Panchatantra, is perhaps the oldest collection of Indian Fables still br surviving. It is written around 200BC by the great Hindu Scholar Pandit br Panchatantra means "the five books". It is a br "Nitishastra" which means book of wise conduct in life. The book is br written in the form of simple stories and each story has a moral and br philosophical theme which has stood the test of time in modern age of br atomic fear and madness. It guides us to attain success in life by br understanding human nature. Panchatantra is commonly available in an br abridged form written for children.