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My Favourite Stories: Boskys Panchatantra is an extraordinary collection of some of the ancient Sanskrit stories from the Panchatantra. Summary of the Book My Favourite Stories: Boskys Panchatantra is the retelling of the classic Panchatantra stories by one of India’s most celebrated writers, Gulzar. This collection comprises of delightful stories originally penned down by Vishnu Sharma. The origin of Panchatantra revolves around the story of a wise king with three stupid sons. A wise man once visited the kingdom and offered to teach the princes the true qualities of a king. He narrated them a story a day and incorporated them with all the messages he wished to pass on to the sons of kings, so that they would become clever and benevolent rulers. These stories continue to form an integral part of every child’s learning to this day and will be treasured by readers of all ages. About Gulzar Sampooran Singh Kalra popularly known by his pen name Gulzar, is an Indian author, poet, lyricist and film director. He was born in the Jhelum district in British India, and later his family moved to India after partition. He started his career as a lyricist for the film Bandini and later worked with several music directors including R.D. Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Vishal Bhardwaj and A. R. Rahman. He also writes poetry, dialogues and scripts and has also directed films such as Aandhi and Mausam. He was honored with the Padma Bhushan, the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. He has also won several Indian National Film Awards, Filmfare Awards, one Academy Award and one Grammy Award.