Indrajit Bandyopadhyay: 21 books

This book consists of two essays - (a) Variations in Indonesian Mahabharata, and (b) How Balarama Became Abhimanyu’s Father-In-Law. Mahabharata is a living tradition in Indonesia like in India. However, the folk tradition of Indonesia narrates a Mahabharata that despite retaining the basic frame...

This book consists of three essays on Mahabharata titled "Mystery of Pandava God-Fathers," "Karna’s Father Found," and "Mystery of Death of Bhisma., Drona, Karna and Duryodhana." The author believes that behind every myth there is fact, and myth hides as much as reveals....

This Book features the author's one of many trekking adventures and experiences in the Garhwal Himalayas, in the present state of Uttaranchal in India. The place is Toli Bugiyal - an unusual place for trekking in the monsoon. The lucid, humourous style, detailed descriptions, and above all fabulous...

Sundarvan is one crowning asset of India and Bengal. The forest, best known as the habitat of the Royal Bengal Tiger, is an evergreen turf rich in flora and fauna. In this book, the author, an avid traveler and nature lover, narrates his first experience with the forest.

The first story "Draupadi Satyabhama Samvada" is based on an episode in Mahabharata. Satyabhama, Krishna's wife, meets Draupadi, the wife of five Pandavas, and ask her how she manages her five husbands. Actually, Satyabhama is insecure in her married life that she cannot 'control' Krishna,...

This book consists of five essays on Mahabharata titled - 1. Krshhna, Last Days: Significance of “16” in the 16th Mausala Parvan, and Vyaasa the Fisherman-Kaala (Time) 2. Krshhna and Arjuna, Night and Day in Rotation: An Analysis of Vyaasa's Discourse on Time and Power in the Light of Vedas, Shatapatha...

India offers a vast repository of flora and fauna. It is the land where every nature lovers' dream comes true. In this series, the author narrates his own experience in different forests of India. This time it is Nagzira Tiger Reserve in the state of Maharashtra. The encounter with big cats is worth reading ...

This Book contains two thought-provoking stories - "Brahma: Four-Headed Federal System," and "Indra’s Foe: Vrtra’s Last Wish." In the first story, the author takes Brahma, the Creator of the Universe in Hindu Mythology. Brahma has Four Heads, and the author's imagination engages...

The first story "Draupadi Satyabhama Samvada" is based on an episode in Mahabharata. Satyabhama, Krishna's wife, meets Draupadi, the wife of five Pandavas, and ask her how she manages her five husbands. Actually, Satyabhama is insecure in her married life that she cannot 'control' Krishna,...

Draupadi is a wonder woman in the history of literature. She is undoubtedly the central character in Mahabharata. Other than the Draupadi we find in Vyasa’s Mahabharata – in all Folk Mahabharatas –Draupadi is a powerful woman with powerful sexuality. In the Buddhist Jataka, Draupadi has illicit...

Trekking is adventure and the very metaphor for life. Though trekking in mountainous region is most popular, there are various avatars of trekking to add spice to life - like desert trekking, nature trekking etc. In this book, the author, an avid traveler, photographer and nature lover, narrates his...

This is description of the author's one of many treks in the Garhwal Himalayas in the present state of Uttaranchal in India. Rudranath is one of the five Kedars - an abode of Lord Shiva. The book will certainly take you to a mind-journey to one of the most beautiful places in the world, and the fabulous...

The Book contains four essays on Mahabharata titled "Yudhishthira and Krishna: Indra & Vishnu on One Chariot," "Vidura: the Eldest of the Trio," "Fall Of Draupadi And The Pandavas: Upanishadic Significance," and "Yudhishthira’s Svargarohana: Why He Insists...

The book contains two essays - 1. Mahabharata and Evolutionary Psychology; Lessons in Male-Female Psyche 2. Mahabharata: Draupadi, Body Language, Eyes, and Vyasa’s Poetry. In the first essay, the writer casts insightful light on the wisdom on Evolutionary Psychology in ancient Indian literature,...