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Welcome! Here you'll find retellings and explorations of stories from Bengal and across India, with a special focus on Bengali adaptations by Krittibas Ojha and Kashiram Das, among others. The journey begins with the Panchatantra and Hitopadesha, then continues through the Bengali Mahabharata, Ramayana, selected Puranas, Vikram Vetal, Thakurmar Jhuli, and more—old tales retold with fresh meaning.
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What Happened to the Hitopadesha Posts on WrittenByBabu
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Panchatantra’s Influence in Rabindranath Tagore’s Work : On Baishe Srabon, Remembering the Storyteller Before the Poet (08 August 2026)
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Panchatantra Book 1 - 005 - How Damanaka Used Flattery to Unite the Lion and the Bull
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Panchatantra Book 1 - 004 - How Gomayu the Jackal Mistook a War Drum for Danger
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Panchatantra Book 1 - 003 - How Damanaka Won the Trust of Pingalaka
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Panchatantra Book 1 - 002 - What the curious monkey teaches about ambition and meddling
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Panchatantra Book 1 - 001 - How Sanjeevaka’s Bellow Terrified Pingalaka
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