Storybook Favorites
One of the storybooks that I browsed that caught my attention was a storybook called "Memoirs from the Battlefield," which chronicled the stories of two warriors, Arjuna and Karna in the Kurukshetra war of the Mahabharatha. The title of the storybook was very compelling, and one that I felt was quite fitting. Fortunately, I was familiar with some of the background of the Mahabharatha, so I understood the context behind it. The introduction did a good job of catching my attention, and was both concise and descriptive. The layout of the storybook in regards to interface and organization was also very good.
A second storybook that caught my attention was called "The Heroic Hanuman," a storybook chronicling tales of the divine half-human, half-monkey from the Ramayana named Hanuman. The layout of this storybook was different than the previous one's, but was still compelling in its content. The introduction was very interesting, and brought in many contemporary elements that people who have no background in the Ramayana can relate to and understand. The stories themselves were also rather creative and enjoyable to read. Many times, stories of Hanuman are either overshadowed completely by the central story of Rama and Sita in the Ramayana, or they are geared toward supplementing the roles of Rama and Sita. The choice of the author to focus on just Hanuman was a good break from the mainstream Ramayana stories.
The third storybook that I found quite interesting was called "CSI: Indian Epics." The title of this storybook was itself enough to catch my attention, but their use of very interesting (and frankly, quite funny) images encouraged me to read further about the immensely compelling and creative idea that the author created. The interface, the writing style, and the content was all wonderfully clever, and I found the stories very interesting to read - especially because I had some background knowledge about the Mahabharatha.
Krishna revealing his Vishwarūpa to Arjuna during the Kurukshetra War
A second storybook that caught my attention was called "The Heroic Hanuman," a storybook chronicling tales of the divine half-human, half-monkey from the Ramayana named Hanuman. The layout of this storybook was different than the previous one's, but was still compelling in its content. The introduction was very interesting, and brought in many contemporary elements that people who have no background in the Ramayana can relate to and understand. The stories themselves were also rather creative and enjoyable to read. Many times, stories of Hanuman are either overshadowed completely by the central story of Rama and Sita in the Ramayana, or they are geared toward supplementing the roles of Rama and Sita. The choice of the author to focus on just Hanuman was a good break from the mainstream Ramayana stories.
The third storybook that I found quite interesting was called "CSI: Indian Epics." The title of this storybook was itself enough to catch my attention, but their use of very interesting (and frankly, quite funny) images encouraged me to read further about the immensely compelling and creative idea that the author created. The interface, the writing style, and the content was all wonderfully clever, and I found the stories very interesting to read - especially because I had some background knowledge about the Mahabharatha.
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