The book, just as its title contains the no-frills version of the original epic. The writing is very simple, even the most beginner level readers would have no issues reading it, the book is filled with illustrations that are all drawn by Mr. This is a very basic book, for someone who wants to know what the epic is all about, the book has all the stories but it only has the crux. ![]() Each story is written in two – three pages with special author notes at the end detailing what the story signified and how it has changed over the period of time. Jaya: An illustrated retelling of Mahabharata has the condensed version of the original epic. And somehow I always was more interested in Mahabharata than any other mythological story simply because it had complex characters, interesting story lines, struggle of power etc etc, unlike others where good and bad characters were defined.Īlso, picked this book for the book blurb. Growing up in India, that too in a joint family, where reading books is a way of life, I knew the stories of Mahabharata. A son renounces sex so that his old father can remarryĪ daughter is a prize in an archery contestĪ teacher demands half a kingdom as his tuition feeĪ student is turned away because of his casteĪ father curses his son-in-law to be old and impotentĪ husband lets another man make his wife pregnantĪ wife blindfolds herself to share her husband’s blindnessĪ man is stripped of his manhood for a yearĪ war is fought where all rules are broken
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