Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon | About the Author
Dhan Gopal Mukerji was born July 6, 1890, the last of eight children in a village near Calcutta. Many of his jungle tales come from his childhood in this village, and his thorough knowledge of Indian philosophy and Hindu religious practices comes from his being a member of a Brahmin family. Although he attended Indian schools, he attributes much of his education to his mother, who told him many of the stories that he later collected in Hindu Fables: For Little Children.
In 1904 Mukerji served as a Hindu priest for a year. That experience showed him that there were other ways more...
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