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The Cat and the Rat – Enemies or friends? –  from the Mahabharata

This is a story from Shanti Parva told by Bhishma Pitamaha to Yudhishtira on managing enemies. This is a beautiful fable through which a great strategy has been taught. Read on to know…

The Cranes And The Serpent – The enemy of an enemy is not always a friend!!!

This is a story from the Hitopadesha. Hitopadesha as the name suggests is Hitha+Upadesha in Sanskrit which means, benevolent advice. This set of stories named as Hitopadesha is said to have been written in Sanskrit, by a person by name Narayana Pandit in the 12th century for a King by name Dhavalachandra. It is understood […]

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