In this book an attempt has been made to present the famed tales of Vikram and Vetala with focus on their underlying wisdom and explicating them step-by-step to distil that wisdom for the benefit of solving puzzles faced by individuals, organisations and corporates in their day-to-day existence. In fact the full play of all management theories can be witnessed in the tales without clothing them in technical jargons.

As far as the treatment of the tales in this book is concerned, the 25 stories are structured uniquely. In the first place, the reader gets a glimpse of the basic story with all its punch and then he is guided to a corporate insight where a core management issue illuminating the story is explicated suitably. Again the story is analysed in the context of universal appeal and relevance in everyday life and concludes with a quote of wisdom. So, every tale stirs the reader's imagination and intelligence to a new plane and transforms him into mature and jubilant individual.

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Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Vikram Comes to Burning Ghāta

1. Prince Vajramukuta and Padmāwati

2. The Marriage of Mandārwati

3. The Parrot and Mynah

4. Shudrak and Birwar

5. The Marriage of Soma Prabhā

6. Dhawal and Madan Sundari

7. King Chanda Singh and the Royal Servant

8. The Sons of Vishnuswāmi

9. King Veeradeva

10. Arthadatta, the Son of a Business Tycoon

11. Queens of King Dharmadhwaj

12. King Yashahketu

13. Lāwanyawati, the Wife of Hariswāmi

14. Veerketu and Ratnawati

15. The Story of Princess Shashiprabhā

16. King Yashodhar and Unmādini

17. Chandraswāmi

18. King Suryaprabha and Prince Chandraprabha

19. King Chandrāloka and A Seer's Daughter

20. The Story of Anangmanjari

21. The Story of Vishnuswāmi

22. The Story of Devasoma

23. A Mother and Her Daughter Epilogue

24. Victorious Vikram

Conclusion