ACK (English)-824-Durgesh Nandani

 

DURGESH NANDANI

A STORY BY BANKIM CHANDRA CHATTOPADHYAY

Jagat Singh, a Rajput prince, has been sent by the Mughal Emperor, Akbar, to stop Katlu Khan, the Pathan ruler of Orissa, from capturing Bengal. While sheltering in a temple, he meets Durgesh Nandini, the daughter of a Bengali nobleman and falls deeply in love with her. Unfortunately, her father is a sworn enemy of Jagat Singh's father. In this climate of war and hatred, will their love survive. Durgesh Nandini is an adaptation of a novel, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (1838-1894). 

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• Title : Durgesh Nandani
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 824
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 294
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1983

Category : Indian Classics

ACK (English)-823-Raj Singh

 

RAJ SINGH

A HISTORICAL ROMANCE BY BANKIM CHANDRA

The last independent warrior of Mewar, Maharana Raj Singh, ruled the kingdom during the reign of Aurangzeb, the then Emperor of India. When Chanchal Kumari, the princess of Roopnagar, flung a portrait of Aurangzeb and stepped on it, Aurangzeb was furious by the news. As a result, he wanted to marry her, as a mark of his insult. Chanchal Kumari refused and requested Raj Singh to save her from the Mughal Emperor. For a Rajput, the honor of his womenfolk was of prime importance and the events that follow this are an important and memorable part of history.

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• Title : Raj Singh
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 823
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 099
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1976

Category : Indian Classics

ACK (English)-821-The Adventures Of Pratapan

 

THE ADVENTURES OF PRATAPAN

AN ADAPTATION OF THE FIRST TAMIL NOVEL

The Adventures of Pratapan is adapted from Pratapa Mudaliar Charitram, the first novel to be written in Tamil. Written in 1879 by Mayuram Vedanayakam Pillai (1826-1889), the novel was a landmark in Tamil literature because till that time, Tamil literature only consisted of poetry. Vedanayakam Pillai, influenced by the ideas of women's liberation and secularism, created a strong female character, Jnanam. The story begins with the hero, Pratapan, being completely in love with Jnanam's beauty and strength of character. Jnanam returns his feelings. Unfortunately their happiness is marred by the constant bickering of their fathers. The couple is separated and one day, Jnanam goes missing. Pratapan's adventures begin then and conclude with a surprising twist to the story.

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• Title : The Adventures of Pratapan
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 821
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 352
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1986

Category : Indian Classics

ACK (English)-820-Kumanan

 

KUMANAN

THE KING WHO LOVED POETRY

Kumanan, the king of Mudiramalai, in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, was very fond of poetry. He loved poetry more than anything else. He was also a very generous king. So much was his love for poetry that his brother Ilankumanan felt that Kumanan was not fit to be a king. Ilankumanan turned against his brother and took away his kingdom. Being banished from his kingdom, Kumanan still continued his love for poetry. Famous well known poets like Perunchithiranar and Perunthalaichathanar, have sung in praise of Kumanan's generosity.

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• Title : Kumanan
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 820
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 280
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1983

Category : Indian Classics

ACK (English)-819-Prince Jivaka

 

PRINCE JIVAKA

FROM THE EPIC TAMIL POEM, JIVAKA CHINTAMANI

In the kingdom of Hemangada, a treacherous minister named Kattiyangaran, decides to usurp the throne and kill the entire royal family. Queen Vijaya escapes the slaughter. In a dark cremation ground, unhappy and alone, she gives birth to a child and puts his father's royal ring upon his finger. The child grows up to be Prince Jivaka. Jivaka has many adventures but the core of the book becomes apparent in the end when a weary Jivaka decides to renounce his kingdom and become a Jain monk.

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• Title : Prince Jivaka
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 819
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 405
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1988

Category : Indian Classics

ACK (English)-818-Shantala

 

SHANTALA

THE QUEEN WHO LOVED PEACE

Shantala was the queen of Vishnu Vardhana, the ruler of the Hoysala kingdom. Brought up as a Jain, Shantala believed in ahimsa or non-violence. Her husband, on the other hand, had a single minded ambition, to free Hoysala from the rule of the Chalukya Empire, whatever be the cost. He waged wars and unleashed death and destruction on hapless people.

 

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• Title : Shantala
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 818
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 313
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1984

Category : Bravehearts

ACK (English)-817-Sukhu And Dukhu

 

SUKHU AND DUKHU

AND OTHER FOLKTALES FROM BENGAL

When a weaver dies, one of his wives drives the other one and her daughter out of the house. But the gentle and generous nature of the daughter brings good fortune. Six queens plot against the seventh, jealous that she is bearing the King's heir and accuse her of witchcraft. A thoughtless queen decrees that anyone who cries in her kingdom will be thrown out, not foreseeing that one day she too might feel sorrow. India has a rich heritage of folktales, most of which are never written down, present only in a rapidly vanishing oral culture. Each region and language has its own particular set of stories - though many tales recur across different traditions. The stories here are taken from Bengal.

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• Title : Sukhu And Dukhu
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 817
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 217
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1980

Category : Fables And Humour

ACK (English)-816-The Elusive Kaka

 

THE ELUSIVE KAKA

ADAPTED FROM THE KANNADA CLASSIC, KAKANA KOTE.

Kacha, of the Kuruba tribe, saves the king from a mad elephant and is appointed caretaker of the king's elephants. Later, the memory of the hills and forests which are his home call him back. Kacha goes back to his people and is made the Kaka or village chief. However, the Hegade or feudal lord authorized to collect tribute on behalf of the king, exploits the villagers by demanding in excess and keeping more than half for himself. Kacha is determined to fight this tyranny. The Elusive Kaka is adapted from the Kannada play, Kakana Kote, written by Masti Venkatesha Iyengar. It speaks of the bond that the Kurubas have with the forest and how they must fight to preserve it, if they must preserve themselves.

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• Title : The Elusive Kaka
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 816
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 289
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1983

Category : Indian Classics

ACK (English)-815-Veer Dhaval

 

VEER DHAWAL

An Adaptation Of Nath Madhav'S Famous Novel

The infant heir son of the chieftain of Fort Ajinkya, escapes a political blood-bath which claims the lives of his parents. Whisked away by a quick-thinking nurse, he is raised by another local chieftain who is not aware of his identity. The child is named Veer Dhaval. Veer Dhaval's life takes a twist when he falls in love with his benefactor's daughter. But the other suitor for her hand is the wicked Chanda Varma, the murderer of his parents. This Amar Chitra Katha has been adapted from Nath Madhav's (1882-1928) famous Marathi novel, Veer Dhaval. 

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• Title : Veer Dhaval
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 815
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 121
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1977

Category : Indian Classics

ACK (English)-814-Kadambari

 

KADAMBARI

AN ADAPTATION OF BANABHATTA'S SANSKRIT CLASSIC

Kadambari is one of the best known Sanskrit romantic novels. It was written by Banabhatta, the court poet of King Harshavardhana, in the early 7th Century AD. It is said that after Banabhatta died, leaving the long text unfinished, his son Bhushanabhatta completed it. The original has a hugely complex plot, with Kadambari herself appearing only half-way through. The story is a popular one, a version can be found in the Kathasaritsagara, amongst many other ancient favorites. It continues to be translated into various Indian languages. Kadambari is often said to be one of the first novels and the word kadambari has come to mean a novel in many Indian languages today. 

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• Title : Kadambari
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 814
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 116
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1976

Category : Indian Classics

ACK (English)-813-Maarthaanda Varma

 

MAARTHAANDA VARMA

A ROMANTIC LEGEND FROM KERALA

The old Maharaja of Travancore grew frail and there was talk of who should succeed him. By matrilineal tradition his nephew, Maarthaanda Varma, was the heir. But councilors were plotting to break with custom and install the Maharaja's gullible son on the throne. The best way to get rid of Maarthaanda, they decided, was to kill him. The story of Maarthanda's escape and his coronation has been adapted from the novel Maarthaandavarma by C.V. Raman Pillai, one of the great Malayalam writers. In Maarthaandavarma, he writes a historical romance about an actual Maharaja of Travancore. Historically, Maarthaanda Varma is still remembered for uniting the kingdom of Travancore and providing it with a just and strong government. 

 

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• Title : Maartaadand Varma
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 813
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 346
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1985

Category : Indian Classics

ACK (English)-812-Satwant Kaur

 

SATWANT KAUR

A TALE OF UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP

Satwant's village in the Punjab was being attacked by Pathans (from modern-day Afghanistan). Nevertheless, when she found an injured Pathan, she took him home, where she and her parents tended him. The ungrateful man kidnapped her and took her to Afghanistan. He sold her as a slave. Satwant continued to act with compassion and understanding, even to those who enslaved her. She soon befriended her new mistress. But even as she served faithfully, Satwant was determined to win her freedom and to make her way back home. The story is a retelling of Bhai Vir Singh's Punjabi novel, Satwant Kaur.

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• Title : Satwant Kaur
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 812
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 124
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1977

Category : Fables And Humour