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Aesop's Fables : The Foolish Stag And Other Storie
Aesop was an ancient Greek story teller who is distinctively known for his numerous fables which are now collectively known as Aesop's fable. His fables are characterized by human like attributes possessed by animals and plants which ultimately teaches an important moral lesson.
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The Upanishads
The Upanishads, the earliest of which were composed in Sanskrit between 800 and 400 bce by sages and poets, form part of the Vedas - the sacred and ancient scriptures that are the basis of the Hindu religion. Each Upanishad, or lesson, takes up a theme ranging from the attainment of spiritual bliss to karma and rebirth, and collectively they are meditations on life, death and immortality. The essence of their teachings is that truth can by reached by faith rather than by thought, and that the spirit of God is within each of us - we need not fear death as we carry within us the promise of eternal life. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Juan Mascaro was born in Majorca, and later studied modern and oriental languages, Sanskrit, Pali and English at Cambridge University. He died in 1987, and was lauded as a great translator of our time.
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Teen Mulanche Char Diwas (तीन मुलांचे चार दिवस)
तीन मुलांचे चार दिवस (अनुभवकथन) - आदिवासी प्रदेशात सायकलयात्रा करत गेलेले तीन तरुण सांगताहेत, नक्षलवाद्यांनी धरून ठेवले त्या चार दिवसांच्या मागचे-पुढचे अनुभव. Three students Adarsh Patil ( 22), Vikas Walke (22) and Shrikrishna Shewale (24) from Pune decided to travel with bicycles in the very remote area of Adiwasi, to understand their life