Shravan Kumar

How far would you go to make your parents happy?

Shravan's mother and father are old and blind, and they have one dear wish: to visit the holy tirthas of Bharat before their days are done. So Shravan builds a kanvar, a pole with a basket at each end, seats his parents in the baskets, lifts them onto his own two shoulders, and carries them, on foot, across rivers and hills and forests, never once complaining. "Serving you," he tells them, "is my pilgrimage." And even in his final moment, by a dark forest river, his only thought is their thirst.

A tender, beautifully restrained retelling that weights the joy of loving service, with the sorrowful turn handled gently and the fuller context kept for the Parent Notes. From the Ramayana, with talking points and a glossary.

From the Sanatan Bhumi · Gurukul imprint, Bharat-rooted, parampara-respectful, never preachy. From the Values & Stories series.