Meet the names behind the stories.
Discover storytellers, poets and compilers through the works connected to them. From Valmiki and Tulsidas to Vishnusharman, find a familiar name or your next reading path.
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Ved Vyasa
845 stories
Explore Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavata Purana, Shiva Purana. Find source records, story editions and a reading path through the works associated with Ved Vyasa.
1 published story
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Valmiki
170 stories
Explore Valmiki Ramayana. Find source records, story editions and a reading path through the works associated with Valmiki.
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Tulsidas
68 stories
Explore Ramcharitmanas, Hanuman Chalisa. Find source records, story editions and a reading path through the works associated with Tulsidas.
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Vishnusharman
87 stories
Explore Panchatantra. Find source records, story editions and a reading path through the works associated with Vishnusharman.
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Narayana
42 stories
Explore Hitopadesha. Find source records, story editions and a reading path through the works associated with Narayana.
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Ashvaghosha
28 stories
Explore Buddhacharita. Find source records, story editions and a reading path through the works associated with Ashvaghosha.
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Somadeva
124 stories
Explore Kathasaritsagara (Ocean of the Streams of Stories). Find source records, story editions and a reading path through the works associated with Somadeva.
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Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder
8 stories
Explore Thakurmar Jhuli. Find source records, story editions and a reading path through the works associated with Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder.
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Kottarathil Sankunni
6 stories
Explore Aithihyamala. Find source records, story editions and a reading path through the works associated with Kottarathil Sankunni.
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Bhadrabahu
8 stories
Explore Kalpa Sutra. Find source records, story editions and a reading path through the works associated with Bhadrabahu.
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Hemachandra
29 stories
Explore Trishashti-shalaka-purusha-charitra. Find source records, story editions and a reading path through the works associated with Hemachandra.
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Ancient works may carry traditional attribution, and some were compiled or completed by more than one person. The source records below retain that context. Original authors, translators and Suno Katha retellings have distinct roles.
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