**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** 'As a chronicle of an extraordinary friendship between man and animal, and its unexpected consequences, it's entirely delightful

Originally published in 1882, this book contains a story from section 52 of the Mahabharata concerning the king Nala and his virtuous wife Damayanti, known as t

King Nala's life is idyllic - until a cunning cousin tricks him out of his kingdom. Can the love of his beautiful Damayanti survive such a calamity? Will they b

The tale of Nala and Damayanti is a complex mythological romance that predates the epic Mahabharata. Narrated by the sage Vrihadaswa in the Vana Parva (Book of

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the publi