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100 _aAgarwal, Satya P.
245 0 _aApad-dharma in the Mahabharata: how to face calamities at personal, state, and global levels/
_cSatya P. Agarwal
260 _aDelhi :
_bNew Age Books,
_c2010.
300 _axv,220p. ;
_c22cm.
505 _aPart I - Based on Stories from Shanti Parva 1. Shanti Parva and Apad-dharma inspiring new studies on the Mahabharata 2. Sources of strength for facing calamities 3. Story of Gautami's reformist approach towards the killer of her son 4. Story of a non-violent scholar who won over a violent monster 5. Story of a mouse who protected himself from three enemies 6. The crucial role of internal disunity in state level calamity 7. Story of Medhavi's peace initiative at the global level Part n - Based on Stories from Parvas other than Shanti Parva 8. How Savitri brought her husband back to life 9. How Yudhisthira brought his brothers back to life 10. How Shakuntala protected her marriage and her son 11. How Yudhisthira achieved a glorious end for everyone 12. How Pandavas helped Matsya Kingdom face calamities Part m - Summary 13. Summary of Parts I and II and concluding remarks
650 _a Mahabharata -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
650 _aCrisis management -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism.
650 _aMahabharata.
942 _cWB16