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You can never really predict what life has in store for you. And in Veeravara’s case, that’s especially true because life decided to give him the opportunity of becoming king.
When Veeravara washes up on a strange island after he is shipwrecked, he’s welcomed by an overjoyed population that believes in strange rules when it comes to picking their new king. But is Veeravara ready for such a responsibility?
Read on to find out what lies in store for Veeravara. Written in classic Sudha Murty style, The Wise King is a marvellous little tale with a big message.
Imprint: Puffin
Published: Oct/2013
Length : 10 Pages
MRP : ₹15.00
Imprint: Penguin Audio
Published:
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Imprint: Puffin
Published: Oct/2013
ISBN: 9789351183662
Length : 10 Pages
MRP : ₹15.00
You can never really predict what life has in store for you. And in Veeravara’s case, that’s especially true because life decided to give him the opportunity of becoming king.
When Veeravara washes up on a strange island after he is shipwrecked, he’s welcomed by an overjoyed population that believes in strange rules when it comes to picking their new king. But is Veeravara ready for such a responsibility?
Read on to find out what lies in store for Veeravara. Written in classic Sudha Murty style, The Wise King is a marvellous little tale with a big message.
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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