Super Performance

The Performance by Siddhanta Pinto is excellent... Wonderful. One of the best Audible Performance. You will the story of you love Mahabharat. The story is told for Kauravas view & is based on facts. It's great to see how Anand Sir writing has changed the my view completely on Mahabharat. Stories are how they are told.

I always felt from my childhood Suryodhana was a right man because of the way he give importance to merit instead of caste.

You won't be liking the role of Krishna in the first book... don't know about the second. It is a believable story unlike the TV Mahabharat were there is magic & gods and so much illogical things. I Feel Jara character was a way too much.

No matter How Mahabharat is told... Karna is always the Hero :).

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A balanced view of the long suppressed other side

It gives a logical and balanced with with Kauravas point of view and their own struggle. It also shows how well the politics was done amazing the clans and so many diplomatic and strategic relationships and mistakes. The narration was great

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A paradigm shift indeed...

Great recounting of a part of Mahabharata from the perspective of the so-called villains. It stirs the very fabric of belief and judgement that has been impressed upon us since childhood...

It raises many questions in my mind. Who was on the right side of Dharma? How would the scriptures look like, if Suyodhan succeeded. More importantly, how would have the face of India changed if Suyodhan, a supposed upholder of merit system and not the caste system?
Indeed a thought provoking book. Kudos

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Excellent one

This book gives you knowledge about how you have to act when satiation is not your fever, even this will give you a deep understanding of Pandev.

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Seems like a propaganda story of a hater who hates the north most

A propaganda story to create hatred against Krishna. The writer has little understanding of Indian scriptures and varna systems. Tried pathetically justifying what Duryadhana did.

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shaking and disturbing

The greatest Dharma is to keep searching for the truth. Its good to know that this book is not banned

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Liked it... I guess!

At first, I found it difficult to accept and understand flaws of Pandavas and Krishna. May be coz righteousness of them in Mahabharat is so core to Indian culture and psyche.
There is no mention of Krishna's 'chamatkars' in both the books. He is just shown as normal human.
One has to be really open to accept and appreciate what writer has to convey here. Great attempt. In our society we should encourage more of such ideas and thoughts to make us more resilient.

Brutal

A books that walks us through ancient times that was cruel to the most for the benefit of few.

Nobility and values

Yet another great novel by the Anand Neelakantan after Asura . A distinct line between reality and belief is the substance of the novel . What your conscience always questions after reading classical Mahabharata is answered here . What we call Dharma is exposed with its underbelly by delicate and yet effective narration. What aught to be the truth is brought out well .
I loved reading / listening every para . Suyodhan is the noble person here by his thoughts and conscience as Krishna and Pandavas become questionable.

Divisive

The writer seems to be hell bent on changing the whole story in such a way as to set a new narrative which will cause a devide in an already divided society.