Mahabharata
The full sweep of the Mahabharata — a family torn in two, and a war that ends an age — told as a single continuous story.
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The Books
Retellings of India’s classical epics, plus collections and sets. Each book is available in the formats listed on its page.
The full sweep of the Mahabharata — a family torn in two, and a war that ends an age — told as a single continuous story.
A prince exiled on the eve of his coronation, a wife carried off by a demon king, and an army of bears and monkeys that goes to get her back.
Brilliant as the Sun
The opening of the Srimad Bhagavatam, retold: sages gather in a forest and ask what is worth knowing before the world ends.
Brilliant as the Sun
Where the universe comes from, told as a story rather than a doctrine.
The Mahabharata again, at a different pace and in a different voice.
The whole epic at a shorter length, for readers who want the story first.
The oldest collection of animal fables in the world — talking jackals, foolish kings and lessons that have travelled everywhere.
The goddesses of the Indian tradition, and the stories told about them.