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Dr. V. Sujatha had taught English at various levels from the primary to the higher secondary and up to the University levels for four decades.

She was formerly Professor of English, Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati. (now, a Central University).

Her interest was to make learners of English speak the foreign language without inhibition and to make the learning easier. She had conducted training programmes for students and teachers as well. Newspapers formed the basic teaching material for these.

Currently, she is working on topics related to Puranas and mythology.

Key features of the book: age-old stories in Sanskrit retold in English simple and interesting stories pictures help in motivation user-friendly material (for children as well as adults) neither too lengthy nor too difficult to comprehend touches upon sublime themes to enlighten and inspire humanity on Universal values.

In India, it has been customary on the part of the grandparents to narrate stories to the grand children from our age-old Sanskrit literary works. These works bequeathed to us enrich us with the values of human life.

The author's intention in producing the book is to pass on a user-friendly reading material to the school going learners. Adults may read it as a piece of casual reading. The highlight of the book is that every story has been picturised for motivating and creating interest in the readers.

The book contains 101 stories, anecdotes and episodes narrated in the Upanishads, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Bhagavata and the Puranas. The selection has been random. Care has been taken to select only such of those stories that are simple and interesting.

The study of these stories will contribute to the moral, spiritual and ethical dimension of human personality leading to a holistic outlook of life. Including such stories with themes and messages hidden in them would certainly allow the modern readers to disregard the evil and cultivate virtuous qualities. It would serve as a substitute to the grandparents who are conspicuous by their absence in the nuclear families of today and fill the vacuum faced by the grandchildren.