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Rediscovering the Mahabharata with Adrsya
Readers will discover in this treasure trove of stories ideas and inspirations that will encourage them to further explore the mysteries and marvels of the epic.
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Avatans Kumar - Thu, 22, May 2025
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Adrsya: The Hidden Marvels of the Mahabharata revives the tales of many lesser-known characters of the Mahabharata: Ambalika, Barbareek, Bhanumati, Duhshala, Janaka & Sulabha, Madri, Malayadwaja, Pandu, Saraswati Nadee, Shakuni, Shalya, Subhadra, and Vikarna.
The Mahabharata is an intricate tapestry of gorgeous stories with a colorful cast of characters, divine and mortal. Veda Vyaasa, the consummate skilled artisan of human nature and psychology, drew portraits of these unique and unforgettable personalities, larger than life and yet also intimately relatable. Each character’s journey expounds on the themes of Dharma that are integral to the Mahabharata in its own way.
With the decline in familiarity with the authentic Itihaasa and Purana, many of these characters have faded from our collective memory and consciousness. Yet, the messages and lessons of their tales are timeless and essential. It is time to discover their voices and stories once again.
Readers will discover in this treasure trove of stories ideas and inspirations to spur them to delve more deeply into the mysteries and marvels of the Mahabharata with each story radiating deep empathy and a quest for understanding the layers of truth and hidden meaning that we find in the Mahabharata, its timeliness and essential messages, relevant now more than ever.
With the decline in familiarity with the authentic Itihaasa and Purana, many of these characters have faded from our collective memory and consciousness. But they remain these unique and unforgettable personalities, larger than life and yet also intimately relatable, guardians to the secrets of the Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. It is time to discover their voices and stories once again.
Curator of the anthology, Aditi Banerjee's said: "It has been my honor and a blessing to curate and co-edit this volume of stories imagined from the lives of lesser-known characters of the Mahabharata. Each and every contribution to this anthology radiates deep empathy and a quest for understanding the layers of truth and hidden meaning that we find in the Mahabharata. I am eager for readers to discover this treasure trove of stories for themselves, in the hopes that it will spur them to delve more deeply into the mysteries and marvels of the Mahabharata."
Aditi's first novel, The Curse of Gandhari, a successful bestseller, was published by Bloomsbury India in September 2019. Her second novel, The Vow of Parvati, was also published by Bloomsbury India in April 2022. She has also published Hindu Love Stories: Dharmically Ever After in February 2022. She co-edited the book, Invading the Sacred: An Analysis of Hinduism Studies in America in collaboration with Rajiv Malhotra.
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