
The Mahabharata
Meera Uberoi(Author)
Primus Books (Publisher)
Published on 1. September 2020
Book
Hardback
386 pages
978-93-5290-418-1 (ISBN)
Description
What is in the Bharata is everywhere and what is not is nowhere', states The Mahabharata which deals not only with the power struggle between the princes of two clans but also with a variety of branches of learning. Woven into the main theme are lengthy dissertations and treatises on philosophy, ethics, morality, statecraft and metaphysics. The sages who wrote the epic had an almost uncanny understanding of human nature and have depicted it with unemotional clarity. This abridgement, based on Kisari Mohan Ganguli's translation of the Mahabharata, is told in lucid English, using modern idioms, yet wherever possible the metaphors, similes and allegories of the original have been retained.
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Language
English
Target group
Young adult
Reading Age: From 13 to 16 years, Interest Age: From 13 to 16 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
92 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
753 gr
ISBN-13
978-93-5290-418-1 (9789352904181)
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Person
Meera Uberoi wrote many storybooks for children, retelling fairy tales, myths, legends and other stories of bygone eras. Some of her publications include Stories from Mahabharata, Indian Folk Tales, Lord Ganesha's Feast of Laughter, Penguin Book of Gardening in India, Puffin Book of Classic Indian Tales for Children, and Leadership Secrets from the Mahabharata. This latter is a book on the theories of statecraft, and the king's role as expounded by the ancient sages of India. Besides writing, Meera was fond of gardening and painting.