Pregnant King, The (38 page)

I would like to acknowledge the following who helped in various stages of the book enabling me to shape the story: Partho, Anjan, Harpreet, Sopan, Geetanjali, Denis, Mudra, Sameer, Ravi, Seema, Shami, and Trupti.

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First published by Penguin Books India 2008
Copyright © Devdutt Pattanaik 2008
Illustrations copyright © Devdutt Pattanaik 2008

Front cover illustration by Shijil Narayanan
Cover design by Puja Ahuja

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This is a work of fiction. While some characters are not wholly fictional, situations, incidents and dialogues in this work are products of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. They are not intended to depict actual events or to change the entirely fictional nature of the work.

ISBN: 978-01-4306-347-6

This digital edition published in 2012.
e-ISBN: 978-81-8475-345-5