Gonu jha biography of donald

The Panchatantra, probably world's oldest collection of fables, had its origins in Bihar mainly as instructive stories for the princes of Patliputra during the Gupta period.

Gonu Jha, who can be called Bihar's very own version of Birbal or Tenaliram, lived during the 13th century.

Gonu Jha, who can be called Bihar's very own version of Birbal or Tenaliram, lived during the 13th century.

Gonu Jha, who can be called Bihar's very own version of Birbal or Tenaliram, lived during the 13th century.

He is believed to have lived in Bharwara village of Singhwara block of the present day Darbhanga district of Bihar in India during the 14th Century.

He is a household name famous for his wit and humour.

Name: Gonu Jha Ki Anokhi Duniya Author: Ashok Maheshwari Book Format: Hardcover Genre: Literature & Fiction ISBN: Language: Hindi Pages.

The folk stories prevalent during my own childhood in Bihar in fact ran very close to the tales of Panchatantra or of Aesop's Fables and nothing appealed more to children than the idea of animals and birds talking, be it sense or nonsense.

These stories, whether retold matter-of-factly or made spicy with wit and humour, were common to almost all Bihari villages, cutting across the State's all five major linguistic divisions, namely Bhojpuri, Maithili, Magahi, Angika and Vajjika.

It's a pity however that the folk literature of Bihar is extremely scarce.

Aside from the 1968 Sahitya Akademi publication, 'Folk Tales of Bihar' by PC Roy Chaudhury, I haven't come across any other related book worth mentioning.

This book hence came my way as a pleasant surprise.

Nalin Verma, the author, is a veteran journalist and t