Indian comic book creator Ram Waeerkar worked on the mythology, history, and folklore-based Amar Chitra Katha series. In 1969, he illustrated the first issue, "Krishna," and many others after that. He worked as an illustrator for Tinkle, a publication edited by Anant Pai, in the 1980s. He was the creator of numerous well-known characters, including Suppandi, Pyarelal, Nasruddin Hodja, Choru, and Joru. His final two endeavours were Chanakya and Vishwamitra.