These are tales of ancient India, some are celebrated and well known, others are small, unnoticed gems, not readily known to Western readers. The stories though often short, encapsulate some of life's essential truths. The gods of India in their abodes, humans struggling with life's problems, and gods and humans interacting, all revealing the essential lessons of life. The collection contains adaptations from the Mahabharata, Ramayana, Puranas, and Vedas stories, all illustrate the great spiritual and practical themes of the human condition. Kamla Kapur brings her poet's eye and ear to the retelling of these stories recreating and dramatizing them to illuminate their relevance to modern times.