The Hitopdesh is a remarkable compilation of short stories composed by Narayana Pandit around a thousand of years ago. The stories which are more or less similar to the Panchatantra stories which have the priceless treasure of morality and knowledge. The stories feature animals and birds as main characters. The term 'Hitopdesh' is a combination of two words. 'Hita' means welfare or benefit and 'upadesh' means advice or counsel. So 'Hitopdesh' is a...