The Boys Who Fought- Mahabharata for Children: Book Review
When we speak of the greatest epics from ancient India, the Ramayana and Mahabharata are the ones that come to our mind. While Vyasa wrote the Mahabharata, Valmiki was responsible for Ramayana. Both these Sages chose Sanskrit as the language to pen down these narratives. In the years to come, these writings were translated into several different languages.
Speaking of today's book, 'The Boys Who Fought: The Mahabharata for Children' is written by the well known Indian writer and an expert on Hindu scriptures, Devdutt Pattanaik. The writer is a man on a mission. Through several mediums he's tried to popularize ancient Hindu mythologies, breaking them down for the lay man. In his latest book, he takes on the Mahabharata with illustrations by the writer himself.
The 107 page long read is quick and interesting for any reader, irrespective of age. The 18 day long Kurukshetra war takes center stage in the story that talks about the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The brothers owing to differences over land and kingdom, resort to a war to settle the dispute. The important character of Krishna deals tells us about Dharma and Adharma.
The ultimate theme of the book is to explain how, in the forest the 'mighty eat the meek'. In a human society the 'mighty should take care of the meek'. Pattanaik's version talks about the bigger fight, the one that is above the good over bad. The writer talks about how sometimes the good are responsible for some of the bad.
Pattanaik delivers a concise version of the Mahabharata with some great illustrations. Meticulous drawings with special attention to adding abbreviations makes it kid-friendly. Thus, 'The Boys Who Fought' qualifies perfectly as a great medium for kids to be introduced to the Mahabharata.
Special thank you to Flipkart for delivering a copy of the book.
Speaking of today's book, 'The Boys Who Fought: The Mahabharata for Children' is written by the well known Indian writer and an expert on Hindu scriptures, Devdutt Pattanaik. The writer is a man on a mission. Through several mediums he's tried to popularize ancient Hindu mythologies, breaking them down for the lay man. In his latest book, he takes on the Mahabharata with illustrations by the writer himself.
The 107 page long read is quick and interesting for any reader, irrespective of age. The 18 day long Kurukshetra war takes center stage in the story that talks about the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The brothers owing to differences over land and kingdom, resort to a war to settle the dispute. The important character of Krishna deals tells us about Dharma and Adharma.
The ultimate theme of the book is to explain how, in the forest the 'mighty eat the meek'. In a human society the 'mighty should take care of the meek'. Pattanaik's version talks about the bigger fight, the one that is above the good over bad. The writer talks about how sometimes the good are responsible for some of the bad.
Pattanaik delivers a concise version of the Mahabharata with some great illustrations. Meticulous drawings with special attention to adding abbreviations makes it kid-friendly. Thus, 'The Boys Who Fought' qualifies perfectly as a great medium for kids to be introduced to the Mahabharata.
Special thank you to Flipkart for delivering a copy of the book.
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