Kadambari

by Kamala Chandrakant (Story), Anant Pai (Editor)

Kadambari is one of the best known Sanskrit romantic novels. It was written by Banabhatta, the court poet of King Harshavardhana, in the early 7th Century AD. It is said that after Banabhatta died, leaving the long text unfinished, his son Bhushanabhatta completed it. The original has a hugely complex plot, with Kadambari herself appearing only half-way through. The story is a popular one – a version can be found in the Kathasaritsagara, amongst many other ancient favourites. It continues to be translated into various Indian languages. Kadambari is often said to be one of the first novels – and the word kadambari has come to mean a novel in many Indian languages today.

Genres: Comics

35 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[nibha ⋆˚꩜｡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

why do people keep dying 😭

this one was actually funny as hell, it was so rushed and i feel like the reason for that is that they clumsily summarised a book with an incredibly detailed plot 😭 oh well at least we got a happy ending, i want to read the original book, it seems interesting, i've heard a lot about the lyrical prose and ornate writing

[M.Krishna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Boring

Boring. The plot was not that good as I expected it to be. Too silly and too good to be true.

[Nidhi Chopra · Rating 1 out of 5]

confusing

[LR 135 · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was quite confused to be honest. The translation somehow didn't make much sense and was too focused on bringing the plot to light.