Kings, Saviours & Scoundrels: Timeless Tales from Katha Sarita Sagara by Anupama Jain is an enthralling retelling of tales from the Kathā-saritsāgara. One of India’s oldest classics, the Kathā-saritsāgara, is a well-known collection of stories from the 11th century, retold in Sanskrit by Somadeva, a Brahmin Sanskrit scholar from Kashmir. The stories might be eons old, but the pearls of wisdom conveyed by them are still relevant to date.