Synopsis This selection from the Panchatantra, Kadambari and Kathasaritsagara encompasses myth, legend, mystery and fantasy. Palace intrigues, power struggles, tragic schisms, resourceful stratagems are delineated with beauty and power in the Panchatantra, Kadambari is studded with uplifting imagery, brilliant descriptions and sensitive depictions of the female psyche and the urgency of passion. In the Kathasaritsagar, Parvati and Vibhishana, courtiers and merchants appear before our eyes in the different phases of love, anger, and human inventiveness.