The Beginning of The Mahabharata and Other Stories (Fables from India)
Book Specification
| Item Code: | NAL874 |
| Author: | Terry O' Brien |
| Publisher: | Rupa Publication Pvt. Ltd. |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2013 |
| ISBN: | 9788129120724 |
| Pages: | 132 |
| Cover: | Paperback |
| Other Details | 8.0 inch X 5.0 inch |
| Weight | 90 gm |
Book Description
India is land of myriad colours. With its rich history of folklore, India abounds in stories that have enthralled readers from time immemorial.
The oral tradition of narrating stories has ensured that these stores have been passed down from generation to generation. This exciting collection brings together a few of these classic tales for the young reader.
| Introduction | vii |
| Jealous Husband Taught a Lesson | 1 |
| None but the Brave | 5 |
| The Sound Aum | 7 |
| Warriors of Old | 9 |
| Got Into the Nostrils | 11 |
| Gargi and the Brahmagnani | 12 |
| Winner Yields the Prize | 13 |
| The Greedy Brahmin | 15 |
| Anger Destroys | 18 |
| The Last Chain Broken | 19 |
| The Muslim Governer Won Over | 21 |
| Charity | 23 |
| Reckless of Life | 24 |
| Bailing Out the Ocean | 29 |
| Snakes Settle the Creed | 30 |
| Swallower Swallowed | 32 |
| The Belly God's Exploits | 34 |
| The Triumph of the Goddesses | 38 |
| Prepared to Go to Hell | 41 |
| Sudama | 42 |
| Narada and the Sun and the Moon | 45 |
| Bhrigu and Brahma | 47 |
| How the Sun Became Less Fierce | 48 |
| Vishnu's First Avatar-The Matsya | 51 |
| Vishnu's Second Avatar-The Kurma | 55 |
| Vishnu's Third Avatar-The Varaha | 59 |
| Vishnu's Fourth Avatar-Narasimha | 61 |
| Vishnu's Fifth Avatar-Vamana | 64 |
| How the King Became Vishwamitra | 67 |
| How Bali Was Defeated | 69 |
| How Balarama Destroyed Two Mighty Asuras | 73 |
| What Happened When Balarama Wielded the Plough | 75 |
| How Krishna Taught Indra a Lesson | 78 |
| How the Kauravas Were Born | 80 |
| How Agni Got His Strength Back | 82 |
| What Draupadi Did to Feed Ten Thousand Sages | 85 |
| How Agastya Killed the Rakshasas | 88 |
| Kacha and Davayani | 92 |
| The Enlightened Butcher | 97 |
| The Beginning of the Mahabharata | 100 |
| Sati and Siva | 112 |
| Krishna Janamastami | 116 |
| Ashtavakra | 120 |
| Breaking the Vanity of Gods | 123 |
