“book review of tenali raman by jayaprada”

Tenali Raman, who lived in the early 16th century, was one of the Ashtadiggajas (eight elephants serving as pillars ) of the Vijayanagara court. He was a poet of knowledge, acute wit and intelligence, shrewdness and ingenuity. In the court of Krishna Devaraya he often found himself in precarious, pe... More

Hampi, September 2005: A breathtaking landscape, the ruins of a prosperous kingdom, and over cups of hot tea, two friends discover stories about the world's smartest jester—Tenali Raman. Sulekha is studying in Class V and has been allowed by her principal to accompany her mother to Hampi, on the c... More

"The Paris Review" asks: who hasn't survived a tax audit, a snowstorm, a breakup, or presided over a murder? The next addictively clever "Paris Review" anthology is not a self-help manual; rather it is a wicked elaboration on the human effort to overcome--and instigate--trouble. Contributors include... More

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