The Pancatantra is the most famous collection of fables in India and was one of the earliest Indian books to be translated into Western languages.
Patrick Olivelle presents the Pancatantra in all its complexity and rich ambivalence, examining central elements of political and moral philosophy alongside the many controversial issues surro.
No other work of Indian literature has had a greater influence on world literature, and no other collection of stories has become as popular in India itself.
The Pancatantra is the most famous collection of fables in India and was one of the earliest Indian books to be translated into Western languages