Panchatantra has been widely acclaimed as childrens book partly because of its origin but largely because the characters in the stories are mostly animals although with human traits. The immense popularity of the book is demonstrated by the fact that it has been translated into more than fifty languages. It is the oldest extant collection of stories in the world, yet the ideas and life strategies laid down in them are as relevant today. Still the ideas behind the narratives remain covert and subtle. Panchatantra is a collection of stories that ostensibly transpose the two parts, since it is stated in the very beginning that the stories were intended to make three wayward princes learned and wise in the ways of conducting themselves in the prevailing social environment. Thus it has two parts, the narrative and the ideas that it wants to convey, the first being overt, the second covert. A story has the dual purpose of entertaining people and giving them some thoughts to ponder upon. It has evolved with the growth of the mankind as a social creature and has taken different modes of expression. PANCHATANTRA REVISITED Introduction The art of story telling is perhaps as old as the human existence.
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