Stories from Mahabharata: 5 in 1

by Anant Pai

The Mahabharata is the story of the Pandavas and the Kauravas. But woven into its colossal tapestry are hundreds of smaller stories, each providing a unique insight into the main theme. This collection tells of Savitri, the loyal wife who was not afraid to bargain with the Lord of Death for her husband's life, of Shibi, the righteous king, who was prepared to sacrifice his life to save that of a pigeon's, of the innocent Devyani, whose love for Kacha was doomed to a tragic end, of Shachi, whose devotion protected her husband, Indra, from the forces of evil and of Nala and Damayanti, who face all calamities and win back happiness.

Genres: Mythology

160 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 10, 2008

About the author

Anant Pai popularly known as Uncle Pai, was an Indian educationalist and creator of Indian comics, in particular the Amar Chitra Katha series in 1967, along with the India Book House publishers, and which retold traditional Indian folk tales, mythological stories, and biographies of historical characters. In 1980, he launched Tinkle, a children's anthology, which was started under Rang Rekha Features, India's first comic and cartoon syndicate, that lasted till 1998, with him as the Managing Director.

Today, Amar Chitra Katha sells about three million comic books a year, in English and more than 20 Indian languages, and has sold about 100 million copies since it inception in 1967 by Anant Pai, and in 2007 was taken over by ACK Media.

Reviews

[Simple · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short ,crisp and meaningful

One of the best books in the series. The stories were short and fast paced . There was a lesson or two to be learned in every story

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is well illustrated and tells the stories of the Mahabharata quite well.
Interesting in the least!

[Kameswara · Rating 4 out of 5]

BEAUTIFUL <3

[Avinash K · Rating 4 out of 5]

As always, fun reading good stories.

[Ivan Rocha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfectly Readable!

Especially the stories of Savitri and Raja Shibi impressed me. Amar Chitra Katha is alive forever in our hearts since the last 40 or 50 years