When Upa's father is kidnapped from the tiny village where he was working, she and her mother move to her great-grandmother's house in a small town to recover from the shock. There the dejected and worried mother and daughter are befriended by an odd-looking stranger who insists on telling them stories of King Vikramaditya and his long-lost throne. As Upa and her mother listen to these fables they begin to see the goodness in the people around them and recognize the relevance of the tales of King Vikramaditya in their lives today.
Funny yet thought-provoking, Poile Sengupta's retelling of these ancient stories brings them alive like never before.
Poile Sengupta has written several books for children. Her published works include The Exquisite Balance, The Way to My Friend's House, Story of the Road, How the Path Grew (CBT), Waterflowers (Scholastic), Role Call and Role Call Again (Rupa), Vikram and Vetal and Good Heavens! One-Act Plays for Children (Puffin). Her stories have appeared in various anthologies like The Puffin Treasury of Modern Indian Stories, Sorry, Best Friend, One World (Tulika). The Best of Target, Favourite Stories for Boys and Favourite Stories for Girls Her column, 'A Letter to You', ran in Children's World for nearly three decades.
Poile is also a playwright. She has written several plays for adults, of which Mangalam has been published by Seagull Books, Calcutta. She has also written one full-length musical and a number of short plays for children.
She has been a teacher at school and college and is a well-known theatre person in Bangalore, which is her home. Poile now lives in Delhi with her husband who is a senior civil servant.
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