Indian literature

Pančatantra

The Panchatantra was conceived as a kind of manual for rulers, in which popular wisdom is combined with philosophy, psychology and politics, and all of this is presented in a simple and elegant style of superior literature.

Pančatantra: u najstarijoj sačuvanoj recenziji Tantrakhjajika

The Panchatantra is a work of classical Sanskrit literature written between the 3rd and 5th centuries CE. According to preserved manuscripts and numerous adaptations, the work later took the form of a popular folk book.

Rabindranat Tagore

Žena koja je slikala kanom

"The Woman Who Painted with Henna" is the debut novel of Indian-American author Alka Joshi, the first part of the Jaipur trilogy. The novel has been praised for its authentic portrayal of Rajasthani culture and the universal theme of female emancipation.