Once Upon A Time Thousands Of Years Ago

As One Of The Two Defining Itihsas Of Bhrata - The First And Older One Being Rmyaa - Mahbhrata Has A Grandeur That Is Unsurpassed And Perennially Unique. The Multi-Layered Characters And Plots, Brilliantly Portrayed By Veda Vysa, Have Continued To Mesmerise Millennia Of Generations. The Lofty Grandsire Bhma, The Boy-Warrior Abhimanyu, The Humiliated Draupad, The Self-Blinded Gndhr, The Fiery Droa, The Righteous Pavas And Their Very Own Cousins, The Scheming Kauravas, Their Many Family Members, Friends And Allies, With The Incidents That Interweave Their Lives Make For The Physical Body Of The Mahbhrata. The Eternal Value Of The Work Comes From The Guiding Wisdom Of r Ka. This Set Of Fifty Stories Is Perhaps The First Time That An Attempt Is Made To Focus On A Psychology-Based Understanding Of The Stories, Portraying The Many Characters Of The Mahbhrata In Varied Situations. Along With The Well-Recognised Bhagavad Gta, There Are Other Sources Of Deep Insight That Are Embedded Within The Mahbhrata: Yaka Prana, Vidura Nti And Bhma Upadea - All The Latter Three Have Been Touched Upon In This Book. This Is Also Perhaps The First Time That The Iast Code Of Pronunciation Has Been Used In A Book Of Stories Which Is Meant To Help The Readers, Young And Old, To Grasp The Sanskrit Pronunciation While Reading In English. The Stories Are Written In Simple Language And In A Concise Manner, The Aim Being To Drive The Message Through While At The Same Time Leaving Ample Space To Contemplate And Introspect. The Illustrations Help To Enliven The ReaderS Imagery While Reading The Stories.