Indian Tales

The 16 stories in this collection of Indian heroes and heroines their adventures misfortunes and triumphs of gods and demons and of animals have been told to generations of children over the years. About the Author Romila Thapar is an Indian historian whose main area of study has been ancient history. She graduated from Panjab University and got her Doctorate from the School of Oriental and African Studies the University of London. Some of her works include Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas Ancient Indian Social History Some Interpretations and A History of India Volume One.