Relates how a Brahman Hindu saves a tiger from a trap only to be threatened with being eaten by the tiger.

A tiger convinces a Brahmin to free him from a trap. Of course, he really plans to have the Brahmin for his next meal - but a wily jackal has other ideas. The t

A Brahmin deceived by a hungry tiger is saved by a lowly jackal and encounters a lesson he has never found in his holy books.

Folk tales from India.

Paper Tiger shifts the debate on state failure and opens up new understanding of the workings of the contemporary Indian state.