What’s Special? • The Defective Detectives tail a police officer who they think is a crook by night. Find out if their hunch is right in Defective Detectives: All That Glitters. • Chamataka tries to lure Kalia away so Doob Doob can get up to mischief. Check out Kalia the Crow. • A village chief and his wife try desperately to get rid of a glutton who has gatecrashed their house for dinner in The Chief and the Glutton. • Shambu’s new bike is in danger when an elephant goes on a rampage in the town in Shikari Shambu: Biker Boy. • Aisha bumps into Gaur, whose hand waves are as lethal as slaps! But is that enough to take down a big, bad bully? Find out in SuperWeirdos: Thwacks! Also starring: What happens to Road Rules when Suppandi turns autorickshaw driver? When there is a pot of treacle involved, we discover Why Cats and Rats are Enemies. A poor man can’t help but invite guests over for meals, while his wife struggles. So she cooks up a fantastic tale to scare away the guests in The Generous Host. Can you have a Bad Hair Day at the barber’s? Read on.

What’s Special? • Follow Ravi and Rahul, the Defective Detectives, as they tail a criminal who sets things on fire in Defective Detectives: Arson! • A tiger wants a man to find him a bride in The Tiger Takes a Wife. • Tantri visits a fortune teller to help him end Hooja. But his fortune has something else planned for him in Tantri the Mantri: Fortunes Foretold. • Constables Quipster and Mangy are sent to investigate vandalism at a graveyard. But the vandals have a surprise in store for them in A Dutiful Life. Also starring: Suppandi finds a creative way to stay warm in the chilly winter in Keeping Warm. A dancer uses her wits to escape the clutches of a gang of robbers in Chandralekha. Kalia comes to the rescue of a peacock in Kalia the Crow. And a fox takes an elephant fishing with unexpected results in When the Elephant Went Fishing.

What’s special? • Jaggy has waved goodbye to all his worries but what will this new Jaggy mean to the family? Read on in Ina Mina Mynah Mo: Daddy Cool. • Three men claim to be responsible for a crime. Find out where this blame game will lead them to in The Hunchback of Kashgar. • Tantri has tricked Hooja into believing that he has Pine Flu! Will Tantri’s plan to put Hooja into everlasting sleep work this time around? Find out in Tantri the Mantri: Sweet Revenge. • Nandu, the class bully, is making Puneet’s life difficult and what’s worse? Puneet’s mother won’t believe him! Will Nandu be able to get back at him in What a Surprise? Also Starring: • The woodcutter once again finds his axe drowned in the lake. The goddess decides to return it but she has a little trick up her sleeve in The New Woodcutter’s Axe. • How do the camels manage to stay without food or water for days? How do they manage to protect themselves against violent sandstorms? Find the answers to these and many other questions in Meet the Camel! • Hans has a unique problem—nothing scares him and he can’t shiver! Read all about Hans’ unique attempts to shiver in The Boy Who Couldn’t Shiver!

What’s Special? • What happens when Gundan and Gundi eat up the lion’s share of dosas? Find out in The Lion Who Loved Dosas. • Tantri lures Hooja on to a faulty aeroplane. When his plans seem to be succeeding, an unexpected person turns the tables in Tantri the Mantri: The Great Fall. • Revisit Shikari Shambu’s very first adventure as he is tasked with tracking a ferocious tiger. • A thief disguised as Santa Claus. Suppandi eager to help him. What follows? Suppandi: Spreading Christmas Cheer. Hohoho! Also starring: Find out how an old lady outwits a thief in The Talking Lamp. Doob Doob learns to climb a tree but this helps no one, especially Chamataka in Kalia the Crow. A king decides to appoint a new tax collector in the most bizarre way—by making the applicants dance in The Selection Dance. Our very own Uncle Pai, the founder-editor of Tinkle, narrates a scary tale—Ghost!

Tinkle Digest is committed to bringing children the funniest and the most thrilling stories. Filled with the most recognizable Indian comic characters from Suppandi, Shikari Shambu, and Kalia the Crow to the Defective Detectives, Tinkle Digest also features new work by some of India's most exciting writers and artists for children. And that's not all! Each issue comes with loads of knowledge pages, facts and value education. The perfect size to read anywhere, Tinkle Digest will never disappoint.

Tinkle is an Indian monthly magazine, published mainly in India. Originally owned by the India Book House, the Tinkle brand was acquired by ACK Media in 2007. The magazine contains comics, stories, puzzles, quizzes, contests and other features targeted at school children, although its readership includes many adults as well. It is published in English and syndicated in many Indian languages like Malayalam, Assamese etc.

Winter’s Here! That’s the theme for December. So what’s cooking this season? Christmas Cookies! A tale about two kids who learn to bake cookies from an unlikely visitor. Big Baan forest is also seeing some haunting action as Kalia the Crow explores a Wintry Mystery. Not to be left behind are Billy’s adventures in Tingle All the Way. The regular Tinkle gang has also been up to their usual antics. Ajay realizes he is being stalked in Somebody’s Watching, Butterfingers loses control and Gets Inked while Mopes & Purr discover the value of teamwork in Birds of a Feather. This month, don’t forget to check out the Spotlight on master chef Rahul Akerkar or discover a crazy winter sport in Over the White Line or explore new events around the country in Fete This! Enjoy!