GK
INDIAS HERITAGE
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Nature Fables
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Village Fables
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King Fables
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Animal Fables
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Panchatantra (IAST: Pañcatantra, ISO: Pañcatantra, Sanskrit: , “Five Treatises") is an ancient Indian collection of interrelated animal fables in Sanskrit verse and prose, arranged within a frame story. The surviving work is dated to about 200 BCE, but the fables are likely much more ancient.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first anthropomorphic tales in India, The Panchatantra and The Jataka Tales, featured animals, each possessing a specific recognisable human characteristic. The fox is cunning, the donkey is foolish, and the owl is wise. By using animals in stories instead of humans, morals can be easily conveyed to children.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is a collection of short stories was written in Sanskrit by Indian scholar and author, Vishnu Sharma.