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9789353024680 60ba03fab44b234233f33c04 Girls of the Mahabharata: The One Who Had Two Lives https://www.midlandbookshop.com/s/607fe93d7eafcac1f2c73ea4/60ba59393d94a919898d9c38/9789353024680.jpg 'The Indian epics gain strength and renewal with every telling and retelling. Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan's compelling and accomplished narration of the crucial story of Amba and Shikhandi is a timely reminder of the constant currency and relevance of the Mahabharata.' - Namita Gokhale. Book One The One Who Swam with the Fishes told the tale of Satyavati on the cusp of womanhood. She is now Queen of Hastinapur and the story moves forward to Kashi where Princess Amba is growing up with her sisters Ambika and Ambalika. A swayamvara is arranged for them where Amba plans to wed Prince Salva the love of her life. However an unexpected figure walks into the ceremony and thwarts all plans of a happy ending. In another life Shikhandi has never been what he seems. With his close companion Utsarg he embarks on a journey to look for a yaksha who will give him what he wants - to be a Kshatriya prince in body and in mind. But along the way he might have to lose some of himself the part he calls Shikhandini. Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan draws out the lesser-known characters of the Mahabharata from the margins and tells their stories with compassion and grit. 9789353024680
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  • ISBN: 9789353024680
  • Author: Madhavan Meenakshi Reddy
  • Publisher: HarperCollins
  • Pages: 240
  • Format: Paperback
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'The Indian epics gain strength and renewal with every telling and retelling. Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan's compelling and accomplished narration of the crucial story of Amba and Shikhandi is a timely reminder of the constant currency and relevance of the Mahabharata.' - Namita Gokhale. Book One The One Who Swam with the Fishes told the tale of Satyavati on the cusp of womanhood. She is now Queen of Hastinapur and the story moves forward to Kashi where Princess Amba is growing up with her sisters Ambika and Ambalika. A swayamvara is arranged for them where Amba plans to wed Prince Salva the love of her life. However an unexpected figure walks into the ceremony and thwarts all plans of a happy ending. In another life Shikhandi has never been what he seems. With his close companion Utsarg he embarks on a journey to look for a yaksha who will give him what he wants - to be a Kshatriya prince in body and in mind. But along the way he might have to lose some of himself the part he calls Shikhandini. Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan draws out the lesser-known characters of the Mahabharata from the margins and tells their stories with compassion and grit.

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