Literature of Power, Politics and Diplomacy

This book is a collection of critical essays on the Hindu epic, Mahābhārata. It observes, in nutshell, how the literature of ancient Bhāratavarṣa deals with the subject of power, politics and diplomacy, and scrutinizes the issues of gender, ethics and human values amid rivalry, revenge, struggles and wars. Besides, it studies the dialectics of pravṛtti values and nivṛtti values as well as fate and heroism.