| Mahabharata | |
|---|---|
Mahabharata (vol I of III), cover art by Ramesh Umrotkar | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Amar Chitra Katha and first issue by: ACK, IBH |
| Schedule | Alternative Title Schedule |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | Mythology |
| Publication date | 1985 - 89 |
| No. of issues | 42 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Kamala Chandrakant • TMP Nedungadi • Subba Rao • Yagya Sharma • Lopamudra • Mihir Lal Mitra • Sumona Roy • Mohan Swaminathan • Shubha Kandhekar • Margie Sastry |
| Artist(s) | Dilip Kadam |
| Editor(s) | Anant Pai |
| Collected editions | |
| Volume 1 | ISBN978-81-905990-4-7 |
| Volume 2 | ISBN978-81-905990-2-3 |
| Volume 3 | ISBN978-81-905990-3-0 |
Mahabharata (also known as Amar Chitra Katha's Mahabharata[1]) is a comic adaptation of the Indianepic poemMahabharata. The 42-issue best-selling series by Amar Chitra Katha, Mumbai was illustrated by Dilip Kadam.[2] The team of script writers (who took turns to complete the 42 issues) included Kamala Chandrakant, TMP Nedungadi, Subba Rao, Yagya Sharma, Lopamudra, Mihir Lal Mitra, Sumona Roy, Mohan Swaminathan, Shubha Kandhekar and Margie Sastry.[3]
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The Mahabharata is often regarded as one of the most popular titles in the history of Amar Chitra Katha. It is also the longest series (42 issue run on an alternative title schedule; from 329-441 [1985-89] in over more than 1300 pages) to have been produced by the ACK. The series was originally planned for 60 albums, but it was later cut short to 42.[3]
Concept and creation[edit]
Amar Chitra Katha had a strong commitment to the Mahabharata from the very beginning. Many of its titles were from based on particular events or characters from the Mahabharata. In March 1985, the new project began, 'in response to a persistent demand from our readers for a comprehensive account of the epic.' The ambitious series by Anant Pai was initially decided as a 60 volume project, with one issue in every fortnight. However, in 1988, Amar Chitra Katha issued only one issue a month, so that Mahabharata numbers came out only in every two months.[4]
The Mahabharata comics was based on,[4]
- A Sanskrit text with Hindi translation by Pundit Ramnarayan Dutt Shastri Pandey (Gita Press, Gorakhpur)
- A Malayalam verse version by Kunjikkuttan Tampuram (SPCS, Kottayam)
- Pratap Chandra Roy's English prose version (Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, New Delhi)
- Pune critical edition (Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune)
Structure[edit]
The comics does not include the Harivamsha (a supplement to the Mahabharata) and the abbreviated version of the Ramayana. It also omits the character Ugrasrava Sauti and the first issue ('Veda Vyasa') begins with sage Vyasa acquiring the elephant god Ganesha as his scribe and starting the dictation. It soon moves on to Vaisampayana narrating the epic to Janamejaya. This latter pair persist till the last panel of the series, appearing from time to time in panels colored differently.[4]
The comics also included various footnotes explaining the meaning Sanskrit terms, and the few issues also consisted a pronunciation guide and glossary. Issues usually start with a page containing a summary of the last few issues, and in the backdrop illustrations of the Gita setting, with Arjuna kneeling before Krishna in the battlefield.[4]
Individual titles[edit]
Several individual books were released. They're
- Shakuntala
- Savitri
- Nala Damayanti
- Urvashi
- Nahusha
- Yayati
- Kacha and Devayani
- Indra and Shachi
- Golden Mongoose
- Tales of Arjuna
- Bheema and Hanuman
- Abhimanyu
- Pareekshit
- Uloopi
- Tales of Yudhistira
- Pandavas in the hiding
- The Pandava princes
- Amba
- Bheeshma
- Jayadratha
- Drona
- Ghatotkach
- Karna
- Draupadi
- Gandhari
- Chandrahasa
- Tapati
- Aruni and Uttanka
- Sukanya
- Indra and Shibi
- Jayadratha
Chapters about Krishna and yadavas
- Krishna the protector of Dharma
- Bhagavata Purana
- Krishna and Rukmini
- Krishna and Jarasandha
- Krishna and Shishupala
- Krishna and false Vasudeva
- The Shyamantaka Gem
- Krishna and Narakasura
- Parijata Tree
- Pradyumna
- Aniruddha
- Prabhavati
- Bhanumati
- Subhadra
- Tales of Balaram
- The Gita
- Sudama
Influences and conflicts[edit]
Amar Chitra Katha series on Mahabarata (1985–89) coincided with Baldev Raj Chopra's famous television drama series Mahabharat (1988–90). Although, some fans took great pleasure in encountering Mahabharata in both mediums, the television series spelled big trouble for the comic book series. Amar Chitra Katha and the state-run Doordarshan television channel (DD National) competed for the same urbanmiddle class audience.[5]
It is widely accepted that visual and narrative 'homogenization' occurs between the ACK'S Mahabharata and Baldev Raj Chopra's Mahabharat. Television producers have repeatedly turned to the Amar Chitra Katha series as reference material for costume design, set production, and subject matter.[5]
'When the Mahabharat television series was made, I had friend who was a cameraman at the set. And he told me that they often brought the ACK Mahabharata series onto the set and used it as reference material-for dress, the building, and also for the episodes, the content. It is Kamala Chandrakant who deserves credit for this. She was thorough and very, very careful with regards to authenticity.'[5]
The advertisements of the comic series contained the exhortation 'Read it to enjoy your Sunday viewing [of the BR Chopra's Mahabharat]!'. It seems possible that the comic series was hastened to 42 issues from 60 to take advantage of the television series.[4]
Collected formats[edit]
- The late 1980s saw the first of the collected format of the Mahabharata with a 7 volume 'Library Edition'.[3]
- A 14 volume special edition was published in the late 1990s.[3]
- A hard-bounded 3 volume edition in 1998 (reprinted in late 2007, 2012)[6]
References[edit]
- ^'The Life of Uncle Pai'. Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
- ^Comic life: Remembering India's master storyteller Anant Pai BBC News, 24 February 2012.
- ^ abcd'Amar Chitra Katha – Mahabharata | 3 Volumes | 2007 - Comicology'. Comicology.in. 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
- ^ abcdeBabb, Lawrence A.; Wadley, Susan S. (31 May 1998). Media And The Transformation Of Religion In South Asia - Lawrence A Babb, Susan S. Wadley - Google Books. ISBN9788120814530. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
- ^ abcMcLain, Karline (2009). India's Immortal Comic Books: Gods, Kings, and Other Heroes - Karline McLain - Google Books. ISBN978-0253220523. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
- ^'ACK'. Amarchitrakatha.com. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
External links[edit]
Mahabharata by Amar Chitra Katha- The Birth of Bhagavad Gita- 42 Comic Books in 3 Volumes (Indian Mythology for Children/regional/religious/stories) by Kamala Chandrakant, B.R. Bhagwat, Subba Rao, Gayatri Madan Dutt PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad
The Mahabharata presents sweeping visions of the cosmos and humanity and intriguing and frightening glimpses of divinity in an ancient narrative that is accessible, interesting, and compelling for anyone willing to learn the basic themes of Hindu culture. The Mahabharata definitely is one of those creations of human language and spirit that has traveled far beyond the place of its original creation and will eventually take its rightful place on the highest shelf of world literature beside Homer's epics, the Greek tragedies, the Bible, Shakespeare, and similarly transcendent works. This collection of 3 Volumes contains 42 different chapters:1. The Kuru Princes of Hastinapura- Veda Vyasa's epic on the Bharata race was first recited in public by his disciple Vaishampayana at the behest of the ageless seer Vyasa himself. The recital took place in the august presence of king Janamejaya, great-grandson of Vyasa, and the many learned sages who had assembled for Janamejaya's Sarpa Satra (a twelve-year-long Yajnavv). This volume describes the lineage of the Kuru princes. When Pandu, the father of the Pandavas, dies in the forest, his wife Kunti returns to Hastinapura with the five boys.
The great Dronacharya trains the Kuru princes in the art of war. The feats of strength preformed by Bheema, and Arjuna's skill at wielding the bow awake jealousy in the minds of Duryodhana and the other Kuru princes.
Duryodhana plots the exile of the Pandavas to the city of Varanavata. Acting on the coded warning given by Vidura, the Pandavas manage to escape from the burning house of shellac.
They live in the guise of mendicants at Ekachakrapura. Later they proceed to Panchala to attend the Swayamvara of Draupadi. Arjuna, the skilful archer, wins Draupadi's hand. In order to obey their mother's words that they must share everything equally, all the five brothers are married with due ceremony to Draupadi. The Pandavas are recalled to Hastinapura and are given half the Kingdom.
2. The Pandavas in Exile- Volume 1 described the training of the Pandavas and Kauravas, the Pandavas' escape from the burning house of shellac, their marriage to Draupadi and their subsequent return to Hastinapura.
In this volume are described the slaying of Jarasandha by Bheema; the subjugation of the other kings by the Pandavas; and the Rajasooya Yajna performed by Yudhishthira. Later, in the game of dice, the Pandavas lose their kingdom and live in exile.
At the end of the period of exile, when the Pandavas come back to claim their kingdom, Duryodhana refuses to part with even five villages.
3. On the Battlefield of Kurukshetra- The first two volumes of the Mahabharata described the growing animosity between the Kauravas and the Pandavas, the costly game of dice which led to the banishment of the Pandavas for thirteen years, the events during the exile and the proposal of peace from Dhritarashtra conveyed by Sanjaya to the Pandavas.
This volume describes the attempts of Krishna to bring about a peaceful settlement between the Kauravas and the Pandavas. They fail and a bitter war is fought for eighteen days. The Pandavas emerge victorious in the end.
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