ಪರ್ವ [Parva] 
Parva remains one of Bhyrappa's widely-debated and popular works.
This is a FANTASTIC book on the Indian epic Mahabharat. While there is debate on whether this story is mythology or an actual event, the author has done a spectacular job of writing the epic in a believable, it-could-have-actually-happened way. The author spent decades in researching the actual customs/traditions in ancient India & has justified many actions/events outlined in the epic, that otherwise is regularly classified as fictional/godly.The epic is an important & revered book for
It was an epic indeed Bhyrappa successfully demystified and demythified all the holy characters for me.This version is quite believable. I lives through the times , especially in the past 3 days, wherein I managed to finish the bulk of the book ( approx 60 percent ). I even dreamt of the happenings of the book yesternight ...Am too impressed and too diminished to write an appropriate review.Would urge all Mahabharata fans to read this , unless they are extremely religious and want their gods and

This has become my favorite retelling of Mahabharata. A retelling of Mahabharata without any divine elements, or mythological elements. I loved how he gave reasonable logical explanations for the magic stuff. For eg :- Kunti doesn't get sons because she prayed to Gods. Gandhari's son's weren't born from a pound of flesh. Bhima's mother wasn't Goddess Ganga . It makes you ponder on the question what is Dharma Who does the plant belong, the seed or the soil
well.I am fortunate to read original Kannada version and this was my first bhyrappa novel!. oh. what an experience..its most humanized mythological masterpiece I have ever read..I liked self reflecting monologues that each character engages in.be it bheema,Arjuna or draupadi..its written in most innovative technique known in Kannada lit..
A brilliant original take on Mahabharata stripping it completely of its divine elements and holiness of characters. A dozen point-of-views thru a lot of monologues, a no. of questions and observations that i have not found in the dozen other books on d epic that i have read.
This is Bhyrappa's version of Mahabharata. Loved reading it. Book is available in English, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit. Go for it. Don't forget to read Aavarana and Sartha of the same author.
S.L. Bhyrappa
Hardcover | Pages: 619 pages Rating: 4.44 | 1517 Users | 143 Reviews

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Parva (Kannada: ಪರ್ವ) is a Kannada language novel written by S L Bhyrappa based on the Sanskrit epic, Mahabharata. It is a non-mythological retelling of the Mahabharata and is widely acclaimed as a modern classic. The story of the Mahabharata in Parva is narrated in the form of personal reflections of some of the principal characters of the epic. Parva is unique in terms of the complete absence of any episode that has the element of divine intervention found in the original.Parva remains one of Bhyrappa's widely-debated and popular works.
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Title | : | ಪರ್ವ [Parva] |
Author | : | S.L. Bhyrappa |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Eleventh Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 619 pages |
Published | : | 1979 by Sahitya Bhandara |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Mythology. Cultural. India. Fiction |
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The first time I felt the Mahabharat was stripped down from its glorified version to its gorified version was in 2016 when I read Dharmvir Bharti's 1954 published play 'Andha Yug'. The play was largely focused on the aftermaths of the war between the cousins and the darkness and madness it bought. In 1979 S.L Bhyrappa wrote 'Parv', a novel which I think in the truest sense, stripped down the great Indian epic from all its divinity and over glorification. There are interpretations and versions ofThis is a FANTASTIC book on the Indian epic Mahabharat. While there is debate on whether this story is mythology or an actual event, the author has done a spectacular job of writing the epic in a believable, it-could-have-actually-happened way. The author spent decades in researching the actual customs/traditions in ancient India & has justified many actions/events outlined in the epic, that otherwise is regularly classified as fictional/godly.The epic is an important & revered book for
It was an epic indeed Bhyrappa successfully demystified and demythified all the holy characters for me.This version is quite believable. I lives through the times , especially in the past 3 days, wherein I managed to finish the bulk of the book ( approx 60 percent ). I even dreamt of the happenings of the book yesternight ...Am too impressed and too diminished to write an appropriate review.Would urge all Mahabharata fans to read this , unless they are extremely religious and want their gods and

This has become my favorite retelling of Mahabharata. A retelling of Mahabharata without any divine elements, or mythological elements. I loved how he gave reasonable logical explanations for the magic stuff. For eg :- Kunti doesn't get sons because she prayed to Gods. Gandhari's son's weren't born from a pound of flesh. Bhima's mother wasn't Goddess Ganga . It makes you ponder on the question what is Dharma Who does the plant belong, the seed or the soil
well.I am fortunate to read original Kannada version and this was my first bhyrappa novel!. oh. what an experience..its most humanized mythological masterpiece I have ever read..I liked self reflecting monologues that each character engages in.be it bheema,Arjuna or draupadi..its written in most innovative technique known in Kannada lit..
A brilliant original take on Mahabharata stripping it completely of its divine elements and holiness of characters. A dozen point-of-views thru a lot of monologues, a no. of questions and observations that i have not found in the dozen other books on d epic that i have read.
This is Bhyrappa's version of Mahabharata. Loved reading it. Book is available in English, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit. Go for it. Don't forget to read Aavarana and Sartha of the same author.
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