

(from the POV of Krishna) 'Leader of an Era' (I recommend reading this book) - Radheya - Ranjit Desai (from the POV of Karna) 'Son of Radha' 3. (I recommend reading this book) - Mrityunjaya - Shivaji Sawant (from the POV of Karna) 'Conqueror of Death' - Dhananjaya - Rajendra Kher (from the POV of Arjuna) 'Conqueror of wealth', wealth', one of Arjuna's Arjuna's names names - Duryodhana - Kaka Vidhate (from the POV of Duryodhana) (I recommend reading this book) - Yugandhar - Shivaji Sawant Vasudevan Nair's Malayalam m aster-piece Randaamoozham (meaning Second Turn). (In my case, Marathi, my mother-tongue) - Bhimsen - Prem Panicker (from the POV of Bhima) This book is a loose English translation of M. The bulk of the great writing related to the Mahab harata is in regional languages. Unfortunately, I've come across precious few English b ooks that take this approach. They are driven by lust, ambition, revenge and other human emotions. They make decisions base d on incomplete/incorrect knowledge. The characters behave as human beings would behave.

The whole is greater than the sum of it's par ts. This is t he real beauty of the Mahabharata. If you choose to abandon a Sanjaya-esque all-knowing view of the Mahabharata, and read it from the point of view of a single character as it interacts with the Mahabharata world, you w ill discover that every character was right in every action they took. Point of View (POV) Narrations Now we come to the interesting part of the Mahabharata. The Mahabharata - Ramesh Menon - The Mahabharata - Kamala Subramaniam (I recommend reading this book) 2. This book is a bit too simplistic, it's here because of nostalg ic value. If you read this book, be sure to also read one of the two other bo oks listed here. This book, accompanied by my grandfather's grandfather's stories, is my introduction introduction to the Mahabharata. If you have never read the Ma habharata, or are unsure about what you have read, one of these books is a good place to start.

To them, it's simply the story of 5 good Pandavas vs 100 evil Kauravas. In my experience, people a re not even aware of the major players in the Mahabharata. They introduce t he reader to all the major characters and plot turns. Introductory books These books are straight-forward narrations of the Mahabharata. The Mahabharata (and related tales from Mythology) Notes and Reading material on the Mahabharata Vedang Manerikar People have shown some interest in reading material for the Mahabharata, this po st should save me from repeatedly typing the same things 1.
