Reading Time: 2 minutesNaseeruddin Hodja lived in Turkey sometime in the thirteenth century. He was born in village Hortu of Sivrihisar. Named Nasir-ud-Din meaning ‘victory of faith’ by…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA very knowledgeable scholar was coming into town for a debate. Scared of facing him, all the scholars of the court had left town giving…
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnce upon a time, in a village, there was a mother-in-law who had three daughters-in-law. The daughters-in-law were always quarreling with each other. This was…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce upon a time there was a boatman who operated a boat ferrying passengers across a river. From dawn to dusk the boatman was engaged…
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnce upon a time there was a King Sabal. He entertained a number of guests who were in the habit of presenting him with an…
Reading Time: 2 minutesAnnie and her husband George ran a small lodge in a town. Annie was fat and short and she was known for her sharp tongue.…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA long time ago, before the age of cars, trains, and planes, there lived two friends, Ramu and Somu. One day, the friends embarked upon…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKing Abhijit of Kosala was a great patron of arts. One day, two famous painters, Puneet and Sidhesh, went to him. “Please test our skills…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce upon a time there was a devout vaishnavite living in a village. He harboured a strong dislike for shaivites and did not entertain or…
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe are only too familiar with the name of Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi, who was one of the leaders of the Indian Mutiny of…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGopal and Sripal were not only farmers but close relatives, too. Their fields were adjacent to each other. One day, while irrigating their fields, they…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce upon a time there was a scholar in a town, who was also an expert on many subjects. He was famous for his intelligence…
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a little town in England, there lived a baker called Harry Smith. He baked the most wonderful cakes, muffins and cookies in town. The…
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Fifty akse (an old Turkish gold coin) for this fine bird! Come, buy this unique bird for 50 akse!” a man called out at the…
Reading Time: 2 minutesTumpa and Ratnagiri were neighbouring kingdoms. They were always fighting with each other. But this battle promised to be different: it was to be a…
Reading Time: 2 minutesDhanush was an up and coming archer. His skill with the bow and arrows had fetched him many prizes at contests. These victories went to…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe mother sparrow looked at her littlest one a little dubiously. All the others in her brood had learnt to fly and had gone away…