Karmakaze Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 (cribbed from metafilter) Amar Chitra Katha were the comics of my youth. Illustrated painstakingly with loving details, the immortal epics and stories of India going back over 5000 years were crystallized in these thin graphic novels. I will always remember Mirabai, for the romance between her and the god of love and war, Krishna. And Chanakya, aka Kautilya, author of the Arthashastra but better known to me for his Nitishastra - niti means political ethics. But other nitishastras include the famous Panchantra [pdf], the equivalent of Aesop's Fables for India, a textbook of 'niti' or the wise conduct of life. A lot of good links to Indian folktales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojira Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: Source Material: India - Immortal Illustrated Stories Cool stuff. Oddhat did some Indian/Indo-European themed villains a while back. Do a search for posts started by him. It was The Five, iirc. Edit: Yeah, it was The Five Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwert18 Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 Re: Source Material: India - Immortal Illustrated Stories If you want to know about mirabai's story, and what made her immoortal, check out: http://www.gitananda.org/mirabai/mirabai.html The site is dedicated to presenting her life, poetry, and spiritual teachings. www.gitananda.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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