Gowramma's Letter

Gowramma was Sudha Murthy's Sanskrit teacher

Gowramma was Sudha Murthy's Sanskrit teacher. She was tall, beautiful, kind, always cheerful, and gifted at telling stories. Most students took Sanskr

Gowramma told stories drawn from

Gowramma told stories drawn from the Katha Saritsagara, the ancient Sanskrit Ocean of Stories. Her stories were so vivid that Sudha could later recogn

Gowramma was abandoned by her husband

Gowramma was abandoned by her husband because she could not bear children. Society looked down on her as a barren woman, yet she remained strong, calm

Sudha told the story of Hanuman

Sudha told the story of Hanuman flying to the Dhrona mountains to find the Sanjeevini herb for Lakshmana. Since he could not identify the herb among t

Sudha explains that when a difficulty

Sudha explains that when a difficulty cannot be solved by avoiding it or breaking it into small parts, one must grow bigger than the problem until it