Amar Chitra Katha Mythology Mega Collection

Amar Chitra Katha Complete Mythology Collection contains 71 volumes from Amar Chitra Katha, with stories from a number of puranas and epics like the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Bhagavata. These volumes relate stories of Gods and Goddesses, of sages and warriors.

They contain intriguing stories like The Churning of The Oceans and tales of Devas like Indra and Surya. They contain tales from the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The collection includes inspirational stories like those of Harishchandra and inspiring incidents from the lives of heroes like Arjuna.

They tell the stories of great women like Savitri and Draupadi and stories of the Warrior Goddess Durga. The collection includes stories of Yudhishthira and Karna, of Abhimanyu and Bheema, of Drona, Bheeshma and Ghatotkacha. It has stories of sages like Narada and Vishwamitra and also stories that praise the valour and virtues of anti-heroes like Ravana They contain tales of Ayyappan, Kartikeya, Ganesha, Shiva and Sati, of Ganga, of Hanuman and of Rama and his sons.

They contain tales of kings and queens who experience extreme misfortune and hardships, yet emerge triumphant later by virtue of their strong character and values, like Nala Dhamayanthi and Harishchandra. They contain tales of people who. initially virtuous, lose their balance under the influence of enormous power like the story of King Nahusha. They contain tales from the Upanishads and stories of ideal disciples like Uttanka and Aruni.

The set retells the stories of Krishna and of great devotees like Sudama and Prahlada. The collection also contains a one volume retelling of the Mahabharata and this set contains a bonus of two special issues - Dasha Avatar, and Valmiki’s Ramayana. It is a wonderful collection to add to any bookshelf on the history and culture of India, a great way to introduce children to the wonderfully rich epics and other ancient works of India, About Anant Pai Anant Pai is the creator of Amar Chitra Katha series and the Tinkle comics for children. He served as the editor of the books published in these series. Other books published by Amar Chitra Katha - Tales From the Panchatantra,

The Essence of India Collection, Jataka, Panchatantra and Hitopadesha Collection, Bhagawat: The Krishna Avatar, Ancient Tales of Wit and Wisdom (5 in 1), and Funny Folktales (3 in 1). The books are mostly retelling of stories from Indian epics, puranas, the classical works, tales from history and folktales from around the country. Anant Pai was born in 1929 in Karkala, in the present Udupi district of Karnataka. He was born in a Konkan speaking Brahmin family. Orphaned at an early age, he lived with his maternal his grandfather for a few years and then moved to Bombay (Mumbai). He graduated from the University of Bombay Department of Chemical Technology. He was influenced by the lack of knowledge among the youth of the cultural and literary treasures of India, to start a series of books that would retell stories from ancient Indian works.