The Great Tenali Rama Illustrated

The lives of wise men and their wisdom set very good ideals to be inspired and acquired by those who follow. The society would benefit by knowing the stories of such wise men.Tenali Ramakrishna popularly known as Tenali Rama was a very famous Telugu poet and also one of the eight poets - Asta Diggajas of Bhuvana Vijayam, the court of the king Sri Krishnadevaraya, the Emperor of Vijayanagara. Known for his wit and humor, Tenali Rama was a genius and a great scholar in several languages like Sanskrit, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil and Kannada.His poetry was impressive and the popular humorous stories about him continue to entertain the kids and also the adults.This book is a collection of some of these tales. These humorous tales are laced with the wit and wisdom of Tenali Rama, the qualities that have made him immortal in Indian folklore. These tales have been passed on from generations and have been retold here in simple and easy to understand language.