Shakuntala And Other Timeless Tales From Ancient India

Author : Adithi Rao
Publisher : Scholastic India Pvt Limited
ISBN 13 : 9788184776973
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Shakuntala and Other Timeless Tales from Ancient India written by Adithi Rao and published by Scholastic India Pvt Limited. This book was released on 2011 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lively stories in this book capture the magic and wonder of six great works from the golden ages of Sanskrit and Tamil Literature: Kalidasa's Abhijnanashakuntalam, the great saga of forgotten love between Shakuntala and the king Dushyanta. Shudraka's Mrichchakatika, the epic romance between the impoverished Charudatta and the courtesan Vasantasena, played out against a backdrop of political intrigue and mystery. Bhavabhuti's Uttararamacharita, the compelling retelling of the story of Rama and Sita. Illanko Adigal's Silappadikaram, the tale of the epic revenge executed by the strong and beautiful Kannagi. Sattanar's Manimekalai, the quest of an extraordinary woman to master the truths that define our existence. Bhasa's Urubhangam, the stirring tale from the Mahabharata that culminates in the final battle between Duryodhana and Bheema at Kurukshetra.This is the ideal introduction to some of the best-known stories from the Indian classics with their eternal themes of love and betrayal, battles and feasts, valiant heroes, beautiful heroines, treacherous villains and loyal friends.

Author : Adithi Rao
Publisher : Penguin Books India
ISBN 13 : 9780143330394
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Shakuntala and Other Stories from Ancient India written by Adithi Rao and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2007 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six unforgettable stories of love and bravery, treachery and injustice, from ancient Indian literature Classical Sanskrit and Tamil writing teem with a myriad characters, and here we meet some truly memorable ones. This collection of six plays, poems and epics retold for children includes ‘Shakuntala’, a heartrending story of the love between the beautiful Shakuntala and King Dushyanta; ‘The Little Clay Cart’, where the evil designs of the king and his family are foiled by the righteous Charudatta and Vasantasena; ‘The Story of an Anklet’, about Kannagi, who wreaks a terrible revenge for the wrong done to her; ‘Manimekalai’, the extraordinary account of a woman’s search for her true calling; ‘The Last Trial of Sita’, in which the playwright gives a whole new ending to the Ramayana, and ‘The Broken Thigh’, about the final, desperate combat between Duryodhana and Bheema on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Accompanied by descriptions of the authors’ lives and the time when the stories were written, these lively retellings are an ideal introduction to some of the best-known stories from the Indian classics.

Author : Kālidāsa
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Kalidasa Translations of Shakuntala, and Other Works written by Kālidāsa and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : B. Vinayan
Publisher : Tulika Books
ISBN 13 : 9788181467003
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Beyond the Blue River written by B. Vinayan and published by Tulika Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grace, an autoriksha in India, goes on an unusual journey in search of the source of the river in the song 'Blue River. The vehicle will encounter new worlds, new creatures, new ways of life, and new systems of language and communication.

Author : Kalidasa
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Kalidasa Translations of Shakuntala, and Other Works written by Kalidasa and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 1914-01-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Namita Gokhale
Publisher : Penguin Books India
ISBN 13 : 9780143062271
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Shakuntala written by Namita Gokhale and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2023-03-10 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Novel.

Author : Zlata Filipovic
Publisher : Penguin Group
ISBN 13 : 0385672489
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Stolen Voices written by Zlata Filipovic and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2010-06-25 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the international bestseller Zlata’s Diary comes a haunting testament to war’s brutality. Zlata Filipovic´’s diary of her harrowing war experiences in the Balkans, published in 1993, made her a globally recognized spokesperson for children affected by conflict. In Stolen Voices, she and co-editor Melanie Challenger have gathered fifteen diaries of young people coping with war, from World War I to the struggle in Iraq that continues today. A profoundly affecting look at shattered youth and the gritty particulars of war in the tradition of Anne Frank, this extraordinary collection – the first of its kind – is sure to leave a lasting impression on young and old readers alike.

Author : Adithi Rao
Publisher : Zubaan Books
ISBN 13 : 9788189884932
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Growing Up in Pandupur written by Adithi Rao and published by Zubaan Books. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Pandupur! With its bustling marketplace and honking traffic, posh colonies and shanty towns, railway station and dam, forests, parks, and playgrounds, Pandupur means many things to the children who live there. Just like the river Dhun that flows by, it is teeming with life. Through Pandupur s children, Adithi and Chatura Rao weave a web of stories life-lessons in growing up: laughter and tears, insecurities, small unkindnesses and surprising friendships, stories that will resonate in the hearts and minds of children everywhere. "

Author : Kalidasa
Publisher : The Floating Press
ISBN 13 : 1776535138
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Translations of Shakuntala written by Kalidasa and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regarded as the most important figure in the Classical Sanskrit literary canon, Kalidasa was a poet and playwright who likely lived in the fifth century AD. This collection brings together some of Kalidasa's most well-regarded dramatic works, including the timeless story of Shakuntala, a beautiful maiden who was abandoned at birth and raised in a remote hermitage. Though she later enchants a powerful king who desires to take the young woman as his bride, Shakuntala must overcome a series of obstacles before she can reign as queen.

Author :
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226846474
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Tales of Ancient India written by and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1969-07-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This admirably produced and well-translated volume of stories from the Sanskrit takes the Western reader into one of the Golden Ages of India. . . . The world in which the tales are set is one which placed a premium upon slickness and guile as aids to success. . . . Merchants, aristocrats, Brahmins, thieves and courtesans mingle with vampires, demi-gods and the hierarchy of heaven in a series of lively or passionate adventures. The sources of the individual stories are clearly indicated; the whole treatment is scholarly without being arid."—The Times Literary Supplement "Fourteen tales from India, newly translated with a terse and vibrant effectiveness. These tales will appeal to any reader who enjoys action, suspense, characterization, and suspension of disbelief in the supernatural."—The Personalist