There was a folk play being performed by local artists in the village. The drama was a story of Raja Bharthari, also known as “Sant” Bharthari, in many parts of India. He was the ruler of Ujjain, before renouncing the world and abdicating in the favor of his younger brother Vikramaditya. A king who had […]
Shahbuddin Rathod is a renowned Humorist, Writer of Gujarati Literature, Teacher and School Principal. His humor is loaded with sharp observations of human behavior and human psychology. While he will make you roll on the floor laughing, he will also make you think and introspect. Shahbuddin bhai once said, “If we observe people who smoke
A noble King was getting older. He was worried about his kingdom and his successor. He had three sons, and was not able to decide whether he should make his eldest son his successor. As the days were passing by, his anxiety was growing. King consulted a wise man to whom he would always go
Every country has its own traditions. Like we Indians have Diwali — festival of lights, Holi — festival of colours, festival of kites, likewise Czech Republic celebrates spring festival in their churches every year. They end the festival with a symphony of their greatest maestro Beethoven to be performed by different musicians from across the
Question: “Osho, how do you manage to always have the right anecdote at the right moment?” Osho: “Let me answer to this with an anecdote. A king, passing through a small town, saw what he took to be indications of amazing marksmanship. On trees, barns and fences there were numbers of bulls-eyes, each with a
There are many stories that one would hear with the same narration but with different characters. The story of Buddha would be told as the story of Mahavir or Jesus and so on. Here is one such story that I have heard multiple times in different contexts with different characters. But it does not matter,
On a scorching summer afternoon, the King went for a hunt with his Minister and a few soldiers in the jungle. They wandered for a couple of hour but due to heat the animals were hiding deeper into the woods. The group lost their way in the jungle. The King was thirsty, so he asked
Three disciples were graduating from their Gurukul after 25 years of Brahmcharyashram. They were getting back to their lives upon completing their education. Guru told them that one of their exams was pending, which he would take as they leave the school. Disciples were waiting for this exam till the final day of departure, but
There was a hunter who used to go for his hunt in the jungle almost daily. Sometimes he would hunt for himself and his family, otherwise he would sell his hunt to earn some money. One day the young hunter thought that a time would come when he will grow too old to be able
A delegation of pins went from earth to Brahma, the creator, to discuss an issue that was bothering them and emerging as a serious concern. Pins complained to Brahma that though it should be a natural phenomenon, of late, they were not getting attracted towards the magnet. Brahma was surprised and worried that it was
