Tales of legendary courtiers and jesters have delighted people for centuries. Through their wit, wisdom and humour, such men saved themselves and others, even their kings, from ticklish situations. This book covers five such legendary characters: *Birbal was the most famous wit and one of the nine jewels in Emperor Akbar`s court. *Mulla Nasruddin is rated as one of the world`s most famous funsters and probably lived in ancient Turkey. A man of the masses, he did not enjoy much royal patronage. *Tenali Rama was a court jester during King Krishnadeva Raya’s reign in Vijayanagar. He gained the confidence of the king and the people for his unique style of tackling problems, besides his keen wit and humour. *Appaji Rao was King Krishnadeva Raya’s Chief Minister, who had the unique ability to unravel the truth underlying tricky situations, often humorously. *Maryada Raman was a judge during the reign of the Chola kings in south India, with an unerring instinct in meting out justice in cases where direct evidence was absent. Almost all tales in the book are humorous, with most containing ethical and moral principles.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.P. Sharma
S.P. Sharma (b. 1943), after his graduation, decided to become a writer and began to learn the art of literature under active guidance of Justice G.D. Khosla. In 1970 he shifted to Dr. Mulk Raj Anand upon whose inspirations he decided to become the kind of a socio-legal engineer to become a crusader for eradication of poverty through law as an instrument of social change which brought him back to the temples of learning to secure a law degree from the University of Delhi in 1975 with special interests in legal aid and law and poverty. Besides being regular contributor to India News and feature alliance, Mr. Sharma has written articles and short stories for various news papers and magazines and he has written five auto-biographical novels summing up his experiences at the Bar, out of which the first one THE CANDLE LIGHT has been published. Mr. Sharma has also written five book on law including the Indian Legal System during the process of his involvement in the Aggrieved Ladies Legal Aid Home and Social Engineering Litigation Forum besides a book named the New Era on Political Affairs of The Country and two collections of short stories and anecdotes.
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