Ghatotkacha

by Lakshmi Seshadri, Umesh Burande (Illustrator)

He may have looked like a demon, but Ghatotkacha was a guardian angel - always ready to help, always cheerful. The Pandava brother, Bheema, was lucky to have him as a son, for he saved his life more than once. And if it were not for this brave young rakshasa, the Kauravas may well have been the victors of the famous battle of Mahabharata.

Genres: Comics, Mythology, Childrens

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 31, 2005

About the author

Her aim is to help patients who can be managed by online consultation, clear their doubts and recommend ethical and evidence based treatment. She is a former professor and HOD of department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore. She has worked as senior consultant at Thirumalai Mission Hospital, Ranipet for 10 years , after retirement from CMC, Vellore. She has been a teacher, researcher and gynecologist

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful story about bravery when facing the unbeatable foe. It also teaches us that we should not base our opinion of others on their appearance. Ghatotkacha (G) is loyal and brave; but because of his horrifying appearance he is misjudged and not respected. The story of G forces us to look past appearances and 'see' what is in the heart.

[Pranav · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book contained all the major details of Bheema's demon son, Ghatotkacha, who is known to have destroyed a big part of the Kaurava army on the 16th day of the Mahabharata war. The part where Ghatotkacha squeezes Lakshmana's (Duryodhana's son) hand was really funny and it was good to see that Ghatotkacha had helped Subhadra as well. Overall, this book was great as it has all the major details about Ghatotkacha.

[Klinton Saha · Rating 4 out of 5]

বানবাসকালে ভীমের প্রতি আকৃষ্ট হন হিড়িম্বা। হিড়িম্বা ও ভীমের সন্তান ঘটোৎকচ।তার মাথা ঘটের মতো বলে এরূপ নামকরণ। শক্তিশালী ঘটোৎকচ যুদ্ধক্ষেত্রে তার আকৃতি পরিবর্তন করতে পারতো, আকাশে উড়তে পাড়তো ও বিভিন্ন অস্ত্র ধারণ করতে পারতো। কুরুক্ষেত্রের যুদ্ধে তিনি পাণ্ডবদের হয়ে যুদ্ধ করেন। শক্তি নামক দিব্যাস্ত্র কর্ণ ( মাত্র ১ বার ব্যবহার) অর্জুনকে মারার জন্য রেখেছিল। কিন্তু যুদ্ধের পরিস্থিতি এমন হলো যে কর্ণকে রীতিমতো ঘটোৎকচকে মারার জন্য দিব্যাস্ত্র ব্যবহার করতে হলো ও নিজের কফিনে নিজেই শেষ পেরেক ঠুকে দিল।কর্ণের হাতে এই মহাবীরের মৃত্যু হয়।
এছাড়া ঘটোৎকচ বলরাম কন্যা বৎসলার সাথে অভিমুন্যের বিয়েতেও বিশেষ ভূমিকা রাখেন।

[Krishnan Nair · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't really enjoy this book. I picked it up thinking it would contain some story of Ghatotkacha's that I hadn't read before. But it was pretty much what is present everywhere else. I wasn't aware of the story of Abhimanyu, but that appears to be a folktale.

Overall, it didn't really have anything I hadn't heard before.

[Davidson Babu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Filial love is very dear to the parents!

The filial love of Ghatotkacha helped his father, when his father was in trouble. Surely, he must have obtained his father's blessings - a blessed life!

[Akshay Kamath · Rating 5 out of 5]

An integral character of Mahabharata!

If you read the ACK of Karna and wondered why he what made him use his shakti early in the battle, this one answers it!

[Ravi Kumar Dandapani]

good

[S · Rating 3 out of 5]

The art work in this one was okay.

[Mounika Borra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ghatothgacha, the warrior of the Mahabharata war is the mighty character whose valour doesn’t go unnoticed. Amar Chitra katha brings us all the tales in our mythology.

[Nidhi Chopra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hero saved a hero.