ISBN: 9789351363309    Publisher: HarperCollins Year of publishing: 2014     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 320        Language: English

Duryodhana, the eldest of the Kauravas, the arch enemies of the Pandavas Duryodhana, the warrior who stood up for Karna when he was insulted for the circumstance of his birth Duryodhana, the son of the king of Hastinapur and the prince who would have ascended the throne if not for his cousin Yudhisthira Duryodhana, the one who sought to undress Draupadi in the court of Hastinapura. Since the time the tale of the Mahabharata has been told, the world has unquestioningly seen Duryodhana as the man whose deviousness and greed for power brought on the battle of Kurukshetra. However, any war is fought with both the sides believing that they are justified in fighting it. So must have been the case with the Kauravas. In Duryodhana, V. Raghunathan explores the circumstances and motivations that prompted the Kaurava prince to take the path that he did and finds a man as sinned against as sinning.
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An academic for much of his professional life, V. Raghunathan taught finance at IIM, Ahmedabad, for nearly two decades before turning a banker as the president of ING Vysya Bank in Bengaluru. He is currently the CEO of GMR Varalakshmi Foundation. His books include Locks, Mahabharata and Mathematics, Ganesha on the Dashboard, Don't Sprint the Marathon and Games Indians Play.
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