Among Hindûs, especially among Brâhmaṇs of the Madras Presidency—and I now see from personal observation that it is the same in the Bombay Presidency also—there is a custom,
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Friday, 3 October 2014
Why Brâhmaṇs cannot Eat in the Dark
Folklore of Southern India
Folklore of Southern India or Tales of the Sun
Folklore of Southern India or Tales of the Sun
The series contains 26 South Indian Folktales. Author: Mrs. Howard Kingscote and Pandit Natesa Sastri Published: 1890 Publisher: W. H. Allen & Co. 13 Waterloo Place, London & Calcutta
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The Three Deaf Men
When any awkward blunder occurs from a person acting under a mistaken notion, there is a common proverb in Tamil to the effect that the matter ended like the story of the three deaf men—(Muchcheviḍan kadaiyây muḍindadu)
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Thursday, 2 October 2014
Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit
Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit
Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit - Indian Folktales
The nine stories in this book were translated from Sanskrit – an ancient Indian language. Translator: S. M. Mitra Editor: Nancy Bell Published: 1919 Publisher: Macmillan and Co., London
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The Hermit's Daughter
Near a town in India called Ikshumati, on a beautiful wide river, with trees belonging to a great forest near its banks, there dwelt a holy man named Mana Kanaka, who spent a great part of his life praying to God.
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A Clever Thief
A certain man, named Hari-Sarman, who lived in a little village in India, where there were no rich people and everyone had to work hard to get his daily bread, got very weary of the life he had to lead.
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