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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh PalMahendra Arya, 66 years old, is an engineer by education. Writing in Hindi as well as English has been his passion. He is a multi-faceted person, who writes fiction, thrillers, mythology, plays and poetry. The lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic inspired him to take up writing as a regular hobby. His mythological books, Kaikayi – the Misunderstood Queen and Draupadi Demystified have been extremely popular among his readers. His earlier books include thrillers like Facebook Friends and Tangents and a Circle, of which Facebook Friends has won the Best Plot of the Year 2022 award by the renoRead More...
Mahendra Arya, 66 years old, is an engineer by education. Writing in Hindi as well as English has been his passion. He is a multi-faceted person, who writes fiction, thrillers, mythology, plays and poetry. The lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic inspired him to take up writing as a regular hobby.
His mythological books, Kaikayi – the Misunderstood Queen and Draupadi Demystified have been extremely popular among his readers. His earlier books include thrillers like Facebook Friends and Tangents and a Circle, of which Facebook Friends has won the Best Plot of the Year 2022 award by the renowned publisher Ukiyoto; the book is being considered for making into a film by an established TV channel.
His book The First Scam – Story of Haridas Mundhra was published recently, and is about a major scam, which took place after the Independence of India.
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बड़ी हवेली
एक ऐसा नाटक जो वर्तमान राजनीति के अंदर की सड़ांध को मंच पर जीवंत करता है। सड़ांध जिसमे शामिल हैं , भ्रष्ट राजनेता , बिकाऊ मीडिया यहाँ तक की सौदेबाज विपक्ष ! और इन
बड़ी हवेली
एक ऐसा नाटक जो वर्तमान राजनीति के अंदर की सड़ांध को मंच पर जीवंत करता है। सड़ांध जिसमे शामिल हैं , भ्रष्ट राजनेता , बिकाऊ मीडिया यहाँ तक की सौदेबाज विपक्ष ! और इन सभी का शिकार देश का आम आदमी- जिसे सुनहरे भविष्य के स्वप्न दिखाए जाते हैं, लेकिन मिलती है दर्दनाक मौत !
पेइंग गेस्ट
एक माध्यम वर्गीय परिवार जो अपने परिवार की आवश्यकताओं को पूरा करने के लिए जूझता है। इसी जुगत में वो शरण दे देता है एक पेइंग गेस्ट को, अपने घर में ! और उस पेइंग गेस्ट के हाथ लगता है एक ऐसा अलादीनी यंत्र जिससे उस परिवार के जीवन में आ जाती है अनापेक्षित उथल पुथल !
The preamble of Gita is that when Pandav Prince Arjun refused to fight the war against the Kauravas, his charioteer and counsellor Krishn counselled him, advising him about his duty at that moment. Hence, the narrative of Gita is set in a framework of a dialogue between Arjun and Krishn. In the present form of Gita, which consists of 700 shlokas, the subjects covered are very wide. The talk between Krishn and Arjun could not have been so long and diversified o
The preamble of Gita is that when Pandav Prince Arjun refused to fight the war against the Kauravas, his charioteer and counsellor Krishn counselled him, advising him about his duty at that moment. Hence, the narrative of Gita is set in a framework of a dialogue between Arjun and Krishn. In the present form of Gita, which consists of 700 shlokas, the subjects covered are very wide. The talk between Krishn and Arjun could not have been so long and diversified on the battlefield and also in a poetic framework; they must have spoken to each other in simple colloquial Sanskrit or any other prevalent language of that era. That implies that Maharshi Ved Vyas narrated the conversation by applying his poetic ability in Bhishm Parv of the Mahabharat.
A very ancient copy of the Gita was recovered from the island of Bali. That had only 70 shlokas. Those 70 shlokas have been used in 700 shlokas either fragmented or in full. This is understandable as the original Mahabharat, which consisted of only 4400 shlokas, got elongated to more than one lakh shlokas over a long period of time. Naturally, the same kind of changes must have happened in Bhishm Parv, hence the Gita.
This book is a gentle attempt to present the original 70 shlokas with their meanings along with commentary.
Was Draupadi born out of the fire?
Was Draupadi married to the five Pandavas?
Did Draupadi make fun of Duryodhan when he visited the Pandavas’ palace in Indraprastha?
Did Krishna save Draupadi by increasing her saree to an unending length?
Mythology does not mean created myths!
The present form of Mahabharat has been inflated by more than thirty times compared to what was written originally by Maharshi Ved Vyas!
Th
Was Draupadi born out of the fire?
Was Draupadi married to the five Pandavas?
Did Draupadi make fun of Duryodhan when he visited the Pandavas’ palace in Indraprastha?
Did Krishna save Draupadi by increasing her saree to an unending length?
Mythology does not mean created myths!
The present form of Mahabharat has been inflated by more than thirty times compared to what was written originally by Maharshi Ved Vyas!
This book clears up a lot of mysteries about Draupadi and Mahabharat!
I am Kaikayi. The same Kaikayi who sent her stepson Ram to an exile of 14 years in deadly forests, infested with the dangers of devils and rakshasas. My daughter-in-law Seeta had to face the harsh consequences of this forced exile. My stepson Lakshman almost lost his life in the battle fighting the strong army of Raavan, the King of Lanka. I insisted on the coronation of my son Bharat instead of the most deserving Ram. And to get all this done, I tricked my hu
I am Kaikayi. The same Kaikayi who sent her stepson Ram to an exile of 14 years in deadly forests, infested with the dangers of devils and rakshasas. My daughter-in-law Seeta had to face the harsh consequences of this forced exile. My stepson Lakshman almost lost his life in the battle fighting the strong army of Raavan, the King of Lanka. I insisted on the coronation of my son Bharat instead of the most deserving Ram. And to get all this done, I tricked my husband Maharaj Dashrath by using his two blind commitments to me. He lost his life out of grief. This is all that is mentioned about me in Ramayan.
Thus, I was a wicked and selfish woman in the story of Ramayan and in Tulsidas’s Ramcharitmanas.
Was I a bad woman when Maharaja Dashrath proposed to marry me? Did I ever differentiate between my own son and his three stepbrothers? Was I so cruel that I let my husband die for my own demands? Was I not concerned about the well-being of our kingdom?
Unfortunately, no one ever asked these questions! Neither Valmiki nor Tulsidas. And none of the millions of readers of their works. I remained branded as a bad woman for so many millennia. Today I want to speak up. Please listen to my grief and my version of the story.
Tangents And A Circle!
Eight highly reputed people from Mumbai– a retired judge, an actress, a doctor, a lawyer, a chef, a scientist, an international businessman and a retired police officer-- attend a three-day workshop on a luxury island. The resort and the island are as beautiful and irresistible as the invite itself from the mysterious Mr. DK.
The eight are required to talk among themselves with the promise that they could earn a huge sum
Tangents And A Circle!
Eight highly reputed people from Mumbai– a retired judge, an actress, a doctor, a lawyer, a chef, a scientist, an international businessman and a retired police officer-- attend a three-day workshop on a luxury island. The resort and the island are as beautiful and irresistible as the invite itself from the mysterious Mr. DK.
The eight are required to talk among themselves with the promise that they could earn a huge sum of Rs 1 crore each! Is this game a cake walk?
How life can change in three days after this visit to a floating resort!
An unputdownable thriller!
Is Suicide the only escape from a debt trap?
Prashant thought so!
Anamika was a fighter to the core. She decided to fight. She inherited her husband’s debt-laden company which involved her personal guarantee! She explored her exit.
One day she met her childhood friend Subhadra on Facebook. Both had one similarity - both were alone. While Anamika was in the process of getting out of the debt trap in unfriendly Dubai; Subhadra was a lo
Is Suicide the only escape from a debt trap?
Prashant thought so!
Anamika was a fighter to the core. She decided to fight. She inherited her husband’s debt-laden company which involved her personal guarantee! She explored her exit.
One day she met her childhood friend Subhadra on Facebook. Both had one similarity - both were alone. While Anamika was in the process of getting out of the debt trap in unfriendly Dubai; Subhadra was a loner and was in the process of settling down as a school librarian, in a small hill station called Kurseong, in India.
The desire to meet each other made Anamika travel to India. And what an eventful journey this was for the friends! Facebook Friends who met on the cloud!
A gripping story till the end!
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