Priya Sanjay Tandon

Chaubeyji wanted to cross the river one dark and windy night. He had come to the other side of the river to meet someone this morning. The day had just passed loitering around the festive bazaars and chit-chatting with old friends. In the company of his friends he had a

A king was once roaming the streets of the city as part of an annual religious procession. He saw that some people looked happy while others looked tense and forlorn. The king walked on and an attendant walked behind him holding a large umbrella over his head to shield him

There is an old folktale about two cats that found a roti and asked a monkey to help them divide it into two equal halves. (See Sunrays for Wednesday). In that story, while trying to equalise the two portions of the roti, the monkey kept taking little bites from each

Krishna’s favourite disciple Arjuna was pestering Him to tell him why Karan was said to be most charitable of them all. Krishna pointed towards two mountains and they turned into gold. He said, “Arjuna, I give these to you. You in turn must donate them to the villagers in

There was a large open ground in the middle of a town. The land belonged to the government. Because of paucity of funds, it was not being looked after and had become a dumping ground for garbage and refuse. Wild grasses were growing there. It was infested with snakes, rats,