The Magic Drum And Other Favourite Stories is a book that features stories for children that have been handpicked by Sudha Murthy. As a child, Sudha Murthy had heard some of these stories from her grandmother, and others were told to her by her friends from across the world.
For years, these timeless and delightful folktales have been her favorites, and these stories have been specifically tailored in order to appeal to children of all age groups. Kings and misers, wise men and foolish boys, princes and paupers, and the oddest and funniest men and women come to life in this collection of stories. A clever princess who wants to marry the man who succeeds in asking her a question that she is unable to answer, the greedy uncles of an orphan boy who are outwitted with a bag of ash, and a magic drum that saves a suffering old couple are some of the highlights in this collection.
The stories also feature interesting characters like a shepherd who has a bag of words and a princess who believes that she is a bird and that she can fly.
About the author
Sudha Murthy was born on August 19, 1950, at Shiggaon in north Karnataka. She is an Indian author and social worker.
Her other books include How I Taught My Grandmother To Read And Other Stories, The Old Man and His God, Dollar Bahu, Mahashwetha, Gently Falls: the Bakula, and Wise & Otherwise. She has also written books in Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam.
Her writing style is very simple, and her stories can be understood by everyone.
Her books are translated to many Indian languages and over 3 lakh copies have been sold throughout the country. On November 19, 2004, she received the Raja-Lakshmi Award for her outstanding social work. The award was presented by the Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation. She received the Padma Shri in 2006 and the R.K. Narayan Award for Literature. Sudha Murthy completed her M.Tech in Computer Science and B.E. in Electricals. She serves as the Infosys Foundation’s Chairperson. She is a prolific writer in Kannada and English and has written four technical books, nine novels, one collection of short stories, three travelogues, three non-fiction collection of stories, and two books for children.
