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Indian Tales
The 16 stories in this collection of Indian heroes and heroines, their adventures, misfortunes and triumphs, of gods and demons and of animals, have been told to generations of children over the years.
104 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 1991
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About the author
Romila Thapar
99 books368 followersRomila Thapar is an Indian historian and Professor Emeritus at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
A graduate from Panjab University, Dr. Thapar completed her PhD in the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.
Her historical work portrays the origins of Hinduism as an evolving interplay between social forces. Her recent work on Somnath examines the evolution of the historiographies about the legendary Gujarat temple.
Thapar has been a visiting professor at Cornell University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the College de France in Paris. She was elected General President of the Indian History Congress in 1983 and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy in 1999.
A graduate from Panjab University, Dr. Thapar completed her PhD in the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.
Her historical work portrays the origins of Hinduism as an evolving interplay between social forces. Her recent work on Somnath examines the evolution of the historiographies about the legendary Gujarat temple.
Thapar has been a visiting professor at Cornell University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the College de France in Paris. She was elected General President of the Indian History Congress in 1983 and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy in 1999.
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October 28, 2014
An average book meant for kids who can read. it does not ask for too much load on your mind.. and it actually simplifies all the gret Indian tales which we an average Indian kid grows up on.. so on an overall I won't suggets you this book but you can give it to your lil nephews & nieces.. Most of the stories I was aware of.. and probably I knew different & better versions of them. This is one book I read & thought that even I could have written this book just sitting for probably 2-3 hrs on a Sunday afternoon or on a weekend holiday.
Now this perspective of mine itself shows that the author really didn't put much effort.. so if u can write it why wud u read it.. huuhhh
Now this perspective of mine itself shows that the author really didn't put much effort.. so if u can write it why wud u read it.. huuhhh
July 23, 2019
There are very few books which have disappointed me to the core, and this book is definitely tops the list.
- First, the stories are very very very short, like no content at all. Even children of 8 yr old will get bored by the stories written in this book.
- Second, There is nothing about Indian Heroes, Heroines, their adventures as the book's back cover says.
- Quality of the paperback - very poor.
- So both quality and quantity of the content is very poor, I can't imagine why is it priced so high ? I wanted to kill myself considering why did I choose this book in the first place for buying !!
- First, the stories are very very very short, like no content at all. Even children of 8 yr old will get bored by the stories written in this book.
- Second, There is nothing about Indian Heroes, Heroines, their adventures as the book's back cover says.
- Quality of the paperback - very poor.
- So both quality and quantity of the content is very poor, I can't imagine why is it priced so high ? I wanted to kill myself considering why did I choose this book in the first place for buying !!
May 13, 2017
Interesting small little fables for your childhood or if you are the explorer of the world of fables and folk lores. True to its words the book travels through different styles of folks thus gathering India's culture, rituals, ethics and morals imbibed together.
September 4, 2020
Indian Tales by Romila Thapar.
This book is a collection of 16 short stories from Indian mythology, history, and regional folk tales. The stories are the retelling of Indian heroes and heroines, their adventures, misfortunes and triumphs,gods and demons and of animals, and this has been told to generations of children over the years. As it is a short book no wonder that it will have short stories, but few of them are too short. Some of the stories from this book do have a novel based on them.
The author has nicely narrated each and every story. Each story has something to learn from. I haven’t read Indian Mythology before this and so I chose this book as it was a short read, and yes after reading it I think that I will get some long reads from Indian Mythology now.
This book is recommended to avid readers and Kids as the stories are very very short. Also anyone can pick this book for a daily dosage of morals and values.
This book is a collection of 16 short stories from Indian mythology, history, and regional folk tales. The stories are the retelling of Indian heroes and heroines, their adventures, misfortunes and triumphs,gods and demons and of animals, and this has been told to generations of children over the years. As it is a short book no wonder that it will have short stories, but few of them are too short. Some of the stories from this book do have a novel based on them.
The author has nicely narrated each and every story. Each story has something to learn from. I haven’t read Indian Mythology before this and so I chose this book as it was a short read, and yes after reading it I think that I will get some long reads from Indian Mythology now.
This book is recommended to avid readers and Kids as the stories are very very short. Also anyone can pick this book for a daily dosage of morals and values.
December 26, 2020
Tales which I had heard as a child from my grandfather
March 1, 2022
Reading this book was like time traveling to my childhood.
February 16, 2024
Most of the stories were quite disappointing and had no point or meaning to them whatsoever, or if they had it was so trivial that is not even noteworthy. What I liked best about this book were the drawings. That's it.
December 20, 2013
It was nice re-reading tales of India
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