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Chanakya compared and advised to learn 1) Lion  teaches us to perform actions wholeheartedly and not to relax until the completion of the task. 2) Crane  teaches a man to focus and concentrate on the task and act instantaneously upon requirement. 3) Cock  to rise early in the morning, being ready to defend and attack, grabbing one’s share and sharing with other. 4) Crow  makes love privately, does not get scared easily, collects things for use in future. is always alert and never trusts anyone. 5) Dog  It can go without food for a while but when finds can overeat in moments. Is alert even in sleep and wakes with the slightest sound. It is loyal and fights ferociously when defending his master. 6) Donkey  It works tirelessly and even in tough weather conditions
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Chana Pulao

  Ingredients:  Chickpeas, soaked overnight and boiled - 1 cup  Oil - 2 tbsp  Rice - 2 cups  Onion, finely sliced - 1 big  Green chilies (slit) - 4 Bay leaves - 3  Fennel seeds - 1 tsp  Mustard seeds - 1 tsp  Kalonji seeds - 1 tsp  Cumin seeds - 1 tsp  Fenugreek seeds - ½ tsp  Garam masala, freshly ground - 2 tbsp  Hing - a pinch  Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp  Haldi powder - ¼ tsp  Mustard powder - 1 tsp  Chili powder - 2 tsp  Mango powder  - 2 tbsp  Salt - to taste  Mint leaves - few  Coriander leaves - few  Take a pan and add some ghee. When the ghee gets hot, add bay leaves, mustard seeds and when they crackle, add fennel seeds, kalonji, cumin , fenugreek seeds and fry till you get a nice aroma lingering around the room. Add coarsely crushed garam masala, sliced onions and sauté the onions are transparent.  Add salt, green chillies, hing, turmeric, ginger garlic paste, cook well until the raw flavours are gone. Add garbanzo beans and cook in this masala. In a separate bowl take some

Kichidi——Akbar Birbal Stories

  Once on a cold winter day, Akbar and Birbal were walking by a lake. Akbar stopped and put his finger into the freezing water and immediately took it out saying, “I don’t think anyone can sustain a night in this cold water”.  Birbal took that as a challenge and said that he would find someone who can do it. Akbar promised a sum of 1000 gold coins to whoever could spend a night standing in the cold water of the lake. Soon, Birbal found a poor man who agreed to undertake the challenge for the 1000 gold coins.  Guarded by two royal guards, the poor man spent the entire night standing in the freezing water. In the morning, the poor man was taken to court for the reward. On being asked by the king how he could stand in freezing water, the man replied, “My lord, I kept looking at a lamp that was burning at a distance, and spent my entire night looking at it”.  On learning this, the emperor said, “This man is not worthy of the reward as he could manage to stand in the lake because he was get

Crow Count——Akbar Birbal Stories

On one fine sunny day, Akbar and Birbal were taking a leisurely walk in the palace gardens. Suddenly, Akbar thought of testing Birbal’s wits by asking him a tricky question.  Emperor asked Birbal, “How many crows are there in our kingdom?”  Birbal could sense the amusement in the king’s voice, and within a few minutes  Birbal replied, “My king, there are eighty thousand nine hundred and seventy-one crows in our kingdom”.  Surprised and amazed, Akbar further tested Birbal, “What if we have more crows?”  Birbal replied, “Oh, then the crows from the other kingdoms must be visiting us’’.  “ What if there are lesser crows?” asked Akbar.  “Well, then some of our crows must be visiting other kingdoms”, replied Birbal with a grin on his face.  Akbar smiled at Birbal’s great sense of humour and wit.

Foolish King——Tenali RamaKrishna Stories

  King   Krishnadevaraya loved horses and had the best collection of horse breeds in the Kingdom. Well, one day, a trader came to the King and told him that he had brought with him a horse of the best breed in Arabia. He invited the King to inspect the horse. King Krishnadevaraya loved the horse; so the trader said that the King could buy this one and that he had two more like this one, back in Arabia that he would go back to get. The King loved the horse so much that he had to have the other two as well. He paid the trader 5000 gold coins in advance. The trader promised that he would return within two days with the other horses. Two days turned into two weeks, and still, there was no sign of the trader and the two horses. One evening, to ease his mind, the King went on a stroll in his garden. There he spotted Tenali Raman writing down something on a piece of paper. Curious, the King asked Tenali what he was jotting down. Tenali Raman was hesitant, but after further questioning, he sho

The Three Dolls—-Tenali RamaKrishna Stories

  The great king KrishnaDevaRaya had a lot of wise ministers in his court. The wisest of them was Tenali RamaKrishna. One day, a merchant came to the king’s court from a foreign kingdom. He saluted the king and then said, “Your Majesty, I have heard from many people that you have very wise ministers in your court. But with your permission, I would like to test the wisdom of your ministers.” This aroused the king’s interest and he gave the merchant his permission. The merchant gave the king three dolls that looked identical. He said, “Though these dolls look similar, they are different in some way. If your ministers can find out the difference, I will bow to their wisdom. But if they can’t, I will assume that there are no wise ministers in your court. I will be back in thirty days for the answer.” The king asked all of his ministers except Tenali RamaKrishna to assemble. He gave them the three dolls and told them to find the difference in them in three days’ time. But at the end of thre

The Cursed Man—-Tenali Rama Krishna Stories

  In the kingdom of Vijayanagara lived a man named Krishna. He was regarded inauspicious by the people of the town. They believed that if they saw him the first thing in the morning, their entire day would be cursed and they would not be able to eat anything throughout the day. This story reached the king’s ears too. He invited Krishna to his palace to know the truth. He ordered his attendants to make everything available for Krishna’s stay in the room just next to his room. The next morning, the king without meeting anyone, went to Krishna’s room first to see his face. In the afternoon, the king sat down for lunch, but could not eat anything since there was a fly sitting in his plate. He ordered the cook to prepare lunch for him again. By the time, lunch was prepared, Krishnadevaraya did not feel like eating anymore. Since he had not eaten anything, he could not concentrate on his work. He realised that whatever the people said was indeed true. Thus he decided that a jinxed man like K