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Twenty-five fascinating stories from the inimitable Gulzar. 

One fine day, Chandru, a small jackal, wakes up to find his fur all blue. Listen to this hilarious story from the Panchatantra to find out how the blue jackal uses his colour to his advantage.  

In this ever popular story from the Panchatantra, Natthni Magarmach, the crocodile, has developed an appetite for a monkey’s heart. Will her henpecked husband Natthoo Magarmach be able to meet his wife’s desire?  

After tasting a delicious mango, the king of Benares arrives at the monkey kingdom in search of the fruit. Can Kapi, the monkey king, find a way to protect his subjects? This timeless Jataka tale, a page from the life of the Bodhisattva, is adapted in Hindi by Gulzar. It is set to music by 3 Brothers & a Violin. 

Dhondu, the donkey, thinks he is a wonderful singer. Unable to resist his urge to sing, he lands into big trouble one night, while stealing cucumbers along with his friend, Juno, the Jackal.  

People have been telling their love stories for thousands of years. It is the greatest common human experience. And yet, love stories coach us to believe that love is selective, somehow, that it can be boxed in and easily defined. This is a collection of eleven remarkable essays that widen the frame of reference: transgender romance; body image issues; race relations; disability; polyamory; class differences; queer love; long distance; caste; loneliness; the single life; the bad boy syndrome...and so much more.