The story about the young nurse who followed her teacher’s words and about an old man in Kalahandi district of Orissa who does not know that India is now a free country but says, “This little paper (Indian currency) can turn our lives upside down”. There is a story about a man who lies while trying to impress her and another one about an old man in the Sahyadri forest who tells her, “There is a grace in accepting also”. Her stories cover the length and breadth of India and she has stories about various types of characters like the honest college student, who despite being poor returned the unspent money that he received for his hostel accommodation. ![]() Her dedication states “For the ‘shirtless people of India’ who have taught me so much about my country”. Each story covers a facet of human nature and has something to tell. As the Chairperson of the Infosys Foundation, she has come across many types of people in her office as well as while travelling during the course of her work. ![]() ![]() Wise and Otherwise: A Salute to Life is a collection of fifty one short stories baed on the real life experiences of Mrs Sudha Murthy.
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