Jayashree Bhat discovered her love for mythology and folklore in her childhood, during the long, rainy days in Manipal, where she grew up. In her spare time, she reads, daydreams and travels with her husband. Books by Jayashree Bhatt Krishna and the yamalaarjuna trees and hanuman's leap to lanka Monsoon Rainbow: In Canada Vanished into the Thin AirA Treasury of Tales from the Kathasaritasagara