INDIAN FOLK TALES
Book Specification
| Item Code: | IDE478 |
| Author: | Mulk Raj Anand |
| Publisher: | Publications Division, Government of India |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2002 |
| ISBN: | 8123016092 |
| Pages: | 49 (Figures: 25) |
| Cover: | Paperback |
| Other Details | 9.5" X 7.3" |
Book Description
This book for children consists of eight delectable stories. Forming part of Indian folk tales and journeying through many a generation, these have been handed down to us by our imaginative Indian storytellers. With their gods, heroes, demons, withes, fairies, birds, beasts and flowers in our folk literature, the author has presented these stories in his unique style. Though mostly meant for children these tales entertain and educate everyone, irrespective of age.
About the Author:
A name in the Indian literary world, Mulk Raj Anand is a pioneer in the Indian creative writing in English. A prolific writer, he has many novels, short stories and essays to his credit, the best-known novel being Untouchable and Coolie. He has been bestowed with International Peace Prize, Padma Bhushan and Sahitya Akademi Awards
| How the World Began | 1 |
| The Sun, the Moon, the Wind and the Sky | 6 |
| The Lion and the Goat | 9 |
| Castles in the Air | 12 |
| A Love Story | 15 |
| The Crane and the Fish | 24 |
| The Princess Who Loved Her Father Like Salt | 29 |
| The Brahmin, the Tiger and the Jackal | 37 |
| The Tortoise Who Talked Too Much | 43 |
