{"product_id":"epic-in-india-9789354423765","title":"Epic in India","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tutun Mukherjee | Bharathi Harishankar (Eds.)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Asian - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough Indian life and culture, the epics of the subcontinent flow like the subterranean River Saraswati. Like Yuddhishthira, who is faced with the puzzling questions posed to him by the enigmatic Yaksha in the \u003cem\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/em\u003e, the Indian Everyman, conscious of \u003cem\u003edharma\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eniti\u003c\/em\u003e, is expected to find answers to ethical and existential dilemmas. While the \u003cem\u003eRamayana\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eMahabharata \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eSilappadikaram \u003c\/em\u003eare the best known of the sacred narratives of the past, there exists a vast reservoir of other epics—many still in the oral tradition. This compendium, the first of its kind, explores the many literary traditions and strands that run parallel but also provide interesting contrasts in the experience of the epics. The multiple frames provide a cultural continuum which shapes and is shaped by the epics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45616520790167,"sku":"9789354423765","price":1133.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789354423765.webp?v=1769295013","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/epic-in-india-9789354423765","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}