The Mahabharata- An Epic Journey for Children

Mahabharata, one of the most revered classics of India is a source book of a wonderful tale. It is the story of the Pandavas and the Kauravas and the Mahabharata war. Besides, it also contains the Bhagavad Gita, which is now being acknowledged worldwide as the noblest and grandest philosophical accounts.

This book is specially designed with illustrations and easy to understand text. All the important aspects have been covered in it. The style is lucid, the dialogues crisp and the characters come alive in front of the readers because of the descriptions by the writer who has retold the book, keeping the essence of the original text intact.

A delightful read for young children and elders alike.

The Mahabharata, is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Ramayana. It is the story of the Pandavas and the Kauravas and the Mahabharata war. Besides its epic narrative of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kaurava and the Pandava princes, it also contains the Bhagavad Gita, which is now being acknowledged worldwide as the noblest and grandest philosophical accounts.

As a matter of fact, it is the longest known epic poem and has been described as "the longest poem ever written". Its longest version consists of over 100,000 shloka. It is roughly ten times the length of the Iliad and the Odyssey combined, or about four times the length of the Ramayana.

This book begins with the meeting of Ganga and Shantanu, and their subsequent marriage, and the birth of their children. When Shantanu asks Ganga the reason for drowning the children born to her, she takes the eighth child and disappears from his life. The story continues with Satyavati, Pandu, Dhritarashtra, Pandavas and Kauravas, and ends with the entry of the Pandavas into heaven.

This book is specially designed with illustrations and easy to understand text. All the important aspects have been covered in it. The style is lucid, the dialogues crisp and the characters come alive in front of the readers because of the descriptions by the author. It will surely prove to be an interesting read for young children and elders, as well.

**Contents and Sample Pages**