the 12 Alvars"; Wiki: Alvars, Valluvar) (Wiki: Kanakadasa; in Karnataka)
187. Tipu Sultan	"the tiger of Mysore" (Wiki)
188. Babasaheb Ambedkar	(1891-1956; Wiki: B. R. Ambedkar)
189. Thugsen	"a Marathi folktale" ("the prince who became a thief and trickster in order to avenge an injustice)
190. Kannappa	"the devotee who offered his eyes to Lord Shiva" (Wiki: under Kannappa Nayanar)
191. The King in a Parrot's Body	"a Jain tale" (story of King Shuklapaksha)
192. Ranadhira	"the valorous king of Mysore" (1638-1659; Wiki: under Maharajas of Mysore)
193. Kapala Kundala	"based on Bankim Chatterji's novel" (Wiki: Kapilkundala, under Bankim)
194. Gopal & the Cowherd (Krishna)	"a popular folktale" ("based on the version in Cradle Tales of Hinduism, by Sister Nivedita" [Wiki])
195. Jataka Tales	"Jackal Stories" (The Jackal and the Rats; ...and the Lion; The Clever Jackal; +3)
196. Hothal	"based on a famous ballad from Gujarat" (story of Odha and Hotal, an apsara)
197. The Rainbow Prince	"two folk tales from Bengal" (other is The Faithful Shepherd)
198. Tales of Arjuna	(Arjuna, the monkey and the boy; Arjuna defeats Indra; Arjuna humbled; Wiki: Arjuna)
199. Chandralalat	"the prince with a moon on his forehead" (popular Bengali folktale)
200. Akbar	"the great Mughal" (Wiki)
201. Nachiketa	"and other stories from the Upanishads" (Wiki: Upanishads, Nachiteka, Satyakama, Prajapati)
202. Kalidasa	"the famous Sanskrit poet" (Wiki)
203. Jayadratha	"retold from the Mahabharata" (Wiki: Jayadratha)
204. Shah Jahan	"the fifth Mughal emperor" (Wiki)
205. Ratnavali	"an adaptation of King Harsha's famous Sanskrit play" (Wiki)
206. Jayaprakash Narayan	(1902-1979; freedom fighter, politician - Wiki)
207. Mahiravana	"the son of Ravana" (Wiki)
208. Jayadeva	"author of the famous Gita-Govinda" (Wiki: Jayadeva; Gita Govinda)
209. Gandhari	"the mother of the Kaurava princes" (Wiki)
210. Birbal the Clever	(The Punishment; The Most Beautiful Child in Agra; The Whim of a Child; +6)
211. The Celestial Necklace	"a Jain story" ("based on a version by Muni Mahendrakumar)
212. Basaveshwara	(1134-1196; Wiki: Basava)
213. Velu Thampi	"a valiant son of Kerala" (Wiki)
214. Bheema & Hanuman	"retold from the Mahabharata" (Wiki: see under Hanuman; see also Bhima)
215. Panna and Hadi Rani	"two tales of self-sacrifice" (from Rajasthan; 1: the maid Panna helps Uday Singh of Mewar) (2: Ratna Singh and Hadi Rani help Raj Singh and Prabhavati)
216. Rani Abbakka	"the queen of Ullal who stood up to the might of the Portuguese" (Wiki)
217. Sukhu & Dukhu	"folktales from Bengal" (also The Seventh Queen, The Value of Tears)
218. Jataka Tales	"The magic chant and other stories" (Also: The Drummer; The Sadhu and the Ram; +3)
219. Lokmanya Tilak	(1856-1920; Wiki)
220. Kumbhakarna	"retold from the Krittivasa Ramayana" (Wiki: Kumbhakarna, Versions of Ramayana)
221. Jahangir	"the fourth Mughal emperor" (Wiki)
222. Samarth Ramdas	"Shivaji's spiritual guide" (Wiki)
223. Baladitya & Yashodharma	"the valiant kings who stood up to the Hunas" (see Wiki: Mihirahuna)
224. Jataka Tales	"Nandi Vishala and other stories" (The Servant and the Treasure; The Hypocritical Sadhu; +2)
225. Tales of Sai Baba	(d. 1918; Wiki: Sai Baba of Shirdi; Baba comes to Shirdi; Baba and the Oil Vendors; +9)
226. Raman the Matchless Wit	(court jester of Krishnadeva Raya, 1509-1529)
227. Sadhu Vaswani	(1879-1966; try Wiki or ?)
228. Birbal to the Rescue	(A Potful of Wisdom; The Emperor's Touch; A Widow's Savings; The Perfect Portrait; +2)
229. Shankar Dev	"the story of a great saint of Assam" (Wiki)
230. Hemu	"a forgotten hero" (16th c. Delhi; Wiki)
231. Bahubali	(first Tirthankara revered by Jains; Wiki)
232. Dara Shukoh & Aurangzeb	(Wiki)
233. Panchatantra (#39)	"The Dullard & Other Stories" (The Greedy Barber; The Mongoose and the Brahman's Wife; +3)
234. Bhagat Singh	"the story of a martyr" (Wiki)
235. The Adventures of Agad Datta	"two Jain tales retold from Vasudeva Hindee" (Vasudevahindi; also: The Royal Priest)
236. Bahman Shah	"the founder of the Bahmani dynasty" (Wiki: Hasan Gangu)
237. Gopal the Jester	"the clever barber of Krishnanagar" (Gopal Bhand: Gopal Measures the Earth; +6)
238. Friends and Foes	"Animal Tales from the Mahabharata" (The Tiger and the Jackal; The Sage and the Dog; +1)
239. Hakka & Bukka	"the founders of the Vijayanagara Empire" (Wiki: Harihara I, Bukka)
240. Sahasramalla	"a Jain story" ("from the Vardhaman-desana")
241. Balban	"the iron man of the Slave Dynasty" (Wiki)
242. Panchatantra (#39)	"Crows and owls and other stories" (The Noble Enemy; The Bird and the Monkeys; The Camel beguiled)
243. Ramanuja	(1017-1137 [sic.]; Tamil; Wiki)
244. The Pandavas in Hiding	"Retold from the Mahabharata"
245. Tyagaraja	"the saint who sung his way to the feet of the lord" (Wiki)
246. The Giant & the Dwarf	"a Jataka tale"
247. Jataka Tales	"Stories of Wisdom" (The Wide Leader; The Prince and the Seedling; The Clever Son; +3)
248. Bidhi Chand	"based on a popular Sikh legend" (Wiki)
249. The Learned Pandit	"and other tales told by Ramakrishna" (The Traveller and the Wish-Tree; +4)
250. Sambhaji	"Son of Shivaji" (Wiki)
251. Baddu & Chhotu	"The adventures of....; a folktale from Bengal"
252. Karttikeya	"adopted from the Skanda-Purana-Samhita" (Wiki: Muruga, Skanda Purana)
253. The Golden Mongoose	"and other tales from the Mahabharata" (The Enlightened Butcher; The Pigeon's Sacrifice)
254. Hanuman to the Rescue	"Retold from the Krittivasa Ramayana" (Wiki: Hanuman, Versions of Ramayana)
255. Mystery of the Missing Gifts	"a Folktale from Madhya Pradesh" (+ The Sound of Music, from Karnataka)
256. Sakhi Sarwar	"a Folktale from Punjab" (Wiki)
257. The Queen's Necklace	"and other stories from Jatakas" (The Greedy Fisherman; The Greedy Hawker)
258. The Secret of the Talking Bird	"a folktale from Karnataka" (retold from narration of Dr. Chandrashekar Kambar [Wiki])
259. The Miraculous Conch	"and A Game of Chess" (as told by John Dorairaj in a collection of folktales)
260. Sri Ramakrishna	(1836-1886; Wiki)
261. The Fool's Disciples	"a tale of humour from South India" (adapted from book in Tamil by Fr. C. J. Beschi [Wiki])
262. Rash Behari Bose	"story of a revolutionary" (1886-1945; Wiki)
263. The Prince & the Magician	"based on the Telugu folktale, Bala Nagamma" (Andhra Pradesh; Mother: Bala Nagamma; Prince: Balaraju)
264. The Hidden Treasure	"a Jataka tale" (Janaka becomes King of Mithila [Wiki])
265. Echchama the Brave	"a historical tale from the south" (17th c.; also: Echchama Nayak, Yachama, q.v. under Rama Deva Raya)
266. Manduka - the lucky astrologer	"a tale from the Kathasaritsagara; and The Hidden Meaning" (inspired by Manduka)
267. The Pandit & the Milkmaid	"and other tales told by Ramakrishna"
268. Tales of Shivaji	"Hira the Milkmaid; The Rani of Belavadi; The Gift"
269. Jataka Tales	"The Mouse Merchant; also The Invaluable Treasure"
270. The Tiger-Eater	"and The Bear Comes to Dinner; two folktales from Punjab"
271. Lal Bahadur Shastri	(1904-1966; Wiki)
272. Andher Nagari	"adapted from Bharatendu's famous Hindi play" (Wiki: Bharatendu Harishchandra, 1850-1885)
273. The Churning of the Ocean	"mostly from the Bhagavata (Purana) and the Mahabharata" (Wiki: Ocean of Milk/Samudra manthan)
274. Kesari, the flying thief	"and other Jain tales" (also: Vasudeva; Jinadatta)
275. Subramania Bharati	"the story of the poet-patriot of Tamil Nadu" (1882-1921, Wiki)
276. Animal Tales from Arunachal Pradesh	The Pig and the Dog; The Owl and the Tiger; Why Crabs have Flat Bodies; +5 more
277. Jataka Tales	"Tales of Misers": Ilisa, the Gildmaster; Kesiya
278. Bimbisara	"the emperor of the Magadha" (Wiki)
279. Jataka Tales: Bird Stories	The Value of Friends; Greed does not Pay; The Loyal General; Practise what you Preach; +1
280. Kumanan	"the generous Tamil king of the Sangam age" (1st c. CE [Wiki: Sangam]; praised in Purananuuru [Wiki])
281. Shunahshepa	"retold from the Aitareya Brahmana" (Wiki; Shunahshepa attains divine powers)
282. The Taming of Gulla	"retold from a Kannada classic" (Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu by G. R. Iyengar; made into a film: Wiki)
283. Jagannatha of Puri	(In Orissa; Wiki)
284. Albert Einstein	"the scientist who belonged to mankind" (Wiki)
285. Joymati	"a tale from Assam" (Wiki)
286. Thanedar Hasan Askari	"the extraordinary police officer of Uttar Pradesh" (in 1930s)
287. The Pious Cat & other tales	"Animal tales from Rajasthan" (+ The Quick Witted Frog; A Deer Story)
288. Bikal the Terrible and The Tiger-Tamers	Two "tales from Madhya Pradesh" ("Bikal" means something to be feared) (two young boys tame a tiger)
289. The Elusive Kaka (village chief)	"retold from a Kannada classic" (from the play Kakana Kote by Srinivasa [Wiki])
290. Ramana Maharshi	(1879-1950, Tamil Nadu; Wiki)
291. The Prophecy	"A Tibetan tale" (Buddhist story: Goshthili helps the youngest son become king of Varanasi)
292. Chokha Mela	"Poet-saint of Maharashtra" (Wiki)
293. Beni Madho (and Pir Ali)	"Glimpses of 1857" (Rana Beni Madho of Baiswara fights British; Wiki: 1857) (A tailor from Patna hanged by British)
294. Durgesh Nandini	"a historical romance from Bengal" ('Daughter of the Fort Lord'; from the 1st novel of Bankim)
295. Guru Arjan	(1563-1606; fifth Sikh guru, first martyred saint [Wiki])
296. Mahamati Prannath	"the founder of the Pranami sect" (Wiki: under Panna)
297. The Lost Prince	"A Tibetan tale" (Buddhist Sanskrit story of Papankara and Kshemankara, retranslated from Tibetan)
298. Damaji Pant and Narhari	15th c. devotee of Vithala/Vitthala (Wiki: Vithoba) 14th c. devotee of Vithala
299. The Silent Teacher	"a Buddhist tale" (Abja renounces the throne; plus Buddhism in Tibet)
300. Delhi	"the historic city of...." (Wiki)
301. Tripura	"The Puranic story of the creation and destruction of three satellite cities" (Wiki)
302. Dhola & Maru	"Retold from a Rajathani Ballad" (see under Mehrangarh Fort)
303. Senapati Bapat	(1880-1967; Wiki)
304. Doctor Kotnis in China	(1910-1942; Wiki)
305. Ravana Humbled	"Three tales about the Lord of Lanka" (At the Feet of Shiva; The Mahishmati Episode; Taipiece)
306. The Story of a Scientist	"Yellapragada Subbarow" (1895-1948; Wiki)
307. The Bridegroom's Ring	"Two Pahari tales" ("from Garhwal in Uttar Pradesh; other is The Kayastha & his Guest)
308. Andhaka	"the demon son of Shiva" (Wiki)
309. Veer Savarkar in the Andamans	(1883-1966; Wiki)
310. The True Conqueror	"and other Buddhist Tales" (The Bowl of Rice; Duggata's Guest)
311. Kunwar Singh	"Glimpses of 1857" (Wiki: Kunwar Singh, 1857)
312. Tales of Balarama	(Krishna's elder brother; Wiki)
313. Shantala	"the queen who lived and died for a principle" (wife of Vishnu Vardhana [Wiki], 1108-1152)
314. The Acrobat	"and other Buddhist Tales" (+ The Harvest; The Golden Maiden; Buddha and Krisha Guatami)
315. The Golden Sand (and The Mother)	"a tale from Nepal" (Sakhwal the sand merchant becomes Shankhdhar) (mother of Dravyashah and Narharishah; plus The Kingdom of Nepal)
316. The Parijata Tree	"and other tales of Krishna" (+ Lakshmana; Tulabhara)
317. Annapati Suyya	"Retold from Kalhana's Rajatarangini" (Wiki)
318. The Cowherd of Alawi	"and other Buddhist tales" (+ The Path of Moderation; The Witness)
319. Ashwins to the Rescue	"adapted from the Rigveda" (Ashwini Kumaras; Wiki: Ashvins, Rig Veda)
320. Chandrapeeda	"and other tales of Kashmir" (+ Raja Jayapeeda; Raja Yashaskara Deva and the Purohit; from Rajatarangini)
321. The Green Demon	"and (4) other Sufi tales" (The Perfectionist, etc.; also Sufi Saints of India)
322. Shrenik "and The Hidden Truth"	("Jaina tales"; #1: from Harishena's Bhrihat Katha Kosha, 10th c.) (from Rajashekara's Vinodakathasangraha, 14th c.)
323. Samudra Gupta	(4th century CE; Wiki)
324. Nahusha	"an ancestor of the Pandavas" ( Wiki)
325. Jagadis Chandra Bose	(1858-1937; Wiki)
326. Tales of Avvaiyaar	"a poet saint of Tamil Nadu" (Avvai and Paari; The Sole Consideration; Avvai to the Rescue; +1; Wiki)
327. Tapati	"The daughter of the Sun God, two tales from the Mahabharata" (Samvarana and Tapati; Ruru and Pramadvara)
328. Rajbala (and Ajit Singh) and Bir Singh and Sunderbai	"two tales from old Sind" (now in Pakistan; Rajbala dresses as a male warrior) (Sunderbai also dresses as a male warrior)
329. Veda Vyasa	"Mahabharata-1" (Veda Vyasa is reputed author; short: #20; Wiki: Mahabharata, Vyasa)
330. Vidyut Chora	"a Jain tale" (from Shivakotyacharya's Vaddaradhane [Wiki])
331. Bheeshma's Vow	"Mahabharata-2"
332. Birbal the Genius	(How Akbar Met Birbal; The Washerman and the Potter; The Corrupt Official; The Answer is No; +1)
333. The Advent of the Kuru Princes	"Mahabharata-3" (Wiki: Kauravas)
334. Mangal Pande	"Glimpses of 1857" (Wiki: Mangal Pande, 1857)
335. The Pandavas at Hastinapura	"Mahabharata-4" (Wiki: Kunti, Hastinapura)
336. The Fearless Boy	"and other Buddhist tales" (The Two Disciples; The Great Architect)
337. Enter Drona	"Mahabharata-5"
338. The Legend of Lalitaditya	"retold from Kalhana's Rajatarangini" (Wiki: Lalitaditya Muktapida of Kashmir)
339. Enter Karna	"Mahabharata-6"
340. The Making of a Swordsman	"Zen tales from Japan" (+ Gift versus Theft; The Theft of the Cotton Rolls; +6)
341. The Conspiracy	"Mahabharata-7"
342. The Battle of Wits	"a Jataka tale" (King Vaideha adopts Aushadha Kumar)
343. The Escape	"Mahabharata-8"
344. Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das	(1870-1924; Wiki)
345. Birth of Ghatotkacha	"Mahabharata-9"
346. Legend of Maarthaanda Varma	"a historical romance from Kerala" (from an 1890 novel by C. V. Raman Pillai [Wiki])
347. The Pandavas at Ekachakra	"Mahabharata-10"
348. March to Freedom 1:	"Birth of the Indian National Congress" (Wiki)
349. Enter Draupadi	"Mahabharata-11"
350. Guru Ravidas	(1450-1540; near Varanasi; Wiki)
351. Draupadi's Swayamvara	"Mahabharata-12"
352. The Adventures of Pratapan	"Retold from the famous Tamil classic Pratapa Mudaliar Charitram" (by Vedanayakam Pillai, 1826-1889)
353. The Pandavas recalled to Hastinapura	"Mahabharata-13"
354. Sea Routes to India	(concerns Vasco da Gama [Wiki])
355. Arjuna's 12-year Exile	"Mahabharata-14"
356. March to Freedom 2:	A Nation Awakes
357. A Hall for Yudhishthira	"Mahabharata-15"
358. Jallianwalla Bagh	"the beginning of the end of the British Raj" (in Amritsar, 1919; Wiki)
359. The Pandavas conquer the world	"Mahabharata-16"
360. March to Freedom 3	The Saga of Indian Revolutionaries
361. Yudhishthira's Rajasooya Yajna	"Mahabharata-17"
362. The Priceless Gem	"a Jataka tale" (concerns Aushadha Kumar Wiki)
363. Indraprastha Lost	"Mahabharata-18"
364. Khudiram Bose	(1889-1908; Wiki)
365. Pandavas in the Forest	"Mahabharata-19"
366. Patali Putra	"and other tales from the Kathasaritsagara" (The Right Moment; Punyasena)
367. Arjuna's quest for weapons	"Mahabharata-20"
368. The Nawab's Dream	"and other Tamil tales" (same source as #352; Kanakan Finds a Home; A Bet; +4)
369. Arjuna in Indraloka	"Mahabharata-21"
370. Raja Desing	"the legendary hero of Tamilnadu" (see Raja Tej Singh under Wiki Gingee Fort)
371. The Reunion	"Mahabharata-22"
372. Panchatantra (#39)	"The Greedy Mother-in-law & other tales"
373. Duryodhana Humbled	"Mahabharata-23" (Wiki: Duryodhana)
374. Hamsavali	"based on a story from the Kathasaritsagara"
375. The Twelfth Year	"Mahabharata-24"
376. Lila & Chanesar	"a legend from Sind immortalised by Shah Abdul Latif"
377. The Pandavas at Virata's Palace	"Mahabharata-25"
378. Shringabhuja	"Based on a story from the Kathasaritsagara"
379. Panic in the Kaurava Camp	"Mahabharata-26"
380. Padmavati	"a tale from Vetala Panchavimshati"
381. Sanjaya's Mission	"Mahabharata-27"
382. G. D. Birla	"who revolutionised Indian industry" (1894-1983; Wiki)
383. Duryodhana Refuses to Yield	"Mahabharata-28"
384. Megasthenes	"the Greek ambassador to India" (Wiki)
385. Krishna's Peace Mission	"Mahabharata-29"
386. Fa Hien	"the Chinese traveller who visited India during the Gupta period" (Wiki: Fa Xian)
387. The War Begins	"Mahabharata-30"
388. Sundarasena	"Based on a story from the Kathasaritsagara"
389. Bheeshma in Command	"Mahabharata-31"
390. Hiuen Tsang	"the Chinese pilgrim who toured India during Emperor Harsha's time" (Wiki: Xuan Zang)
391. The Fall of Bheeshma	"Mahabharata-32"
392. Tales from the Upanishads	Shvetaketu, Raikva the Cartman, When the Devas were Humbled; The Bold Beggar
393. Drona's Vow	"Mahabharata-33"
394. Pulakeshi II	"the king who defeated emperor Harsha" (Wiki)
395. The Slaying of Abhimanyu	"Mahabharata-34"
396. Glory of the Rashtrakootas	(8th-10th c.; Wiki)
397. Arjuna Fulfils his Vow	"Mahabharata-35"
398. Chennamma of Keladi	"She braved the wrath of Aurangzeb to protect Rajaram" (Wiki)
399. The Battle at Midnight	"Mahabharata-36"
400. The Deadly Feast	"a Jataka tale"
401. Ajatashatru	(Wiki; son of King Bimbisara during time of the Buddha)
402. Karna in Command	"Mahabharata-37"
403. Narayana Guru	(1856-1928; Kerala; Wiki)
404. The Kurus Routed	"Mahabharata-38"
405. Prince Jivaka	"The heroic tale of..." (Wiki: Civaka Cintamani)
406. After the War	"Mahabharata-39"
407. Kohinoor     (Missing)	(Wiki)
408. Yudhishthira's Coronation	"Mahabharata-40"
409. The Ashwamedha Yajna	"Mahabharata-41"
410. Kanwal & Kehar	"a legend from Rajasthan"
411. The Celestial Reunion	"Mahabharata-42"
412. Roopmati	(Rani Rupmati, 16th c. singer and bin player in Malwa [now in Madhya Pradesh]; Wiki)
413. Krishna, the Darling of Gokul	Bhagawat Purana-1 (Wiki: Bhagawat Purana)
414. Mahatma Gandhi (Wiki)	"The early days"
415. Krishna, the Subduer of Kalia	Bhagawat Purana-2
416. Mahatma Gandhi	"The father of the nation"
417. Krishna, the Upholder of Govardhana	Bhagawat Purana-3
418. The French Revolution	(Wiki; published October 1, 1989)
419. Krishna: Victory over Kamsa	Bhagawat Purana-4
420. Inimitable Birbal	(Pandit Gangaram; The Only Rooster; Parting of Friends; The Phases of the Moon; +4)
421. Krishna, Lord of Dwaraka  (Missing)	Bhagawat Purana-5
422. Louis Pasteur	(Wiki)
423. Krishna, the Enchanter  (Missing)	Bhagawat Purana-6
424. The Clever Dancer  (Missing)	(???)
425. Krishna, the Victorious	Bhagawat Purana-7
426. Jataka Tales: True Friends  (Missing)	(#614)
427. Krishna, Ally of the Pandavas  (Missing)	Bhagawat Purana-8
428. Napoleon Bonaparte  (Missing)	(Wiki)
429. Krishna, the Saviour  (Missing)	Bhagawat Purana-9
430. An Exciting Find  (Missing)	(???)
431. Unknown title  (Missing)	(Issued 1 November 1990)
432. The Indus Valley Adventure	"the route to the roots"
433. The Quick Witted Birbal  (Missing)	(#602; also see Birbal above)
434. The Chosen Bridegroom  (Missing)	(???)
435. Pierre and Marie Curie  (Missing)	(Wiki: Pierre and Marie)

Special Issues

1. Dasha Avatar	"the 10 Incarnations of Vishnu" (Wiki Vishnu, Avatars: Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Kalki [future]; elsewhere also somtimes Hayagriva, Balarama.)
2. Valmiki's Ramayan (?)	Missing
3. Jesus Christ	(From a Christian perspective)

 
New Series
From the new series I have only the following, all re-issues from the original series:

501. Krisha	= #11
505. The Gita	= #127
506. Shiva Parvati	= #29
512. Tales of Vishnu	= #160
519. Elephanta	= #149
524. Indra and Shibi	= #180

 
Footnotes (Shorthand references are explained on a separate page)

1. Amar Chitra Katha
In Sanskrit this means "Immortal Illustrated Tales".

The series was originally published by:

In the 1990s IBH began reissuing these comics on better paper, re-numbering them beginning with #501 (Rama) and apparently ending with #744 (Chokha Mela), i.e., 244 issues. These also included some new titles, but I do not have any of these (more below).

According to the Wikipedia entry Amar Chitra Katha (viewed October 2008),

"In 2007, the imprint and all its titles were acquired by a new venture called ACK Media. On September 17, 2008, a new website by ACK-media was launched called www.amarchitrakatha.com."

It was just at this time that I put online this listing of my own collection, adding links to help quickly remind me of the stories being told.
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2. This is from my own copy, a Sep 1983 reprint. I have not yet found out when this issue originally came out.
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3. The stories as told here are basically children's versions. As Wikipedia information expands hopefully it will become easier to learn the wide, deep and varied manifestations of the stories as told over time and in different Indian communities.
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4. Additions to the original Amar Chitra Katha title list
There is also a title list in Wikipedia, with title numbers from both the original (#11-435) and new (#501-744) series. However, as of 2008 it was incomplete, with some errors. At present the list includes the following entries not in the original series. The first three are quite puzzling, as #364, #368 and #372 all exist under different titles in the original series.

364. March to Freedom 4	"The Call for Swaraj" (compare #364 above!)
368. March to Freedom 5	"The Salt Satyagraha" (compare #368 above!)
372. March to Freedom 6	"The Tryst with Destiny" (compare #372 above!)
700. Jawaharlal Nehru	(no subtitle?; Wiki)
735. JRD Tata	"The Quiet Conqueror" (Wiki)
736. Kalpana Chawla	(Indian astronaut; Wiki)
737. Jamsetji Tata	"The Man Who Saw Tomorrow" (Wiki)

The issue numbers found here, both original and new series, do not as yet seem to be used by ACK on its own website.
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