Thousands of years ago, there was a King in South India. He had three young sons who were good for nothing fellows. Stupid and idle, they had no liking for learning. The King tried his level best to have them educated but no effort was of any avail.
Advised by the courtiers, the King contacted a scholar of great repute. His name was VISHNU SHARMA. The great scholar undertook to educate the stupid princes assuring the king that he would make them past-master in the art of successful living and of running the affairs of the state just in six months.
All that he did was to tell charming fables to regale the princes. It created keen interested in their minds for learning and the lessons of the stories went home to them. It is these lesson-giving stories that make the PANCHATANTRA.
