CHRONICLES OF KURUKSHETRA

About the Book

The book starts with the gathering clouds of war under which various peace missions try to stop a confrontation but fail. The war between the Kauravas and the Pandavas rages for eighteen days, but it does not end with the defeat of Duryodhana. There is a violent assault on the Panchala camp on the night of the eighteenth day. The Chronicles of Kurukshetra describes the actions and the behind-the-scenes activities on and off the field during these days. The fourty-four tables, the twenty-eight apercus, and the ten episodic interludes enhance the materials in the text.

About the Author

The author is an independent scholar. He holds a master’s degree from Columbia University and a doctorate from Temple. After almost forty years of teaching in a number of countries, he has retired and is now busy with his writing. His field of interest is the Mahabharata, and he has been doing research on this epic for the last twenty-five years. Dr. Rajan has published three books in the series Topics on the Mahabharata. This is the fourth book. He and his wife live in Philadelphia.