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| Title | : | Ajaya: Roll of the Dice (Epic of the Kaurava Clan #1) |
| Author | : | Anand Neelakantan |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Mass market Paper back |
| Pages | : | Pages: 456 pages |
| Published | : | December 1st 2013 by Platinum Press |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Mythology. Fiction. Cultural. India. Asian Literature. Indian Literature |
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THE MAHABHARATA ENDURES AS THE GREAT EPIC OF INDIA. But while Jaya is the story of the Pandavas, told from the perspective of the victors of Kurukshetra; Ajaya is the narrative of the ‘unconquerable’ Kauravas, who were decimated to the last man.
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At the heart of India’s most powerful empire, a revolution is brewing. Bhishma, the noble patriarch of Hastinapura, is struggling to maintain the unity of his empire. On the throne sits Dhritarashtra, the blind King, and his foreign-born Queen – Gandhari. In the shadow of the throne stands Kunti, the Dowager-Queen, burning with ambition to see her firstborn become the ruler, acknowledged by all.
And in the wings:
* Parashurama, the enigmatic Guru of the powerful Southern Confederate, bides his time to take over and impose his will from mountains to ocean.
* Ekalavya, a young Nishada, yearns to break free of caste restrictions and become a warrior.
* Karna, son of a humble charioteer, travels to the South to study under the foremost Guru of the day and become the greatest archer in the land.
* Balarama, the charismatic leader of the Yadavas, dreams of building the perfect city by the sea and seeing his people prosperous and proud once more.
* Takshaka, guerilla leader of the Nagas, foments a revolution by the downtrodden as he lies in wait in the jungles of India, where survival is the only dharma.
* Jara, the beggar, and his blind dog Dharma, walk the dusty streets of India, witness to people and events far greater than they, as the Pandavas and the Kauravas confront their searing destinies.
Amidst the chaos, Prince Suyodhana, heir of Hastinapura, stands tall, determined to claim his birthright and act according to his conscience. He is the maker of his own destiny – or so he believes. While in the corridors of the Hastinapura palace, a foreign Prince plots to destroy India. And the dice falls…
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| Original Title: | Ajaya: Roll of the Dice (Epic of the Kaurava Clan, #1) |
| ISBN: | 9381576033 (ISBN13: 9789381576038) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Epic of the Kaurava Clan #1 |
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http://www.b00kr3vi3ws.in/2014/01/Aja...There are always two sides to a story and depending upon the narrator, one gets to live the story the way the narrator sees it. Then again, it is mostly the victors side of the story that gets narrated to generations after generations until someone tells the other side of the story. And no one does it better than Anand Nelakantan. If you have already read his debut novel, Asura, then you know If you are yet to pick up an Anand Neelakantan book then pick upThe mark of a great epic is the ways it can be endlessly interpreted.... this is one of the most credible versions insofar as it overturns and inverts the conventional wisdom and ably stresses how outmoded customs, a tyrannical social order, boundless ambition and manipulative people can take the whole epoch to a monumental disaster... The parallels with the present day or the roots of present day malaises are well-done though a trifle overdone
Like almost everyone else, I grew up worshipping Pandavas and Krishna. They were my heroes. I remember how as a kid I used to make bow and arrows from sticks and pretend to be Arjuna. So, I was a little skeptical when I picked this book. But having read the first book by the same author (Asura), I wanted to give him a chance. And he didn't disappoint at all! By the time I reached the end of the first part, (second part has not yet released), I began questioning everything that I knew about
Ajaya is the synthesis between the author's attempt to portray the other side of the coin, and a generous dose of fiction. Arguably, it is also a hypothesis of what 'could have been', and not what it 'is', as handed down to us over the generations. Kaurava Prince Duryodhan is depicted as a man of compassion, and the Pandav camp (sans Arjun) + Krishna, are bigots and hypocrites. All of which may well have been true, if the result of the fratricide was any different. The beauty of the Mahabharat
Mahabharat and Ramayan are two of the most loved epics from our part of the world and I have read almost half a dozen of the new-age versions in the name of Mythological Fiction which sells like a hot cake in today's time. Some of them are damn interesting, some I totally loved, liked and even lived with but there are a very few which I actually end up hating for various personal reasons (call it my personal opinion, like or dislike) and this one unfortunately falls in that sad category where I
This is the second mythology series I read after the Shiva Trilogy by Amish, which also I had enjoyed. In the beginning itself the author describes almost all characters in a paragraph each, which was a nice and unique way to start so that you are aware of the characters beforehand. The narration, I felt, was exemplary. The language is colloquial, but the narration is interspersed with exceptional words as well, which makes it worth reading and also helped in improving my vocabulary. I borrowed
http://pebbleinthestillwaters.blogspo...Book Review: AJAYA by Anand Neelakantan: Roll of Dice has BegunAJAYA Epic of the KAURAVA Clan Book 1: Roll of Dice by Anand Neelakantan is the second book from the same author that I have read and reviewed. Earlier book Asura: Tale of Vanquished: The story of Ravana and his People was an excellent read that was quite engrossing and proved Anand to be an excellent writer who does extensive research before writing his book and takes his own time to sip and
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