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Ramachandra and Rama are an old couple who have been saving their whole lives to go on a pilgrimage. But things go awry when all their money gets stolen at the first lodge they stay at, and they suspect it’s the owner of the lodge, Kamesh. According to the villagers, only the king’s counsellor, Krishnakant and his magic drum, can help them get justice.
Having lost all hope of ever recovering their money and coming around to the fact that they may never be able to go on a pilgrimage, can the couple trust a strange instrument to return their savings?
Find out in The Magic Drum, one of Sudha Murty’s most well-known tales that cleverly highlights the importance of honesty in an increasingly treacherous world.
Imprint: Puffin
Published: Oct/2013
Length : 10 Pages
MRP : ₹15.00
Imprint: Penguin Audio
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Imprint: Puffin
Published: Oct/2013
ISBN: 9789351183907
Length : 10 Pages
MRP : ₹15.00
Ramachandra and Rama are an old couple who have been saving their whole lives to go on a pilgrimage. But things go awry when all their money gets stolen at the first lodge they stay at, and they suspect it’s the owner of the lodge, Kamesh. According to the villagers, only the king’s counsellor, Krishnakant and his magic drum, can help them get justice.
Having lost all hope of ever recovering their money and coming around to the fact that they may never be able to go on a pilgrimage, can the couple trust a strange instrument to return their savings?
Find out in The Magic Drum, one of Sudha Murty’s most well-known tales that cleverly highlights the importance of honesty in an increasingly treacherous world.
Sudha Murty was born in 1950, in Shiggaon, North Karnataka. Author, philanthropist, educator, public speaker and engineer, she completed her master’s in computer science from IISc, Bangalore. She is the founder of the Infosys Foundation and the chairperson of the Murty Trust. A bestselling author, with more than three hundred titles to her acclaim, some of her most famous books include Three Thousand Stitches, Dollar Bahu and Wise and Otherwise. She writes in English and Kannada, and her books have been translated into all major Indian languages and have sold over 60 lakh copies around the country.
Over the years, Sudha Murty has been recognized with many prestigious awards, including the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri from the Government of India in 2023 and 2006, respectively; Bal Sahitya Puraskar in 2023; the R.K. Narayan Award for Literature in 2006; the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award in 2020; and Lokmanya Tilak and Mahatma awards in 2024. She was also awarded the Rajyotsava and Attimabbe Award for excellence in Kannada literature from the Government of Karnataka in 2000 and 2012. Sudha Murty has received nineteen honorary doctorates from various universities across India. Currently, she is also serving as the President-nominated member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha.
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