कथा भारती (Katha Bharati)
कथा भारती
Ten Mahabharata stories retold for children in simple language, covering Ekalavya, Bhishma, Nala-Damayanti, and the Yaksha's riddles.
Overview
Ten stories from the Mahabharata — selected and retold by Radhika Ranjan Das in language accessible to young readers — form the heart of Katha Bharati. The choices are deliberate: Ekalavya's devotion to his guru, the ordeal of Nala and Damayanti, the riddles of the Yaksha, and Bhishma's fateful vow all appear alongside lesser-told episodes such as the burning of the Khandava forest and the story of Savitri.
Das writes for children without simplifying the moral weight of the original. Each story carries its own tension and resolution, giving young readers their first encounter with characters and dilemmas that have shaped Indian thought for centuries. The selection balances the epic's range — devotion, courage, duty, sacrifice — without overwhelming a beginning reader.
For parents and teachers who want children to grow up with a genuine acquaintance with the Mahabharata rather than a faint outline, Katha Bharati provides a worthy starting point.
-:पुस्तक-परिचयः:- महाभारतस्य दशरोचककथाभिः युक्तम् इदं पुस्तकं राधिकारञ्जनमहोदयेन सङ्कलितम् । बालानां कृते सरलया भाषया भारतीयसंस्कृतिं प्रति प्रीतिं वर्धयति, चारित्यनिर्माणं च प्रोत्साहयति । महाभारत की दस रोचक कथाओं से युक्त यह पुस्तक राधिकारणंजन महोदय द्वारा संकलित है। बच्चों के लिए सरल भाषा में प्रस्तुत यह पुस्तक भारतीय संस्कृति के प्रति प्रेम बढ़ाती है और चरित्र निर्माण को प्रोत्साहित करती है। -:कथासूची:- १. राजा प्रतीपः पुत्रः शान्तनुः च २. गङ्गा-पुनः शान्तनुः ३. एकलव्यस्य गुरुभक्तिः ४. खाण्डवनदहनम् ५. अजगरस्य बन्धनम् ६. अक्षयपात्त्रम् ७. सावित्री ८. नलः दमयन्ती च ९. यक्षप्रश्नाः १०. भीष्मप्रतिज्ञा
