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Nirnay Menakecha (निर्णय मेनकेचा)
दुग्धसागराच्या मंथनातून निर्माण झालेली मेनका ही सर्वांगसुंदर स्वर्गीय अप्सरा आहे. बुद्धी आणि चातुर्याचा अवीट संगम तिच्यात झाला आहे. सारी सुखं तिच्या पायापाशी हात जोडून उभी असताना तिला मात्र आस आहे कौटुंबिक सौख्याची - जे तिला कधीच मिळू शकणार नाही. दूर तिथे पृथ्वीवर कठोर तपश्चर्या करून एका मर्त्य मानवाने देवांना आव्हान दिलं आहे. प्रतिसृष्टी निर्माण करण्याची धमक असलेल्या या मानवाला विश्वामित्र म्हणून ओळखलं जातं. त्याच्या वाढत्या सामर्थ्याने देवराज इन्द्र सचिंत झाला आहे. विश्वामित्राच्या महत्त्वाकांक्षेला खीळ घालण्यासाठी, त्याची तपश्चर्या भंग करण्यासाठी देवेन्द्र मेनकेला पृथ्वीवर पाठवण्याचं ठरवतो. मेनका आणि विश्वामित्र एकमेकांना भेटल्यानंतर काय होईल? कौटुंबिक सौख्याची मेनकेची इच्छा पूर्ण होईल का? की पुन्हा एकदा तिला आपल्या दैवगतीला शरण जावं लागेल. पुराणकथेतील सर्वाधिक चित्तवेधक मोहक पात्रांना भेटा आणि जाणून घ्या.
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Ahalya's Awakening
searched all these years for myself—and I only found Ahalya, the woman I was supposed to be born as: unblemished, without any faults. I had no hala in me, no sin, no crime, no guilt. What I had done was to respond to the call of life within me…’ Ahalya. Created by Brahma; married to one of the greatest rishis of all time; desired by the king of gods, Indra. A woman maligned and cursed. But who was Ahalya? What did she want? Did she have ambitions and desires? In this sparkling retelling of the well-known legend, bestselling author Kavita Kané draws out the voice of a character that lacked one—even before she was turned to stone. Tracing her journey from a precocious child, to a studious and sheltered princess, to the loving wife of Rishi Gautam, Ahalya’s Awakening delves into the mind of a woman who yearns to control her own destiny. In her tale lies the story of every woman, even today.
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The Fisher Queens Dynasty
Matsyagandha, Daseyi, Yojanagandha — the queen of Hastinapur, Satyavati. Abandoned as a baby, preyed on by a rishi, she hardens herself, determined that the next time she is with a man, she will be the one to win. And win she does: the throne of Hastinapur for herself, and the promise that her sons will be heirs to the kingdom. But at what cost? In a palace where she is disdained and scorned, Satyavati must set aside her own loss and pain if she is to play the game of politics. She learns to be ruthless, unscrupulous — traits that estrange her from everyone around. Everyone, except the man she cheated of his birthright. A piercing, insightful look at the grand matriarch of the Kuru family, the woman who set off the sequence of events that ended in the bloody battle of Kurukshetra, The Fisher Queen’s Dynasty will re-align your reading of the Mahabharata.
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LANKA'S PRINCESS
Surpanakha, Ravan's infamous sister-ugly and untamed, brutal and brazen. This is how she is commonly perceived. One whose nose was sliced off by an angry Lakshman and the one who started a war but was she really just perpetrator of war? Or was she a victim? Was she Lanka's princess? Or was she the reason for its destruction? Surpanakha, meaning the woman as hard as nails was born as Meenakshi-the one with beautiful, fish-shaped eyes. Growing up in the shadows of her brothers, who were destined to win wars, fame and prestige, she, instead, charts up a path filled with misery and revenge. Accused of manipulating events between Ram and Ravan, which culminated in a bloody war and annihilation of her family, Surpanakha is often the most misunderstood character in the Ramayana. Kavita Kane's Lanka's Princess tells the story from the vantage of this woman more hated than hateful... About the Author Kavita Kane is the best-selling author of Karna's Wife: The Outcast's Queen, Sita's Sister and Menaka's Choice. She started her career as a journalist and is now a full-time novelist. She is a post-graduate in English literature and mass-communications and a self-confessed aficionado of theatre and cinema. Married to a mariner, she is a mother to two teenaged daughters and currently lives in Pune along with Dude, the overfriendly Rottweiler, Chic, the friendly spaniel and Babe, the unfriendly cat.
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Karna's Wife
A lot has been written on the Mahabharata. From various perspectives, each author telling the story of one central character. And then there are authors like Kane who speak of the lesser known people, in this case the wife of Karna – Kunti’s son – the outcast, who was only accepted by Duryodhana. Uruvi – the central character in this novel speaks of Karna – the unsung hero. She also speaks of herself, of her relationships with his family, and the way he is. The writing is crisp and to the point in most parts, while in others, the description is too much to handle. Kane has a keen eye of the incidents that occurred in the Mahabharata and weaves in her story quite cleverly in the narrative. Historical fiction is not written a lot in the country as it should. Books such as these will sure change the trend. A must read to not only know more about the epic battle but also a different point of view.
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Menaka's Choice
We make love and leave. That is our motto. Live by it, Menaka or you shall suffer untold, unnecessary grief. Born during the churning of the ocean, Menaka is the most beautiful of all the apsaras in the world, with quick intelligence and innate talent. However, she craves for the one thing she can never have - family. Elsewhere, after severe austerities, a man, now blessed with the name Vishwamitra, challenges the gods and dares to create another heaven. Fearing his growing powers, Indra, the king of gods, decides to put a stop to his ambitions by making Menaka seduce him. What will happen when Menaka and Vishwamitra meet each other? Will Menaka finally find what she really wished for? Or will she again be forced to surrender to her destiny? Find out in this fascinating portrait of one of the most enduring mythological figures.
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Sita's Sister
From the bestselling author of Karnas wife, comes this book about Urmila, Sitas sister and the neglected wife of Lakshman and one of the most overlooked characters in the Ramayana. As Sita prepares to go into exile, her younger sisters stay back at the doomed palace of Ayodhya, their smiles, hope and joy wiped away in a single stroke. And through the tears and the tragedy one woman of immense strength and conviction stands apart - Urmila, whose husband, Lakshman, has chosen to accompany his brother Ram to the forest rather than stay with his bride. She could have insisted on joining Lakshman, as did Sita with Ram. But she did not. Why did she agree to be left behind in the palace, waiting for her husband for fourteen painfully long years? Interesting facts From the bestselling author of Karnas wife. The most detailed retelling of the story of the legendary Urmila, little known in mythology. A riveting combination of fact and fiction that will keep readers engrossed. In the same genre as other bestsellers like the Meluha series and Chanakyas Chant. About the Author Kavita Kane is the bestselling author of Karnas wife-the outcasts queen. She started her career as a journalist and is now a full-time novelist. She is a post-graduate in English literature and mass communications. She is a mother of two teenage daughters and currently lives in Pune.