Prince Khurram was a favorite of his grandfather, Emperor Akbar, who saw in the young prince a reflection of himself. Akbar was not mistaken. Khurram proved him...
This collection of Buddhist tales tell of Amrapali, an accomplished dancer who commanded the love and admiration of an entire town and of Upagupta, who was just...
Can a music loving, scholarly prince be a successful king? Will a skilled and committed warrior encourage the arts and science? Samudra Gupta proved he was a mu...
With Shiva and Vishnu as parents, a child's life is bound to be unusual. Ayyappan's courage is unlimited and his wisdom unmatched. Vicious tigresses fal...
Indra was at his wit's end, the impertinent demon Narakasura had stolen his mother's earrings! Lord Krishna, always helpful, agreed to confront the enem...
King Jayadhwaja Singh of Assam was worried. The Mughal general Mir Jumla had successfully attacked one of his forts. The king's only hope was Lachit, his br...
The three stories depicted here are from the upanishads, which are also called Vedanta or “the end of the Veda”. This is because they form the last ...
Belief in the cycle of rebirth and reincarnation is an essential part of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy. Siddhartha, who later became the Buddha, is said to have...
Tulsidas (1574) tells the story of Ram, the prince of Ayodhya, in Awadhi, a dialect of Hindi spoken in Awadh in Uttar Pradesh. The work consists of about a thou...
Subramania Bharati, the famous Tamil poet, writer and patriot, loved all people and cultures, and nourished a strong desire for freedom. He loved India with all...