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The Indian Epics Retold Penguin Premium Classic Edition

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Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN 13 : 9354929540
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (549 download)

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Download or read book The Indian Epics Retold Penguin Premium Classic Edition written by R. K. Narayan and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2023-03-20 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indian Epics Retold collects three of R. K. Narayan's best narratives on Hindu tradition and culture. The Ramayana and The Mahabharata are an intrinsic part of our legacy. Narayan's Ramayan is based on the Tamil version of the verse by the poet Kamban. Narayan's love for Rama's character and his admiration for Kamban's beautiful poetry is conveyed through this work. For The Mahabharata and for Gods, Demons and Others, Narayan referred to the original Sanskrit version of Mahabharata and other puranas. The stories follow the original text as closely as possible and make for a wonderful read for the young and old.

The Indian Epics Retold

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Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : Penguin Books India
ISBN 13 : 9780140255645
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (556 download)

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Download or read book The Indian Epics Retold written by R. K. Narayan and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2000 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Of India s Finest Novelists Retells The Two Great Indian Epics As Well As Some Well-Known Tales From Hindu Mythology And Folklore. While The Eleventh Century Tamil Poet Kamban s Version Inspires His Ramayana, Narayan S Mahabharata Is Based On Vyasa S Monumental Work. In Gods, Demons And Others, He Includes Stories From Kalidasa S Sanskrit Classic Abhijnana Shakuntalam, The Tamil Epic Silappadikaram, The Shiv Purana And The Devi Bhagwatam.

Gods, Demons, and Others

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Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226568253
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book Gods, Demons, and Others written by R. K. Narayan and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1993-05-15 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following in the footsteps of the storytellers of his native India, R. K. Narayan has produced his own versions of tales taken from the Ramayana and the Mahabarata. Carefully selecting those stories which include the strongest characters, and omitting the theological or social commentary that would have drawn out the telling, Narayan informs these fascinating myths with his urbane humor and graceful style. "Mr. Narayan gives vitality and an original viewpoint to the most ancient of legends, lacing them with his own blend of satire, pertinent explanation and thoughtful commentary."—Santha Rama Rau, New York Times "Narayan's narrative style is swift, firm, graceful, and lucid . . . thoroughly knowledgeable, skillful, entertaining. One could hardly hope for more."—Rosanne Klass, Times Literary Supplement

The Ramayana

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Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440623279
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book The Ramayana written by R. K. Narayan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-08-29 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatest Indian epic, one of the world's supreme masterpieces of storytelling A Penguin Classic A sweeping tale of abduction, battle, and courtship played out in a universe of deities and demons, The Ramayana is familiar to virtually every Indian. Although the Sanskrit original was composed by Valmiki around the fourth century BC, poets have produced countless versions in different languages. Here, drawing on the work of an eleventh-century poet called Kamban, Narayan employs the skills of a master novelist to re-create the excitement he found in the original. A luminous saga made accessible to new generations of readers, The Ramayana can be enjoyed for its spiritual wisdom, or as a thrilling tale of ancient conflict. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Rama the Steadfast

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Author : Valmiki
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141960299
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Rama the Steadfast written by Valmiki and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warrior-prince Rama is about to be crowned Young King, when he hears the devastating news that his father, King of Ayodhya, has been tricked into banishing him to the forest. His devoted wife Sita insists on accompanying him in exile, but the evil ten-headed lord Ravana has fallen deeply in love with the beautiful princess and steals her away. Aided by Hanuman, mighty captain of the monkeys, Rama sets out across the world to find her and destroy Ravana in a deadly battle. Rama the Steadfast was composed in the oral tradition in about the fifth century BC and has been retold over the generations ever since. With its fantastical characters ranging from monsters to apes, a very human hero and its profound moral purpose, it is one of the greatest of all Indian tales.

The Great Indian Epics

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Author : Devdutt Pattanaik
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780143424154
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (241 download)

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Download or read book The Great Indian Epics written by Devdutt Pattanaik and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special gift edition brings together Devdutt Pattanaik's lavishly illustrated and immensely popular retellings of India's greatest epics - the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.Jay- An Illustrated Retelling of the MahabharataIn this entralling retelling, Devdutt Pattanaik seamlessly weaves into a single narrative plots from the Sanskrit classic as well as its many folk and regional variants. Richly illustrated with over 250 line drawings by the author, the 108 chapters abound with little-known details such as the names of the hundred Kauravas, the Mahabharata version of the Ramayana, and the dating of the war based on astronomical data. Jayareveals the eternal relevance of the Mahabharata, the complex and disturbing meditation on the human condition that has shaped Indian thought for over 3000 years. Sita- An Illustrated Retelling of the RamayanaDevdutt Pattanaik approaches Ram by speculating on Sita- her childhood with her father, Janaka, who hosted sages mentioned in the Upanishads; her stay in the forest with her husband, who had to be celibate ascetic while she was in the prime of her youth; her interactions with the women of Lanka, recipes she exchanged, emotions they shared; her connection with the earth, her mother, and with the trees, her sisters; her role as the Goddess, the untamed Kali as well as the demure Gauri, in transforming the stoic prince of Ayodhya into God.

The Mahabharata

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Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022605747X
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book The Mahabharata written by R. K. Narayan and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-02-12 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Narayan makes this treasury of Indian folklore and mythology readily accessible to the general reader . . . he captures the spirit of the narrative.”—Library Journal The Mahabharata tells a story of such violence and tragedy that many people in India refuse to keep the full text in their homes, fearing that doing so would invite a disastrous fate upon their house. Covering everything from creation to destruction, this ancient poem remains an indelible part of Hindu culture and a landmark in ancient literature. Centuries of listeners and readers have been drawn to The Mahabharata, which began as disparate oral ballads and grew into a sprawling epic. The modern version is famously long, and at more than 1.8 million words—seven times the combined lengths of the Iliad and Odyssey—it can be incredibly daunting. But contemporary readers have a much more accessible entry point to this important work, thanks to R. K. Narayan’s masterful, elegant translation and abridgement of the poem. Now with a new foreword by Wendy Doniger, as well as a concise character and place guide and a family tree, The Mahabharata is ready for a new generation of readers. Narayan ably distills a tale that is both traditional and constantly changing. He draws from both scholarly analysis and creative interpretation and vividly fuses the spiritual with the secular. Through this balance he has produced a translation that is not only clear, but graceful, one that stands as its own story as much as an adaptation of a larger work.

The Ramayana

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Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9781417793464
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book The Ramayana written by R. K. Narayan and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2006-08-29 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: U.S.A.: Viking Press, 1972.

The Mahabharata

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Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0140446818
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Mahabharata written by and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2009-07-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new selection from the national epic of India Originally composed in Sanskrit sometime between 400 BC and 400 AD, The Mahabharata-with one hundred thousand stanzas of verse-is one of the longest poems in existence. At the heart of the saga is a conflict between two branches of a royal family whose feud culminates in a titanic eighteen-day battle. Exploring such timeless subjects as dharma (duty), artha (purpose), and kama (pleasure) in a mythic world of warfare, magic, and beauty, this is a magnificent and legendary Hindu text of immense importance to the culture of the Indian subcontinent. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Mahabharata

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Author : Krishna Dharma
Publisher : Torchlight Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781887089135
Total Pages : 941 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Mahabharata written by Krishna Dharma and published by Torchlight Pub. This book was released on 2006-01 with total page 941 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cheated of their kingdom and sent into exile by their envious cousins, the Pandavas set off on a fascinating journey. This work recounts the history of the five heroic Pandava brothers. Its includes spiritual themes, and is filled with suspense, intrigue, and wisdom.

Malgudi Landscapes

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Author : S. Krishnan
Publisher : Penguin Books India
ISBN 13 : 9780140586671
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (866 download)

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Download or read book Malgudi Landscapes written by S. Krishnan and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 1992 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Best Of A Lifetime S Work Novels, Short Stories, Essays, Travel Pieces And Short Non-Fiction Of One Of The World S Finest Writers Comes Together In Malgudi Landscapes. Skilfully Edited And Introduced By S. Krishnan, This Selection Brings Malgudi, The Enchanting Little South Indian Town That R.K. Narayan Created, To Glorious And Colourful Life.

The Broken Mirror

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Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 935118661X
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book The Broken Mirror written by and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Beero and his motley group friends is set against the impending partition of India. Beero’s passage through adolescence is told through a series of vignettes involving characters who are each more eccentric than the next—wrestler, quack, prostitute; Hindu, Muslim, Sikh. But when partition becomes a reality, in a time of terror and carnage, the insane turn out be the only ones sane.

Jaya

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Author : Devdutt Pattanaik
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 8184751699
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book Jaya written by Devdutt Pattanaik and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2010-08-16 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High above the sky stands Swarga, paradise, abode of the gods. Still above is Vaikuntha, heaven, abode of God. The doorkeepers of Vaikuntha are the twins, Jaya and Vijaya, both whose names mean ‘victory’. One keeps you in Swarga; the other raises you into Vaikuntha. In Vaikuntha there is bliss forever, in Swarga there is pleasure for only as long as you deserve. What is the difference between Jaya and Vijaya? Solve this puzzle and you will solve the mystery of the Mahabharata. In this enthralling retelling of India’s greatest epic, the Mahabharata, originally known as Jaya, Devdutt Pattanaik seamlessly weaves into a single narrative plots from the Sanskrit classic as well as its many folk and regional variants, including the Pandavani of Chattisgarh, Gondhal of Maharashtra, Terukkuttu of Tamil Nadu, and Yakshagana of Karnataka. Richly illustrated with over 250 line drawings by the author, the 108 chapters abound with little-known details such as the names of the hundred Kauravas, the worship of Draupadi as a goddess in Tamil Nadu, the stories of Astika, Madhavi, Jaimini, Aravan and Barbareek, the Mahabharata version of the Shakuntalam and the Ramayana, and the dating of the war based on astronomical data. With clarity and simplicity, the tales in this elegant volume reveal the eternal relevance of the Mahabharata, the complex and disturbing meditation on the human condition that has shaped Indian thought for over 3000 years.

The Unicorn Expedition

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Author : Satyajit Ray
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 8184758391
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book The Unicorn Expedition written by Satyajit Ray and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2004-06-21 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Shonku cannot dismiss without proof the possibility that unicorns do exist somewhere on earth. In fact, Charles Willard, a fellow scientist, claimed to have actually seen them in Tibet, but, unfortunately, died shortly afterwards. So, when Shonku learns that another expedition is starting off for Tibet, he jumps at the opportunity to trace Willard's route and find the unicorns. Tibet is just one of the exotic places Professor Shonku's exploits take him in this volume of stories. In the Sahara he comes face to face with a massive pyramid-like structure no one knew of earlier; he travels underwater in a submarine with two Japanese scientists to investigate the sudden appearance of deadly red fish that have taken to eating humans; in the caves of Bolivia he meets a primitive man who has been painting his dwelling with animal figures and strange mathematical formulae; and on a peculiar island which has appeared out of nowhere in the Pacific Ocean horrific plants suck out all his learning from his brain

My Dateless Diary

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Author : R K Narayan
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 8184758626
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book My Dateless Diary written by R K Narayan and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2000-10-14 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unusual and witty travel book about the United States of America. At the age of fifty, when most people have settled for the safety of routine, R. K. Narayan left India for the first time to travel through America. In this account of his journey, the writer’s pen unerringly captures the clamour and energy of New York city, the friendliness of the West Coast, the wealth and insularity of the Mid-West, the magnificence of the Grand Canyon...Threading their way through the narrative are a host of delightful characters—from celebrities like Greta Garbo, Aldous Huxley, Martha Graham, Cartier Bresson, Milton Singer, Edward G. Robinson and Ravi Shankar to the anonymous business tycoon on the train who dismissed the writer when he discovered Narayan had nothing to do with India’s steel industry. As a bonus, there are wry snapshots of those small but essential aspects of American life—muggers, fast food restaurants, instant gurus, subway commuters, TV advertisements, and American football. An entrancing and compelling travelogue about an endlessly fascinating land.

Ramayana

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Author : William Buck
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120817203
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book Ramayana written by William Buck and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compared to the western epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata are more complete story of Hindu, religious, cultural and social imagination and more exact narration of evolutionary rise of man. In this book, William Buck has succeeded better than anyone else in conveying the spirit of the original.The task of presenting a faithful image of the original text, its metaphysical nuances as well as its chronological sequence the world`s largest epic in a small book is a stupendous task.Mainly as a narration, the version of William Buck will serve as an interesting and complete tale to the English speaking reader. Valmiki was called the Adikavi or first poet of Sanskrit literature and some of his remarkable talent shines forth in the English rendering. The reader will find pleasure in reading it aloud to himself or the others.

The Iliad

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Author : Homer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Iliad written by Homer and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: