Long, long ago, when kings ruled kingdoms, a king led a blissful life with his queen and their seven daughters. The king once summoned all his daughters and asked who provided them food and with whose permission they ate. Except his youngest daughter, all six daughters answered that the king gave them food and that Read more…

The province of Warangal was ruled by a benevolent king. His magnanimity meant that his popularity spread far and wide. Two beggars regularly came to him asking for alms. One of them was a young man while the other was an aged woman. After being compensated, the young man would say, “the King provides”, while Read more…

I am Swati and I hail from Nizamabad, which is a small town in the state of Telangana. I wasn’t really into books in my early years. It was probably because I hadn’t grown up listening to bedtime stories or found any inspiration within my family. I was in eighth grade when I read my Read more…

I started reading from a very young age. It was my grandmother who had introduced me to reading.  I vividly remember sitting in my dadi’s lap and reading illustrated books of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata in my mother tongue, Telugu. Later on, I graduated to the Panchatantra and Tenali Rama. My love for books increased Read more…