false 52419 1 0 141153 0865476950 9780865476950 22 <![CDATA[The Ramayana: A Modern Retelling of the Great Indian Epic]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172121426m/141153.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172121426s/141153.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/141153.The_Ramayana_A_Modern_Retelling_of_the_Great_Indian_Epic 4.22 97 The great Indian epic rendered in modern prose

India's most beloved and enduring legend, the Ramayana is widely acknowledged to be one of the world's great literary masterpieces. Still an integral part of India's cultural and religious expression, the Ramayana was originally composed by the Sanskrit poet Valmiki around 300 b.c. The epic of Prince Rama's betrayal, exile, and struggle to rescue his faithful wife, Sita, from the clutches of a demon and to reclaim his throne has profoundly affected the literature, art, and culture of South and Southeast Asia-an influence most likely unparalleled in the history of world literature, except, possibly, for the Bible. Throughout the centuries, countless versions of the epic have been produced in numerous formats and languages. But previous English versions have been either too short to capture the magnitude of the original; too secular in presenting what is, in effect, scripture; or dry, line-by-line translations. Now novelist Ramesh Menon has rendered the tale in lyrical prose that conveys all the beauty and excitement of the original, while making this spiritual and literary classic accessible to a new generation of readers.
]]> 52419 4.19 142 31 2003 1260131 0595401872 9780595401871 2 <![CDATA[The Mahabharata: A Modern Rendering, Vol 1]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182331796m/1260131.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182331796s/1260131.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1260131.The_Mahabharata_A_Modern_Rendering_Vol_1 4.15 13 The Mahabharata is the more recent of India's two great epics, and by far the longer. First composed by the Maharishi Vyasa in verse, it has come down the centuries in the timeless oral tradition of guru and sishya, profoundly influencing the history, culture, and art of not only the Indian subcontinent but most of south-east Asia. At 100,000 couplets, it is seven times as long as the Iliad and the Odyssey combined: far and away the greatest recorded epic known to man.

The Mahabharata is the very Book of Life: in its variety, majesty and, also, in its violence and tragedy. It has been said that nothing exists that cannot be found within the pages of this awesome legend. The epic describes a great war of some 5000 years ago, and the events that led to it. The war on Kurukshetra sees ten million warriors slain, brings the dwapara yuga to an end, and ushers in a new and sinister age: this present kali yuga, modern times.

At the heart of the Mahabharata nestles the Bhagavad Gita, the Song of God. Senayor ubhayor madhye, between two teeming armies, Krishna expounds the eternal dharma to his warrior of light, Arjuna. At one level, all the restless action of the Mahabharata is a quest for the Gita and its sacred stillness. After the carnage, it is the Gita that survives, immortal lotus floating upon the dark waters of desolation: the final secret!

With its magnificent cast of characters, human, demonic, and divine, and its riveting narrative, the Mahabharata continues to enchant readers and scholars the world over. This new rendering brings the epic to the contemporary reader in sparkling modern prose. It brings alive all the excitement, magic, and grandeur of the original - for our times.]]> 52419 4.19 142 31 2006 118262 0595401880 9780595401888 2 <![CDATA[The Mahabharata: A Modern Rendering, Vol 2]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171748582m/118262.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171748582s/118262.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/118262.The_Mahabharata_A_Modern_Rendering_Vol_2 4.00 11 52419 4.19 142 31 2006 2340999 8129104237 9788129104236 1 <![CDATA[The Mahabharata (2 Volume Set)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2340999.The_Mahabharata 4.17 6 The Mahabharata tells of a great war and the events that lead upto it. The battlefield of Kurukshetra and the eventual victory of one of the warring factions leads to the end of a yuga and a new world order comes into existence. The epic is a treasure trove of human feelings and anguish while at the heart of it lies the Song of God, the Bhagavad Gita. At one level, all the restless action of the epic is a quest for the Gita and its sacred stillness. The Gita remains the holiest of all Hindu texts while The Mahabharata continues to enamour readers and scholars all over the world.

This new rendering retells the Mahabharata to the contemporary reader in lyrical, modern prose. Without being too short or forbiddingly long, it brings alive all the epic's excitement, magic and grandeur to our times. Published in two Volumes the Book has 821 Pags in Volume.1 and 718 Pages in Vol.2,totalling 1539 Pges.

]]> 52419 4.19 142 31 2004 91228 0595154123 9780595154128 0 <![CDATA[Blue God: A Life of Krishna]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171227775m/91228.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171227775s/91228.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91228.Blue_God_A_Life_of_Krishna 4.00 4 Blue God opens on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, where the Pandava warrior, Arjuna, suffers a crisis of courage. His charioteer, Krishna, expounds the eternal dharma for him. This exposition between two armies is the Bhagavad Gita, the Hindu’s Bible.

Blue God cuts back to Krishna’s birth, and back again to the battlefield, and so on, chapter by chapter, until both narratives flow together near the book’s end. Never before have Krishna’s sacred Gita and his colorful personality and life been put together in the same book, certainly not in English by a modern novelist for a modern audience.

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