Manas | Vivek Dutta Mishra | Mythological Fiction Poetry | ARC Book Review

 


Book Info

Name of Book : Manas ( Mahabharata Nyaya Samiti )
Author : Vivek Dutta Mishra
Publication Date :  20 May, 2023
No. of Pages : 164
Format : Digital

Why did I choose the book ?

Manas by Vivek Dutta Mishra was offered by Kharidobecho in exchange of an honest review. I am exploring Indian mythological fiction for quite a sometime, so accepted the request.

Where to get the book ?

Manas by Vivek Dutta Mishra is available on Amazon : 


Author Introduction



Write stories. Who knows your story may inspire God's next creation!

Apart from being the author of The Accursed God and The Lost Epic series, Vivek is an avid reader, a storyteller, a poet, a stage play director, a regular podcaster, and co-author in several anthologies.

With his extensive study of ancient Indian epics and literature, Vivek, invests his time as a storian talking about the authentic version of Mahabharata, busting the interpolations that are distorting the epic. His works on Mahabharata is available in public forum as The Mahabharata Project.

Beyond the realm of epics, poetry, and storytelling, Vivek is a Software Technology Enabler, a title he created for himself, making him one of a kind. In this role he works with leading Multinational corporations associated with information technology and beyond. In his professional capacity he has been a software architect, mentor, trainer and speaker.

His impressive clientele includes the likes of TCS, Mercedes, GE, Mindtree, CISCO, HP, JPMorgan, BNP Paribas, Honeywell, L&T, Walmart, Siemens, Capgemini…


Blurb

Years after the Mahabharata war, when Shri Krishna goes on a great journey, the Pandavas also head towards the Himalayas to merge into Ananta, where the other brothers except Dharmaraja and Draupadi, take turns disappearing into the snow. Dharmaraj alone reaches heaven in body where he finds that Duryodhana is enjoying the opulence of heaven while all the Pandava brothers are suffering the torment of hell. Seeing such an unexpected scene, Dharmaraja gets upset and protests against it. Even the story is mentioned in the ascension festival of Mahabharata.
The Mahabharata Nyaya Samiti (Manas) was created on the basis of this context. Shri Krishna forms this committee on the appeal of Dharmaraj and all the important characters of Mahabharata are questioned about their actions and the justification of their actions. And this epic 'Manas' is discussing the same committee. The committee is fictitious but the discussion and answers to the questions of the committee are entirely based on ancient and authentic references. Therefore, you can consider this composition and its statements as the authentic reference of Mahabharata.

My Opinion


Mahabharata Retold..............


Manas by Vivek Dutta Mishra is a poetic narration of the events after Mahabharata war. I already knew about the story, but while reading the poems, it was like a new world of Mythology. Each and every character have been elaborately described. The book answers a lot of questions arising in the reader's mind regarding the aftermaths faced by Pandavas after the war. It was an amazing read.

Definitely 5 stars for the book. Thanks to the author for providing me with an opportunity to read and review the book.

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