Sign in with Facebook
Samarpita Sharma's Reviews > Ajaya: Roll of the Dice
Ajaya: Roll of the Dice (Epic of the Kaurava Clan, #1)
by
by
4.5 stars
I had loved, Asura when I had read it, albeit much later than a lot of people. History is not very easy to write about, or re-write, with a fresh perspective. Neelakantan had taken a villain and put him in a fresh light for us, made him lovable and relate-able. In Ajaya, personally, I felt that Neelakantan has outdone himself. This time his muse is Duryodhan.
The book begins with Bhishma and how his actions based on his beliefs, actually proved wrong for others. It all began when he almost forced Gandhari to be wed to blind Dhritarashtra. We have read about how righteous the Pandavas and Kunti were, but Neelakantan has spun his web on a different spine. Questions like why was Karna treated the way he was, why did he have to keep proving himself, why was Eklavya insulted, why was Khandiva forest destroyed.
This book is about Duryodhana. Suyodhana, actually. What surprised me was, how Suyodhana and Subhadra had fallen in love, sadly it didn't work out. Ajaya is a book, once should read. Mainly because we have always read one version of the Mahabharata and a story is not complete, unless it's heard from all sides. I am waiting for the next book in the series, now.
I had loved, Asura when I had read it, albeit much later than a lot of people. History is not very easy to write about, or re-write, with a fresh perspective. Neelakantan had taken a villain and put him in a fresh light for us, made him lovable and relate-able. In Ajaya, personally, I felt that Neelakantan has outdone himself. This time his muse is Duryodhan.
The book begins with Bhishma and how his actions based on his beliefs, actually proved wrong for others. It all began when he almost forced Gandhari to be wed to blind Dhritarashtra. We have read about how righteous the Pandavas and Kunti were, but Neelakantan has spun his web on a different spine. Questions like why was Karna treated the way he was, why did he have to keep proving himself, why was Eklavya insulted, why was Khandiva forest destroyed.
This book is about Duryodhana. Suyodhana, actually. What surprised me was, how Suyodhana and Subhadra had fallen in love, sadly it didn't work out. Ajaya is a book, once should read. Mainly because we have always read one version of the Mahabharata and a story is not complete, unless it's heard from all sides. I am waiting for the next book in the series, now.
Sign into Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ to see if any of your friends have read
Ajaya.
Sign In »
Reading Progress
December 18, 2013
–
Started Reading
December 18, 2013
– Shelved
December 21, 2013
–
Finished Reading
Comments Showing 1-5 of 5 (5 new)
date
newest »
newest »
message 1:
by
Amar
(new)
-
rated it 5 stars
Dec 10, 2014 11:06AM
Beautifully written and very addictive till the last page ! Finally a mythological story without miracles or incarnations! Finally believable! Anand sir wrote asura with valour but ajaya with love! Both masterpieces worth saving in a shelf to get back again flip a few pages every few months to learn the lessons again.
reply
|
flag
Beautifully written and very addictive till the last page ! Finally a mythological story without miracles or incarnations! Finally believable! Anand sir wrote asura with valour but ajaya with love! Both masterpieces worth saving in a shelf to get back again flip a few pages every few months to learn the lessons again.
Beautifully written and very addictive till the last page ! Finally a mythological story without miracles or incarnations! Finally believable! Anand sir wrote asura with valour but ajaya with love! Both masterpieces worth saving in a shelf to get back again flip a few pages every few months to learn the lessons again.
Beautifully written and very addictive till the last page ! Finally a mythological story without miracles or incarnations! Finally believable! Anand sir wrote asura with valour but ajaya with love! Both masterpieces worth saving in a shelf to get back again flip a few pages every few months to learn the lessons again.
I really enjoyed reading this as well! I haven't read many books by the same author, but one that caught my eye was 'Vanara'. Have you read it? Hoping to read it this month!
