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Arjuna: Saga Of A Pandava Warrior-Prince (2013)

by Anuja Chandramouli(Favorite Author)

3.48 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

9381576394 (ISBN13: 9789381576397)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Platinum Press

review 1: The most important thing about my reviews of any book is having felt satisfaction after reading the last word. And this book did leave me quite satisfied. Now, here are the things to love/hate about the book:Love:1. It got me hooked just like Janmejaya, who always wondered about his illustrious great-grandfather.2. I liked how the author didn't make him completely idealistic and fault-less (honestly, I expected it that way for some reason) On many occasions, his faults were highlighted with the metaphoric neon signs, which irritated me, as a reader. His pride most of all would make you roll your eyes. But I liked it, because if the story didn't point out his faults, I wouldn't have liked it.3. His friendship with Krishna. In the end, you would realise that Arjuna was Arjun... morea, because of Krishna, and that no one has control over fate, over what will be happen. You may hate that fact as much as you want, fill your heart with venom because you can't change things, but you will have no control, whatsoever, over what is pre-destined for you. And if you realise that, you'll find endless peace in your life.4. I loved that segment where Karna was compared to Arjuna. They're in fact very similar, but opposite sides of the same coin. Karna's story makes you actually like the magnanimous but naive, ignorant Duryodhana as well. Loved, the way the author makes you understand where Duryodhana comes from as well, especially when in one scene Duryodhana was more likeable than Arjuna. That showed that in the end, there is no right/wrong. Just Dharma and Adharma. 5. His love for his beloved ones, was most interesting to read about in this story. Be it his wife, brothers, Krishna, mother, etc.6. An especially cute scene towards the end where he gets scared of Gandhari, is most endearing! Haha!Hate:1. Disregard for Draupadi's story. I felt like Draupadi was inserted in the storyline in a very haphazard manner because the author remembered "Oh! His first wife! Gotta write about her as well!" A lot of incidents that occurred between the two were also missing, especially the events that shaped their lives, like where Arjuna catches Yudhishtira touching Draypadi's feet while she was sleeping. It was an interesting scene, and the author didn't mention it. :| Anyway, I'd rate it 3.5/5. It was a cool read.
review 2: Before i talk about the book a few words about the author, in her own words. Her name is Anuja Chandramouli, a stay at home mom of two. Salute to her firstly. Managing a household is something even Carlos Ghosn wouldn't be able to manage with all the staff at hand & managing to write a book, a very good book at that.... Well again another salute. The title of the book says it all. Its about our own Indian super hero cum morality barometer cum vintage playboy and the next best project manager after Krishna, Arjuna. (Why is he a project manager you ask? Well try getting married to more than 1 lady and manage to keep all of them happy) For the feminists who will start outraging, chillax. Read the book first and then you will realise how chilled out we were as regards to sex, lust and love.No one, i mean no one can review a book that has been read by billions covering a vast part of Asia. So i dare not start the trend. This is more of a create awareness of a book that has come into the market. Why is this book interesting, if all it talks about is Mahabharata which we already know something about. Well these are the reasons whyA. It has focussed on Arjuna and his life from the start till the end & please dont tell me you know nitty gritty of the story.B. The way it has been written in english is really interesting to read. I finished the book in 2 days flat.C. The book has lot of characters which is 4 pages long, which includes from past to the future of the Pandava clan.D. It gives clarity on the whats and hows of the whys that happened. E.g. The love of Bheema towards Draupadi being the strongest among them all. Or why the brothers ended up marrying one lady. etc etcE. For most of us who have seen B.R. Chopra's DD epic this gives a very clear understanding minus the histrionics. Thanks to the author we can become a much better story teller to our kids and manage to answer most of the questions that they will ask us.My rating...... Unratable as Ved Vyasa sir done awesomeness in the form of this book less

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