Hollowness of casteism
When a thirsty Brahmin asked for water, Kamali gladly offered it. The Brahmin, upon learning she was the daughter of a low-caste weaver, became angry and accused her of polluting his caste.
How Lukmaan proved his innocence
At one time Hazrat Lukmaan, the renowned physician was a slave of a rich man. Though of dark complexion, he was very intelligent. In physique, of course, he was looking weaker...
Specialisation in a subject is not enough
A learned man who had specialized in grammar came to the bank of the river. To cross it, he boarded a boat. On the way, with a view to boast of his knowledge of grammar, he asked...
Remarkable Obedience of Aiyaaz
Aiyaaz was a close and trustworthy friend of King Mehmood. Often he used to praise him before others. The ministers and others in the court of the king were jealous of Aiyaaz. The...
Snow White and Seven Dwarfs
There was a queen. She was the most beautiful lady. She had a magic mirror. Often she used to look in the mirror and ask, ‘Mirror!, Mirror! tell me dear, who is the most beautiful here.’ And the Mirro
Beware of Flatterers - Crow and Fox
Flattery is an art. The flatterer knows whom to flatter, how to flatter and when to flatter. They call it tactics of business; tactics of dealing with persons. This is the way you please others withou
The Turning Point - Goswami Tulsi Dass
Goswami Tulsi Das, is well known for his famous Granth ‘Ramcharitmanas’. He had married to a Brahmin girl. One day when he was away from his house, his wife went to her parents...
A Thirsty Crow
A very thirsty crow searched for water during a hot summer until it spotted a pitcher. When the water level was too low, the crow used pebbles to raise the water until it could drink to its heart's content.
Gandhi ji and His Three Monkeys
Gandhi ji had a statue of three monkeys in three different postures. One was shutting his mouth with his hands, the other was shutting his ears similarly and the third one had put...
Love begets love
If we want that everybody should love us, then we should first learn to love all. Love begets love. What to talk of human beings, even when we love our pets, they respond the same...
Guru Nanak humbles Wali Kandhari
During the course of their long travels, Guru Nanak and his companion Mardana came to a place called Hasan Abdal, now in West Pakistan. Mardana was very thirsty. There was not a...
A Fool Befooled
Better not to have a foolish friend. A foolish friend may ditch you unaware. You never know what direct or indirect harm may be caused to you through his innocent follies. It...
Hazrat Rabya Basri
Rabya means fourth. Since she was the fourth child of her parents, she was named Rabya. At the time of her birth, her family lived in utter poverty. When she grew up, her parents...
Man and the Lion!
A man cages a lion in the forest, and a kindhearted man later frees him. Instead of gratitude, the lion threatens to eat his benefactor.
Shabri, the True Devotee of the Lord
Shabri belonged to a tribal royal family. Her father was the king of the tribes called Bheel. When she grew up, her father decided to marry her to a Bheel prince. During marriage...
Guru Nanak & Duni Chand
Guru Nanak and his companion Mardana were at Sultanpur Lodhi with her sister. Guru ji decided to take long tours to preach the message of truth. He accordingly prepared Mardana...
Meera's Unique Devotion to the Lord
Right from her childhood, Meera considered Sri Krishna her all in all and was always engrossed in his devotion. Though she was married to the prince Bhojraj, the son of Maharana...
The Farmer's Will
After the farmer died, his sons found a Will stating that their father had hidden all his money in the fields. They dug everywhere but found nothing, until a friend arrived with seeds.
Our company also affects our fate
A man is known by the company he keeps. In the company of good people we become good and in the company of bad ones, we become bad. The company of drunkards makes us drunkards;...
Tenali Ram
As Birbal was popular amongst the courtiers of the emperor Akbar in northern India, similarly Tenali Ram was popular in the court of Maharaj Krishan Dev in southern India. He was intelligent and cleve
You cannot escape criticism
Whether you do good or bad, people will criticize you. It is there tendency. They are helpless and so you can never escape criticism. To justify this statement, our elders often tell the tale of a fat
Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Whenever we say ‘slow and steady wins the race’, the famous tale concerning the race between the hare and the tortoise comes to our mind. The tortoise was a slow pacer but steady...
Darveshi vs Kingdom
Ibrahim Adham was the king of Balakh and was ruling with great pomp and show. He loved God but his activities kept him so engrossed in wordly affairs that he could hardly find any...
Eklavya - The Best Archer
When the princes failed to silence a barking dog, the tribal boy Eklavya successfully shot an arrow, demonstrating superior archery skills. Dronacharya was shocked, realizing Eklavya had learned from an idol.