Shakuntala and Other Timeless Tales from Ancient India
Book Specification
| Item Code: | NAI341 |
| Author: | Adithi Rao |
| Publisher: | Scholastic India Pvt. Ltd. |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2012 |
| ISBN: | 9788184776973 |
| Pages: | 172 |
| Cover: | Paperback |
| Other Details | 7.5 inch X 5.5 inch |
| Weight | 160 gm |
Book Description
About the Author
Adithi Rao graduated from Smith College, USA, with a degree in Theatre, and returned to India to work as an assistant director on the Hindi film Sarya. She went on to become a writer on a travel channel. She writes for children and adults, television and film. Her short stories have appeared in various anthology collections. Shakuntala and Other Stories from Ancient India and Growing Up in Pandupur (Young Zubaan, 2011) are her first two books.
Contents
| 1. | Abhijnanashakuntalam-Kalidasa | 7 |
| Shakuntala | 9 | |
| 2. | Mrichchakatika-Shudraka | 23 |
| The Little Clay Cart | 25 | |
| 3. | Uttararamacharita-Bhavabhuti | 63 |
| The Last Trial of Sita | 65 | |
| 4. | Silappadikaram-Illanko Adigal | 95 |
| The Story of an Anklet | 97 | |
| 5. | Manimekalai-Sattanar | 126 |
| The Dancer and the Begging Bowl | 128 | |
| 6. | Urubhangam-Bhasa | 148 |
| The Shattered Thigh | 150 |
