This collection celebrates the triumph of the little man over the mighty which has fascinated mankind and is a recurring theme in literature. Stories included in the selection are: Birbal, the Just: Birbal, the Witty: Gopal, the Jester: Raman, the Matchless Wit: Raman of Tenali: Of the famous wits of India, the best known was Birbal. He had the rare distinction of achieving immense popularity during his lifetime, next only to that of Akbar. He was a good administrator, a good soldier and perhaps what pleased Akbar the most -= good jester. Raman of Tenali was a Telugu poet and the court jester of Vijayanagara. Many stories which passed into folklore, are attributed to him. Some of these have been obviously invented to show his wit. Gopal the Jester was popularly known as Gopal Bhand in Bengal. His native shrewdness enabled him to turn every situation to his advantage. Little wonder that he was favored by Raja Krishna Chandra. It is said he mingled freely with the common people and often helped them too.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anant Pai
Anant Pai was the creator of the two most popular comic book series, Tinkle and Amar Chitra Katha. His works deal with the retelling of mythological tales, folk stories, and biographies of historical figures. He has been considered one of pioneer creators of Indian comics.
He has been associated with works like Fact Fantasy, Funtime, and Funland, all of which are education comic strips. Rekha, Ramu and Shamu, Little Raji, and Kapish are some of the comics he had created.
Born in Karkala, he was brought up by his grandfather after the death of both his parents. He then moved to Mumbai and attended the Orient School in Mahim. He had acquired dual chemical technology degrees from the University of Bombay in Chemical Technology. He was also an expert in personality development. He had conducted several personality development classes for teens and children. He had also founded Partha Institute of Personality Development, 1978. He has published several books dealing with this, such as How to Develop A Super Memory, How To Achieve Success, and How Develop Self-confidence. He was awarded by the Lifetime Achievement Award at the very first Indian Comic Convention in 2011. He married Lalita, and the couple lived in Mumbai. On 24th February, 2011, Pai died of a heart attack.
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