Courage and Compassion

Once the army of courageous and powerful Chatrapati Shivaji attacked a small kingdom of Ballari situated in southern India. The soldiers of Ballari fought bravely but eventually got defeated being lesser in number and strength. More than half of the battalion was killed in the battle and those who remained…

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How to manage cunning and shrewd people?

A very common question asked by corporate as well as common people these days. We found an Indian mythological story with a strong moral addressing this question – ‘How to manage cunning and shrewd people’. Once upon a time there was a cunning fox that always looked for ways to…

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Jhansi ki Rani – Rani Laxmibai

Rani Laxmibai was one of the leading warriors of the India’s first struggle of independence in 1857. Rani Laxmibai’s courage, deeds of valour and heroic battle against the British and her progressive views on women’s empowerment in 19th century made her an icon of Indian Independence movement. She is an…

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Shaheed Bhagat Singh

Bhagat Singh was one of the most renowned Indian revolutionaries and freedom fighters who contributed significantly in the Indian Freedom Struggle. He was born to Kishan Singh Sandhu and Vidyavati Kaur at Chak No. 105, Banga village, Jaranwala Tehsil in the Lyallpur district of the Punjab Province of British India….

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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

Subhash Chandra Bose, one of the tallest leader in Indian history was born on January 23rd, 1897 in Cuttack to a wealthy and prominent lawyer Janakinath Bose and Prabhabati Devi. A great patriot and a determined freedom fighter of India, his contribution to the freedom struggle made him a hero…

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The Two Headed Weaver – Panchatantra

Once upon a time there was a weaver by the name Mantharaka. One day when he was weaving the cloth, the wooden frames of his loom broke. He took an axe and went to the forest to bring wood in order to make new frames. He found a huge tree…

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The Blue Jackal – Panchatantra

Once upon a time there was a smart jackal that lived in a forest close to a village. The forest was the home to many animals including a pack of jackals. Unlike the other jackals that always moved in a pack, our smart jackal was adventurous and often strayed into…

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The Brahmin and the Cobra

Haridatta was a poor Brahmin farmer but the piece of land he cultivated gave him very little to survive. One day, unable to stand the heat of the summer sun, he went to a big tree in his land to rest for a while. Before he could spread himself on…

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Panchatantra – tales from Panchatantra

The Panchatantra means ‘Five Principles’ in sanskrit is an ancient Indian collection of educational stories. Scholars beleive that the orginal work in Sanskrit was composed in the 3rd century BCE by Vishnu Sharma. It is amongst the most frequently translated literary product of India around the world. Panchatantra is a…

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The mice and the elephants – Panchatantra

Once upon a time a group of mice lived peacefully under a tree. But once a group of elephants came that way and destroyed the homes of all the rats as a result of which many of them were crushed to death. Then the king of rats decided to approach…

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