The Greatest Indian Stories Ever Told is a selection of some of the finestiterary short fiction written by Indian writers since the genre came into being in the country in theate nineteenth century. Including early masters of the form, contemporary stars, as well as brilliant writers who came of age in the twenty-first century, this anthology takes in its sweep stories from the various regions, languages, anditeratures of India. These authors are some of the most feted in the annals of Indianiterature and have, between them, won virtually every majoriterary prize on offer?including the Nobel Prize foriterature, the Jnanpith Award, the Sahitya Akademi Award, and numerous state, national, and international honours.