Ajaya by Anand Neelakantan Summary
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Experience the Mahabharata through villain Duryodhana's eyes in this half-million-copy bestseller. Forbes-listed author Neelakantan brilliantly flips heroism on its head, leaving readers questioning: what if history's greatest villains were simply on the wrong side of victory?
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The Mahabharata Reimagined: A Tale From the Other Side
What if everything you knew about good and evil in India's greatest epic was wrong? What if the "villains" were actually fighting for a more just society? Anand Neelakantan's "Ajaya" flips the Mahabharata on its head, telling the story from Duryodhana's perspective-here called by his birth name Suyodhana, meaning "good warrior." This revolutionary retelling challenges our understanding of heroism, morality, and justice by giving voice to those history has silenced. The story begins with a startling discovery: in Kerala's Malanada Temple, over 100,000 pilgrims gather annually to honor Duryodhana as a hero who once declared "there is no caste for hunger and thirst" and appointed an Untouchable as temple priest-acts of radical inclusion that contradict his villainous reputation. Through Suyodhana's eyes, we see the Pandavas not as paragons of virtue but as privileged princes who maintain an unjust social order while claiming divine sanction for their actions.
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
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"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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