Woman’s Counsel
King Khusro of Persia was very fond of fish. One morning he was sitting on a terrace with his wife, Shirin when a fisherman brought
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King Khusro of Persia was very fond of fish. One morning he was sitting on a terrace with his wife, Shirin when a fisherman brought
Continue reading »Once a Zamorin of Malabar ordered his minister to plant tamarind trees and groves all over his kingdom to increase his revenue.” Nambiar of Malabar
Continue reading »One day four young maidens paid a visit to the court of King Bhoja, the great patron of poets and pandits. These girls had completed
Continue reading »A merchant of Paina had a daughter called Kirti. She was married to a wealthy young man of Magadh; Devsen was his name. His father
Continue reading »Once a great Pandit was blessed with a son in his late years. He named him Hari. Now, in Sanskrit, the word Hari means several
Continue reading »In Amaravati, there was a low-income family consisting of a Brahman, his wife, their son and their daughter-in-law. All four were pandits and poets. So
Continue reading »Taxila, or Takshasila, on the banks of the Vitasata, was once ruled by King Kalingadutt. He was a follower of Buddhism, but several advocated the
Continue reading »In Kashmir, there was once a rich and noble youth called Pravara. He started on a pilgrimage to see the world. Unfortunately, one day he
Continue reading »In a particular village, a shepherd had hundreds of goats but no land. Thinking that these goats would menace their fields, the villagers warned the
Continue reading »In the city of Ratnapura, there were two young friends called Shiva and Madhava. They had heard that the King of Ujjain had a purohit
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