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The Magic Drum and Other Favourite Stories is a collection of children’s tales by Sudha Murty. Summary of the Book In this collection of stories from Indian folklore, Sudha Murty retells them from her memory of her grandparents. She tells the story of the clever and haughty princess who will only marry the man who asks her a question she cannot answer. She also tells the stories of kings, misers, wise men and foolish boys in this collection of hilarious and instructive stories which she loved from her days as a young girl. About Sudha Murty Sudha Murty is an Indian entrepreneur, businesswoman and writer. She is well known for her books in Kannada and English: Dollar Sose, Runa, Old Man and his God and Wise and Otherwise among them. Mrs. Murty completed her M.E. from the Indian Institute of Science and was the first female engineer hired at India's largest auto manufacturer TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company or TELCO. She is married to Infosys chairman N. R. Narayana Murthy.