Kamesh Ramakrishna

The Last Matriarchs of Hastinapura - Fall of the Kurus - Book II (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

In the Bronze Age world of 2000 B.C.E., Hastinapura is a male-governed trading outpost, in the midst of many smaller matriarchies. This novel is the untold story of Hastinapura, narrated through the voices of three women whose desires, hopes and actions drive the dramatic events of the ancient city and introduces the reader to the possibly unfamiliar world of matriarchal power and matrilineal inheritance.

Shantanu, the Kuru ruler of Hastinapura, has given his word to his consort Satyavati, that her descendants will rule as Matriarchs. But decades pass without a daughter or grand-daughter being born. Instead, sons inherit, extending the customs of a caravan to create a patrilineal tradition. I have no daughter, becomes Satyavati's lifelong lament and that of Kunti, Matriarch of Bhojpura, as her city collapses. It also echoes in the heart of the blindfolded Gaandhaari, who endures countless agonizing childbirths, hoping for a daughter. But when the girl child finally comes, Gaandhaari's own position hangs in the balance of destiny.

The Last Matriarchs of Hastinapura, Book II of the Fall of the Kurus series, follows the lives of Satyavati, Gaandhaari, and Kunti, as they manoeuvre to ensure that their descendants rule the burgeoning Hastinapura Empire. When compromise fails, partition seems the only solution - Hastinapura for the Kauravas, and Indraprastha for the Pandavas. But, like other partitions before and since, this too provides no permanent solution.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Leadstart
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789354581069
• Artikelnr.: 72799647

Autorenporträt

KAMESH RAMAKRISHNA grew up in Bombay (Mumbai). Graduating from IIT-Kanpur, he went on to obtain a Ph.D in Computer Science from Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, specializing in Artificial Intelligence. He has since worked as a Professor and Software Engineer; receiving some patents; a software architect for some foundational products; a CTO for a start-up; and in recent years, a Consulting Software Architect.

For over twenty years Kamesh has been an avid student of history, archaeology, science and philosophy, drawn to the latent inter-connections between these disciplines. This is the second volume in his Fall of the Kurus series. The first book, The Making of Bhishma (Platinum Press 2019), was published to international critical acclaim.

Kamesh lives with his family in Massachusetts, USA, and can be reached at: [e-mail].