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Description edit
worth reading. gurucharan das has explain beautifully an epic which is kept 'out' of the perception of being 'religious' and shown mirror to all of us on how we think narrow mindedly. Mahabharata read for its morality and appreciating the values a classic text provided to all of us. and... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Yudhishtra: Yudhishitra was son of God Dharamraj and Queen Kunti. He was popularly known as 'Dharamraj' as he seldom fall short of working beyond the line of rules and laws.
- Duryodhana: Add a description of this character.
- Draupadi
- Bheem
- Yudhishthira
- Arjuna
- Krishna
- Karna
- Bhishma
- Drona
- Dhritarashtra
- Ashwatthama
- Shakuni
- Jajali
- Abhimanyu
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Gita
- Vidura
- Kunti
- Dharma
- Pandavas
- Duhshasana
- Immanuel Kant
- Kauravas
- Shalya
- John Rawls
- Jayadratha
- Satyavati
- Hector
- Tuladhara
- Alf Hiltebeitel
- Mukesh
- Dhrishtadyumna
- Anil Ambani
- V.s. Sukthankar
- David Hume
- Hitler
- John Stuart Mill
- Romila Thapar
- Thomas Nagel
- Adam Smith
- John Locke
Setting & Locations edit
- Mahabharata
- India
- New York
- America
- Sanjaya
- Kurukshetra
- Hastinapura
- London
- New Delhi
- Chicago
- Iraq
- Cambridge
- Ekalavya
- Iliad
- United States
- Germany
- Us
- Simla
- Princeton
- Hinduism
- Wall Street
- Europe
- England
- Britain
- Punjab
- Athens
- Dvaita
- Hiroshima
- Islam
- Bengal
- Rig Veda
- Gujarat
- Panchala
- Pandu
Authors & Contributors edit
- Gurcharan Das (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country: India
Publication Date: 01-Oct-2009
ISBN: 0199754411
Page Count: 360
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country: India
Publication Date: 01-Oct-2009
ISBN: 0199754411
Page Count: 360
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 294.5923
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsA great book which talks about the various facets of the Mahabharata. It's a little different in its treatment of the good and bad that is normally taught to our kids, and opens up a host of questions about the behaviour of the characters in the Mahabharata.
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