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Priya Sanjay Tandon

The Prince Is Drowning!

Some of the greatest lessons have been taught by Birbal to the Emperor Akbar. So simple and subtle was his way of teaching that these little anecdotes have been preserved by the then scholars for posterity. Once Emperor Akbar, in the presence of his courtiers ridiculed the Hindu belief that

Grace At Gurudwara

A couple had been using an old two wheeler to transport themselves to the Gurudwara for many years. One cold winter day, they sold off their scooter and put in their meagre savings and were able to afford themselves a small and cheap car. But they were thrilled they would

Mind Your Language

A young man had a very bad temper. His speech was tempered with abuses and insults. He would argue with his parents over trivial issues and utter scathing words. His parents tried hard to put up with his temper and reform him too, but he was quite incorrigible. One day,

Begging Again

“Give us Alms! Oh Amma! We are hungry; please give us something to eat. The piteous voice of a female leper, as she begged for food for her blind leper husband and herself, was a familiar sound to the people of this locality. Souvena heard the voice and said, “Mother,

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo

A man was suffering from insomnia. He couldn’t sleep due to the crowing of the Rooster in his neighbour’s house. One day he complained to his neighbour, “All through the night I have been lying awake. The crowing of your rooster doesn’t let me sleep.” The neighbour

Einstein

The great scientist Einstein was a very wise man. His wife was quite a dull head. She was illiterate and ill-mannered. She was capable of speaking anything that she wanted to, without thinking how the other person would feel about it. Einstein was usually lost in his world of

Back Biting

It is said that one day Shirdi Sai Baba was sitting with his devotees. They were discussing about some devotees. Shirdi Sai Baba was telling them to look for goodness in everyone. That was surely a way to make life pleasant. One of them said, “Baba we try not to