The book is a marvellous treasury of legends of Tenali Raman and Emperor Raya which evokes a long lost, never-never land: an enchanted world of alert wits and tricky gossips; crafty crooks with biting tongues, valiant brigands and an assorted cluster of uncommon common people. Each story is followed by terse moral and incalculable snippets which are usually that little extra that brings the reader a little more closer to his goal on the way to realisation. Every story purveys a pithy folk wisdom that triumphs over all trials and tribulations. The book also exposes how richly endowed Bharata Khanda (India before invasions) had been in the east in the field of wisdom and knowledge down the ages of which the west is ignorant. #v&spublishers CONTENTS: Prologue 1. The Sunrise 2. The Prodigy 3. Rendezvous with King Raya 4. The Last Riddle 5. Food Facts 6. Point Blank 7. Holy Mess 8. The Arithmetic of Age 9. The Master of The Game 10. Piece To Peace 11. Code of Brilliance 12. Spectacular Water 13. A Bonafide Verdict 14. A Perfect Lesson 15. A Calculated Act 16. The Slippery Travellers 17. Guessing Game 18. Nine of Ten 19. Blinded by Lure 20. A Dauntless Act 21. Grain Gain 22. Joy in The City of Joy 23. Flight of The Imagination 24. An Eye Opener 25. Master Stroke 26. The Grand Plan 27. The Knotty Knot 28. The Dessert Taster 29. Measure For Measure 30. Pursuit For Justice 31. The Final Solution 32. The Master’s Move 33. Dog’s Trail 34. Your Honour’s Honour Honoured 35. Wicked Word 36. The Blameworthy 37. Windfall Deal 38. The Wish List 39. The Striking Questions 40. An Ugly Truth 41. Twinkle in Wrinkle 42. The ‘Son’shine 43. The Rich Versus The Poor 44. Cup of Woes 45. Of The People, For The People, By The People 46. Search Simplified 47. A Landmark Victory 48. Under Cover 49. Dons To Dust 50. The Phoenix Moment 51. Acting Care-fooly 52. The Bold One 53. Wanted: An Urgent Solution 54. Testing Times 55. Winner All The Way 56. A Special Encounter 57. Prize Catch 58. Lost and Found 59. Left High and Dry 60. Meeting of Minds 61. Intelligent Strikes 62. Yours is Here 63. Who’s Who 64. There It Goes, Again 65. The Namesake 66. A Tactful Move 67. Bare in Mind 68. Battle of Wits 69. Hand’some Win 70. Scene by Scene 71. Next is What 72. Handle with Care 73. Discovery Lesson 74. Adieu to Raman 75. A ‘Heads and Tails’ Tale 76. Man of The Hour 77. Impossible is Nothing 78. Better Safe Than Sorr