Patil, Amruta. Adi Parva is a graphic novel based on the Mahabharat and the oral tradition of ancient India. [Amruta Patil] -- Adi Parva draws from the classic Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharat, and the Vishnu Purana. On the other hand, her latest book, Aranyaka , is a tribute to the Indian forests and Indian rishikas or female hermits. Adi Parva. She is a Nari Shakti Puraskar awardee. Title: Adi Parva: Author: Amruta … River goddess Ganga, cool-headed sutradhaar of Adi Parva, hands over threads of the tale to the roiling, wounded Ashwatthama. Her third book, Sauptik: Blood and Flowers is a sequel to Adi Parva . Amruta Patil, writer-painter, is India's first female graphic novelist. Adi Parva : churning of the ocean. She graduated from the Goa College of Art and went on to complete her master's from the School of the Museum of Fine Art, Boston, Tufts University. Hello, Sign in. Adi Parva is a graphic novel based on the Mahabharat and the oral tradition of ancient India. She is a Nari Shakti Puraskar awardee. Amruta Patil. Adi Parva. Amruta Patil’s Adi Parva: Churning of the Ocean (2012) is a graphic novel, published by Harper Collins, which attempts to ‘retell’ the first book of the Mahabharata, verbo-visually. Her next, Adi Parva: Churning of the Ocean (2012), was a revisionist take on the Mahabharata. Her second graphic novel, Adi Parva: Churning of the Ocean, is a beautiful retelling of the Mahabharata. HarperCollins Publishers India, Nov 29, 2012 - Comics & Graphic Novels - 276 pages. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. This epic graphic novel depicts timeless events such as the churning of the sea, the snake sacrifice of Janmejaya and the first time the queen Gandhari wears a blindfold. Try Adi Parva was selected as one of 2012's best graphic novels by comic book historian, Paul Gravett. ... She is currently working on a novel, 1999, and a graphic novel based on a mytho-historical epic. Adi Parva draws from the classic Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharat, and the Vishnu Purana. She graduated from the Goa College of Art and went on to complete her master's from the School of the Museum of Fine Art, Boston, Tufts University. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. 4.22 avg rating ... She is currently working on a novel, 1999, and a graphic novel based on a mytho-historical epic. ISBN 13: 9789350294161. In it, the celestial river Ganga narrates the events from the beginning of time. Bibliographic information. In it, the celestial river Ganga narrates the events from the beginning of time. Adi Parva draws from the classic Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharat, and the Vishnu Purana. After 2012's 'Adi Parva: Churning of the Ocean', comes 'Sauptik: Blood and Flowers' - revisionist graphic retelling of stories from the Mahabharat, the Puraans, and the tradition of oral storytellers. Adi Parva. 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