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Mahabharata, Comic Book

Quick intros to Hindu classics

The Vedic texts of the Hindus were among the first texts ever written down, and some of the longest. The Mahabharata is the keystone epic and it goes on an on, an endless soap opera of gods, kings, loves, feuds, monsters, wars, good and evil, and spiritual lessons. The hundreds of long Indian names can exhaust a westerner’s patience fast. While I lived in India I found the easiest way to get into these stories was via the cheap comic book versions sold on every newsstand. Bright colors, action-packed, simple story-line and in English, these are the same comics that tens of millions of Indian kids also start with. The true classics are published by Amar Chitra Katha, the Marvel of Vedic literature. You can purchase these graphic novels online from the importer below. Some students have scanned the entire Ramayana comic online to give you a sense of what you have been missing.

— KK

Amar Chitra Katha comics
$3 per episode
From
Vedic Resource, importer of Vedic, Hindu, and Indian culture books and artifacts

The Ramayana, full scan of Amar Chitra Katha comic book

Amar Chitra Katha, Publishers of Indian comic books

12/27/04

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