This book is radically different from the body of literature that exists on Indian mythology. Various versions of this extraordinary text have appeared all over the world in many different languages and forms. This delightful selection of poems endeavours to preserve the essence and trenchant philosophy of the original text in a dazzlingly original and imaginative style. Men Mammals and Morals, a haunting rhapsody of imagination, part epic, part philosophy, part fable, has as its central theme the holistic development of the human psyche. The Panchatantra can be viewed from two perspectives....

This book is radically different from the body of literature that exists on Indian mythology. Various versions of this extraordinary text have appeared all over the world in many different languages and forms. This delightful selection of poems endeavours to preserve the essence and trenchant philosophy of the original text in a dazzlingly original and imaginative style. Men Mammals and Morals, a haunting rhapsody of imagination, part epic, part philosophy, part fable, has as its central theme the holistic development of the human psyche. The Panchatantra can be viewed from two perspectives....