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A Minister’s Test

A Minister’s Test

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Sudha Murty
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How does one pick the cleverest person in a village full of wise people?

This is the quandary facing the king, confused as to who he should choose as his chief minister. Are just a series of tests enough? Or should the king be prepared for more ways to find his minister?

An intelligent tale that’s full of surprises, A Minister’s Test is classic Sudha Murty, bursting with humour and charming characters.

Imprint: Puffin

Published: Oct/2013

Length : 10 Pages

MRP : ₹15.00

A Minister’s Test

(Penguin Petit)

Sudha Murty

How does one pick the cleverest person in a village full of wise people?

This is the quandary facing the king, confused as to who he should choose as his chief minister. Are just a series of tests enough? Or should the king be prepared for more ways to find his minister?

An intelligent tale that’s full of surprises, A Minister’s Test is classic Sudha Murty, bursting with humour and charming characters.

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Paperback / Hardback
Amazon
Ebooks
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Sudha Murty

Sudha Murty was born in 1950 in Shiggaon, in north Karnataka. She did her MTech in computer science. She is the founder of Infosys
Foundation and is currently the chairperson of the Murty Trust.

A prolific writer in English and Kannada, she has written novels, technical books, travelogues,
collections of short stories and non-fictional pieces, and several bestselling titles for children. Her books have been translated into
all the major Indian languages. Sudha Murty is the recipient of the R.K. Narayan Award for Literature. She received the Padma Shri in 2006, the Attimabbe Award from the Government of Karnataka for excellence in Kannada literature in 2011, the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 Crossword Book Awards and the Padma Bhushan in 2023. She has also received ten honorary doctorates.

She weaves magical tales and especially enjoys writing for young readers. A generation of children has grown up reading her books, and her stories have been included in textbooks across schools in India.

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