AKBAR AND BIRBAL: TALES OF HUMOUR

by Monisha Mukundan

  • Category Humour
  • Format PB
  • Imprint
  • Price 95
  1. ISBN: 978-81-291-3586-5
  2. Pages: 124 pages
  3. Date: June 2015

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Stories about Mughal Emperor Akbar and his witty and intelligent prime minister, Birbal, have delighted readers since time immemorial. In this lively collection, learn how an ordinary young man, Mahesh Das, became the beloved Raja Birbal we all know today, and how he uses his famous wit, time and again, to build a ‘celestial palace’ for Emperor Akbar, order a census of crows, trap a thief using a magic bamboo, and much more.
Replete with wisdom and wit, and brought to life by Tapas Guha’s beautiful illustrations, this clever collection of stories also offers valuable life lessons hidden beneath its humour.

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

Monisha Mukundan spent her childhood travelling. Though she has lived in Delhi ever since, she still loves to travel and to read of faraway places and faraway times. She has hundreds of travel plans and an equal number of stories, all of which, she hopes, will happen one day soon.