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    Men Mammals and Morals
    Men Mammals and Morals
    Men Mammals and Morals
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    Men Mammals and Morals

    By Shiv Dhawan

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    This book is radically different from the body of literature that exists on Indian mythology. Various versions of this extraordinary text have appeared all over the world in many different languages and forms. This delightful selection of poems endeavours to preserve the essence and trenchant philosophy of the original text in a dazzlingly original and imaginative style. Men Mammals and Morals, a haunting rhapsody of imagination, part epic, part philosophy, part fable, has as its central theme the holistic development of the human psyche. The Panchatantra can be viewed from two perspectives. The first perspective is that of simple but engaging fables which sometimes raise a chuckle and help pass time. The second perspective is that of a deeper import or meaning which can be applied to life. This book, Men Mammals and Morals is a sort of operating manual for life itself and applicable to people irrespective of colour, creed, nationality and gender. It imparts practical and free insights that can be carried out as part of life-as-usual. This book therefore gives the readers in a capsule form the broad principles which ought to regulate their conduct in society, ensuring that the human species as a whole thrives.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPartridge Publishing India
    Release dateAug 20, 2014
    ISBN9781482823202
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      Men Mammals and Morals - Shiv Dhawan

      Copyright © 2014 by Shiv Dhawan.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Partridge India

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      Contents

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      SHIV DHAWAN—A PROFILE

      INTRODUCTION

      THE BLUE JACKAL

      THE BRAHMIN’S GOAT

      THE MEDDLESOME MONKEY

      THE UNSOCIAL SWANS

      THE TALKING CAVE

      THE FOOLISH FRIEND

      THE MONKEY’S FIRE

      THE LION AND THE RAM

      THE GREEDY JACKAL

      GOLDEN VOICE

      LOUSY DEATH

      THE DOG WHO WENT ABROAD

      THE THREE FISHES

      THE BRAHMIN’S DREAM

      THE MONKEY’S HEART

      THE HERON’S MEAL

      BRAIN DRAIN

      THE FEET WASHING FIEND

      NUMSKULL

      SUPERSMART

      THE LION MAKERS

      NADUK AND THE BEAM

      THE BRAHMIN, THIEF AND THE GHOST

      FRIENDS, FRIENDS, FRIENDS

      THE LEONINE JACKAL

      THE PERT HEN SPARROW

      THE SNAKE WHO PAID CASH

      CHAIN REACTION

      THE LAST TALK

      Dedicated to:

      Saraswati

      Goddess of Learning,

      May this work please Her in many hearts.

      Also dedicated to my family, father late Jagdish Dhawan a prince amongst men, my mother Gajinder Dhawan, my wife Sareena and my two children Madhav and Chandni

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      As a seven year old child I chanced upon a copy of Arthur Ryder’s translation of the Panchatantra and requested my mother to read out a story every morning at the breakfast table. Those early impressions remained with me throughout the years and in 1975 I decided to render some of my favourite fables into verse. The result is before the reader.

      Here I would be failing in imparting my debt of gratitude to my preceptors and gurus if I do not express my indebtedness to the great scholar Vishnusharman, without whom none of us would ever have had the opportunity to receive such ideas as are contained in the Panchatantra.

      Words cannot express my gratitude to my late father Jagdish Dhawan, who painstakingly drew all the sketches for this book, proving that besides his all-round expertise, he was a brilliant but shy artist.

      I am also grateful to K. Ramakrishnan, Editor of the Children’s World for

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