India, Sept. 29 -- Almost two hundred years ago, in April 1837, the noted Danish author, Hans Christian Andersen, had his short story "The Emperor's New Clothes" published in "The Little Mermaid," as the third and final instalment of Andersen's "Fairy Tales Told for Children." In essence, the story revolves around an arrogant Emperor who is ultimately exposed. The tale made waves: it was translated into over one hundred languages, dramatised, and has poems and songs composed based on it; above all, it is a powerful figure of speech.

The story is direct and straightforward. Andersen revelled in that style. The Emperor is self-centred and thinks no end of himself! He has a terrible obsession with fancy clothes. He just does not bother with...