Priya Sanjay Tandon

Tajima no Kami was fencing master to the Shogun. One of the Shogun’s bodyguards came to him one day asking to be trained in swordsmanship. “I have watched you carefully,” said Tajima no Kami and you seem to be a Master in the art yourself. Before taking you on

Once there was a lark singing in the forest. A man came by with a box full of worms. The lark stopped him and asked, “What do you have in the box and where are you going?” The farmer replied that he had worms and that he was going to

One day a lion, an ass and a fox went hunting together. They agreed that whatever they caught would be shared between them. After killing a large stag, they decided to make a hearty meal of him. The lion asked the ass to divide the spoils. The ass made three

The philosopher Diogenes was dining on bread and lentils. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus who lived in considerable comfort by fawning on the King. Said Aristippus, “Learn subservience to the king and you will not have to live on lentils.” Said Diogenes, “Learn to live on lentils and

Roaming along the seashore, a lion saw a dolphin basking on the surface of the water. He suggested to him that they form an alliance. “Since I am king of the beasts,” said the lion, “And you are the undisputed ruler of all the residents of the ocean, we ought

A Guru was in coma for weeks. One day he suddenly opened his eyes to find his favourite shishya there. “You never leave my bedside, do you?” he asked softly. “No, I cannot,” said the shishya in a sobbing voice. “Why?” “Because you are the light of my life.” The