About the Book: Meena Arora Nayak retells Somadeva’s Kathasaritsagara (c. 1070 CE), an epic collection of hundreds of Indian folk tales originally compiled in Sanskrit. The vast narrative follows Prince Naravahanadatta’s quest for wives and supremacy. This masterpiece, featuring mythical beings, magic, and life’s complexities, has influenced global literature from Panchatantra to One Thousand and One Nights