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The Great Indian Dream Restoring Pride To A Nation Betrayed

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By Arindam Chaudhuri (Author)   By  Macmillan Publishers India Limited  (Publication)

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Binding :Paperback
Publication Date : 2003
ISBN :1403911037
Language :English
Rack No. :KOL/82/4/443
Pages :251
Publisher :Macmillan Publishers India Limited

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About the Book : The Panchatantra of Vishnusharma

Authored in about 345300 BCE by Vishnusharma, the Panchatantra has long been considered one of Indias invaluable gifts to the world. Its creation is the stuff of legend: in an effort to expedite the education of his three unschooled sons, the wise King Amarashakti of Mahilaropya sought out the octogenarian scholar Vishnusharma, who was known for his inventive teaching methods. Vishnusharma not only accepted the task of educating the princes but also said that he would accomplish it in six months. The Nitishastra he used to teach the princes was one he composed specifically for the purpose and this was called the Panchatantrafive treatises.

'Mitra Bheda (breach of friendship), the longest of the sections, is framed around the deep friendship between a lion, Pingalaka, and a bull, Sanjivaka, and narrates how they are turned against each other, raising the question: can two animals who are natural enemies ever be friends? The second tantra, 'Mitra Samprapti (acquisition of friends), relates how a crow, mouse, t...

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