Author: Sooriyakumar Sivakumaran
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781549844089
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The Stories of Vikram and Betal, a retelling from memory and references. Based on the Tamil Original Vikramaadityan Kadaigal. All the 24 riddles with the origin of the betal is included.
Vikram Betal. the 24 Riddles and the Origin of the Betal
Author: Sooriyakumar Sivakumaran
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781549844089
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The Stories of Vikram and Betal, a retelling from memory and references. Based on the Tamil Original Vikramaadityan Kadaigal. All the 24 riddles with the origin of the betal is included.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781549844089
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The Stories of Vikram and Betal, a retelling from memory and references. Based on the Tamil Original Vikramaadityan Kadaigal. All the 24 riddles with the origin of the betal is included.
The Routledge Companion to Global Literary Adaptation in the Twenty-First Century
Author: Brandon Chua
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000832112
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
The Routledge Companion to Global Literary Adaptation in the Twenty-First Century offers new perspectives on contemporary literary adaptation as a dynamically global field. Featuring contributions from an international team of established and emerging scholars, this volume considers literary adaptation to be a complex global network of influences, appropriations, and audiences across a diversity of media. It offers site-specific case studies that situate literary adaptation within global market forces while challenging the homogenizing effects of globalization on local literatures and adaptation practices. The collection also provides a multi-disciplinary and transnational discussion around a wide array of topics in literary adaptation in a global context, such as soft power, decolonization, global justice, the posthuman, eco criticism, and forms of activism. This Companion provides scholars, researchers, and students with a survey of key methodologies, current debates, and ideologies emerging from a new and exciting phase in literary adaptation.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000832112
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
The Routledge Companion to Global Literary Adaptation in the Twenty-First Century offers new perspectives on contemporary literary adaptation as a dynamically global field. Featuring contributions from an international team of established and emerging scholars, this volume considers literary adaptation to be a complex global network of influences, appropriations, and audiences across a diversity of media. It offers site-specific case studies that situate literary adaptation within global market forces while challenging the homogenizing effects of globalization on local literatures and adaptation practices. The collection also provides a multi-disciplinary and transnational discussion around a wide array of topics in literary adaptation in a global context, such as soft power, decolonization, global justice, the posthuman, eco criticism, and forms of activism. This Companion provides scholars, researchers, and students with a survey of key methodologies, current debates, and ideologies emerging from a new and exciting phase in literary adaptation.
Interesting Tales of Vikram Betal
Author: Pratibha Kasturia
Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 9352618637
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
The stories of Vikram and Betal, originally written in Sanskrit, have been an integral part of the Indian fairy tales for many centuries. Legend has it that King Vikramaditya (Vikram), the Emperor of Ujjain promises a monk to bring Betal, the vampire as a favour promised to him. The condition is that the King should bring the vampire with complete silence otherwise the vampire will fly back with corpse to the tree. As soon as Vikram attempts to fetch the corpse, the vampire starts to narrate a story. And at the end of every story, it compels King Vikram to answer his question, thus breaking his silence. The collection of Vikram and Betal stories bring before the young readers some of the most amazing tales ending with a moral. Hope the children will enjoy reading them.
Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 9352618637
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
The stories of Vikram and Betal, originally written in Sanskrit, have been an integral part of the Indian fairy tales for many centuries. Legend has it that King Vikramaditya (Vikram), the Emperor of Ujjain promises a monk to bring Betal, the vampire as a favour promised to him. The condition is that the King should bring the vampire with complete silence otherwise the vampire will fly back with corpse to the tree. As soon as Vikram attempts to fetch the corpse, the vampire starts to narrate a story. And at the end of every story, it compels King Vikram to answer his question, thus breaking his silence. The collection of Vikram and Betal stories bring before the young readers some of the most amazing tales ending with a moral. Hope the children will enjoy reading them.
The Best of Vikram-Betal
Author: Sunita Pant Bansal
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789380069333
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Adapted from the Vetālapañcaviṃśati, Sanskrit tales about Vikramāditya Sākārī, King of Ujjain.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789380069333
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Adapted from the Vetālapañcaviṃśati, Sanskrit tales about Vikramāditya Sākārī, King of Ujjain.
Vikram and the Vampire
Author: Sir Richard Francis Burton
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN:
Category : Folk literature, Hindi
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN:
Category : Folk literature, Hindi
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
An Introduction to the Study of Indian History
Author: Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi
Publisher: Popular Prakashan
ISBN: 9788171540389
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
This book is the culmination of patient research and mature reflection of a profoundly original mind and has earned universal recognition and honour over the last few decades.
Publisher: Popular Prakashan
ISBN: 9788171540389
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
This book is the culmination of patient research and mature reflection of a profoundly original mind and has earned universal recognition and honour over the last few decades.
Daan and Other Giving Traditions in India
Author: Sanjay Agarwal
Publisher: AccountAid India
ISBN: 8191085402
Category : Charity
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Publisher: AccountAid India
ISBN: 8191085402
Category : Charity
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Vikramaditya's Throne
Author: Poile Sengupta
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 818475115X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
A young girl’s father goes missing A strange old man insists on his storytelling An ancient throne reveals forgotten tales When Upa's father gets kidnapped from the tiny village where he was working, she and her mother move to her great-grandmother's house in a small town, to recover from the shock. There the dejected and worried mother and daughter are befriended by an odd-looking stranger who insists on telling them stories of King Vikramaditya and his long-lost throne. As Upa and her mother listen to these magical stories they begin to see the goodness in the people around them and recognize the relevance of the tales of King Vikramaditya in their lives today. Funny yet thought-provoking, Poile Sengupta's retelling of these ancient stories makes them come alive like never before.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 818475115X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
A young girl’s father goes missing A strange old man insists on his storytelling An ancient throne reveals forgotten tales When Upa's father gets kidnapped from the tiny village where he was working, she and her mother move to her great-grandmother's house in a small town, to recover from the shock. There the dejected and worried mother and daughter are befriended by an odd-looking stranger who insists on telling them stories of King Vikramaditya and his long-lost throne. As Upa and her mother listen to these magical stories they begin to see the goodness in the people around them and recognize the relevance of the tales of King Vikramaditya in their lives today. Funny yet thought-provoking, Poile Sengupta's retelling of these ancient stories makes them come alive like never before.
Vikram and Vetal
Author: Poile Sengupta
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143334989
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Age old stories of Vikram and Vetal. The tales are retold in a short story/novel way.
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143334989
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Age old stories of Vikram and Vetal. The tales are retold in a short story/novel way.
Listen, O King!
Author: Sivadasa
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9386057972
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
‘If you know the answer and do not respond, your head will shatter into pieces!’ In a land of glorious kings, bloodthirsty demons and talking spirits, was born the lore of Vikram and the Vetal. After a series of mysterious events, King Vikramaditya carries the vetal, a witty ghost, on a long journey through death's playground. The vetal narrates the most fascinating tales and asks the most puzzling riddles, leaving Vikram completely stumped. Deepa Agarwal's beautiful translation brings age-old wisdom alive through the vetal's wondrous stories that are bound to confound and captivate readers even today.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9386057972
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
‘If you know the answer and do not respond, your head will shatter into pieces!’ In a land of glorious kings, bloodthirsty demons and talking spirits, was born the lore of Vikram and the Vetal. After a series of mysterious events, King Vikramaditya carries the vetal, a witty ghost, on a long journey through death's playground. The vetal narrates the most fascinating tales and asks the most puzzling riddles, leaving Vikram completely stumped. Deepa Agarwal's beautiful translation brings age-old wisdom alive through the vetal's wondrous stories that are bound to confound and captivate readers even today.