The Curse Of Gandhari

Author : Aditi Banerjee
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789387863996

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The Curse of Gandhari by Aditi Banerjee Pdf

Gandhari, the blindfolded queen-mother of the Kauravas, sees through it all... Gandhari has one day left to live. As she stares death in the face, her memories travel back to the beginning of her story, to life's unfairness at every point: A fiercely intelligent princess who wilfully blindfolded herself for the sake of her peevish, visually-impaired husband; who underwent a horrible pregnancy to mother one hundred sons, each as unworthy as the other; whose stern tapasya never earned her a place in people's hearts, nor commanded the respect that Draupadi and Kunti attained; who even today is perceived either as an ingratiatingly self-sacrificing wife or a bad mother who was unable to control her sons and was, therefore, partly responsible for the great war of the Mahabharata... In this insightful and sensitive portrayal, Aditi Banerjee rescues Gandhari from being reduced to a mere symbol of her blindfold. She builds her up, as Ved Vyasa did, as an unconventional heroine of great strength and iron will – who, when crossed, embarked upon a complex relationship with Lord Krishna, and became the queen who cursed a God...

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Indic fiction
ISBN : 9388002008

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The Curse of Gandhari by Anonim Pdf

Author : SA Krishnan
Publisher : SA Krishnan
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Krishna and Jara by SA Krishnan Pdf

Stories from the Mahabharatha

Author : GAYATRI MADAN DUTT
Publisher : Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1971-04-01
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : 9788189999698

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Gandhari by GAYATRI MADAN DUTT Pdf

A hundred sons, the sages say, are a hundred blessings. Gandhari's hundred Kaurava sons, however, were more of a curse. Did they become evil by some divine plan or was it because she was proudly blind to their faults? Helpless as they heaped dishonour on the family, she was furious with Lord Krishna for abetting in her son's eventual slaughter. Unfortunately, her grief was overpowering, and threatened to wreak further havoc...

Author : SUBBA RAO
Publisher : Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1971-04-01
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : 9788189999933

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Ratnavali by SUBBA RAO Pdf

King Udayana was in a dilemma: he had won the love of the beautiful Ratnavali, but how could he break the heart of his queen, Vasavadatta? Was a chance shipwreck going to wreck the peace and happiness of his home as well? Sagacious statesmen, loyal friends and even talking birds help in a romance which reveals all the subtleties of palace life so familiar to that master playwright, the 7th century poet-king Harsha of Kanauj.

Author : Shashi Tharoor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781628721591

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The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor Pdf

In this award-winning novel, Tharoor has masterfully recast the two-thousand-year-old epic, The Mahabharata, with fictional but highly recognizable events and characters from twentieth-century Indian politics. Nothing is sacred in this deliciously irreverent, witty, and deeply intelligent retelling of modern Indian history and the ancient Indian epic The Mahabharata. Alternately outrageous and instructive, hilarious and moving, it is a dazzling tapestry of prose and verse that satirically, but also poignantly, chronicles the struggle for Indian freedom and independence.

Author : Es. El Bhairappa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UVA:X002621202

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Parva by Es. El Bhairappa Pdf

It Is A Transformation Of An Ancient Legend Into A Modern Novel. In This Process, It Has Gained Rational Credibility And A Human Perspective. The Main Incident, The Bharata War, Symbolic Of The Birthpangs Of A New World-Order, Depicts A Heroic But Vain Effort To Arrest The Disintegration And Continue The Prevailing Order. It Is Viewed From The Stand Points Of The Partisan Participants And Judged With Reference To The Objective Understanding Of Krishna. Narration, Dialogue, Monologue And Comment All Are Employed For Its Presentation. Shot Through With Irony, Pity And Understanding Objectivity, The Novel Ends With The True Tragic Vision Of Faith In Life And Hope For Mankind.

Author : Sharath Komarraju
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789351160885

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Winds Of Hastinapur by Sharath Komarraju Pdf

'In a few moons the Goddess will claim me, and I do not have a fresh young virgin by my side to absorb my knowledge and take my place once I am gone. The Mysteries of Ganga and her Sight will vanish with me.' 'My hair is white and thin, now. In a few moons, the Goddess will claim me, and I do not have a fresh young virgin by my side to absorb my knowledge and take my place once I am gone. The Mysteries of Ganga and her Sight will vanish with me, and the Great River will become nothing more than a body of lifeless water ... It is my intention, therefore, to tell you the story as it happened, as I saw it happen.' The Mahabharata is the story of women, even though men have focused far too much on the Great Battle. It is women who have set events in motion, guided the action and measured the men. The Winds of Hastinapur begins at the point that Ganga was cursed and sent to Earth. She lives among the mortals and bears Shantanu, the King of Hastinapur, seven children, all of whom she kills. With the eighth, she leaves. That boy, who returns to Earth, will prove to be the key to the future of Hastinapur.The story, as told through the lives of his mother Ganga and stepmother Satyavati, is violent, fraught with conflict and touched with magic. A lady of the river who has no virgin daughter to carry on her legacy, Celestials who partake of a mysterious lake they guard with their very lives, sages overcome by lust, a randy fisher-princess - these and other characters lend a startling new dimension to a familiar tale. SharathKomarraju does not so much retell the epic as rewrite it

Author : Irawati Karve
Publisher : Orient Blackswan
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006-07-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8125014241

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Yuganta by Irawati Karve Pdf

Irawati Karve studies the humanity of the Mahabharata`s great figures, with all their virtues and their equally numerous faults. Sought out by an inquirer like her, whose view of life is secular, scientific, anthropological in the widest sense, yet appreciative of literary values, social problems of the past and present alike, and human needs and responses in her own time and in antiquity as she identifies them... Seen through her eyes the Mahabharata is more than a work which Hindus look upon as divinely inspired, and venerate. It becomes a record of complex humanity and a mirror to all the faces which we ourselves wear.

Author : Shan
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781636695358

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The Hidden Stories of Mahabharata by Shan Pdf

Krishna stood alone after everybody left the burning pyre. He smiled, the all-knowing smile, at the retreating figures of Gandhari and Kunti. He had been cursed! He cannot and will not be a God of salvation in Kali Yuga. He has been made the Lord of Adharma, only to create wealth and power. Now, He could be redeemed only if the hidden secrets of Mahabharata were revealed to the world. The secrets, locked in for four millenniums, are out! To save Sri Krishna and therefore, the world!

Author : Uday Shankar
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789390358441

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Untold Tales from the Mahabharata by Uday Shankar Pdf

Which Kaurava was inspired by the birds to commit one of the most grotesque murders in the Mahabharata? Why did King Muchkund sleep for a million years and wake up in the Dwaparyug? Whose soul had entered the dice of Shakuni? Why was Gandhari married to a goat before she wed Dhritarashtra? What was the secret behind Arjun's chariot being burnt to ashes after the war? Who instigated Janmejay to burn every snake in the universe? Who was the only Kaurava to cross over to the Pandavas before the battle? An epic that never dies and still remains relevant even thousands of years later-Vyasa's Mahabharata has always captured our imagination. The saga of two feuding families, the Mahabharata, with its various twists and turns, has been a compelling read across generations, inspiring many to dig deeper into the great poem. This collection of twenty short stories brings out characters and incidents that are largely unheard of and are buried in the vastness of the epic. Capturing every emotion from valour, lust, loyalty and treachery to goodness and ethics so relevant to the world we live in, these stories help us understand the epic better by bringing out a different dimension altogether.

Author : Arti Dhand
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791479889

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Woman as Fire, Woman as Sage by Arti Dhand Pdf

Explores ideas on women and sexuality presented in the great Hindu epic, the Mahabharata.

Author : Ashutosh Nadkar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Hindu mythology
ISBN : 9353450292

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Shakuni by Ashutosh Nadkar Pdf

Author : Bhubneshwar Upadhyay
Publisher : Anjuman Prakashan
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9387390373

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Mahabharat Ke Baad by Bhubneshwar Upadhyay Pdf

Author : Usha Narayanan
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789386057174

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The Secret of God's Son by Usha Narayanan Pdf

The seas will devour the glorious city of Dwarka. People will forget your name and your Gita! May the world perish! May the world perish!' With this cruel curse on Krishna, Queen Gandhari, plunges mankind into the unspeakable evil of the Kali Yuga. It is up to Pradyumna to try and reverse the dire prediction. To journey into terrifying realms, confront Yama and Shiva, and to vanquish the Kali demon. And to do so, he must shed all that holds a mortal back-his arrogance, his fears, his baser instincts . . . He must lead his people out of the swirling vortex of greed, disease and misery. And there is one powerful weapon still-the secret surrounding his origin. Will he uncover it in time to fight off the cataclysm? In the answer lies the destiny of all humanity!