Prof A R Krishna Sastri’s classic “Vachana Bharatha” is a high resolution photograph of the timeless epic that captures its creamiest essence in sculpted Kannada prose. It has been a perennial favorite with Kannadigas since it first came out in 1950. Neither before nor after has such a succinct yet rich – in details abridgement of the world’s grandest epic been published in any language. The Essential Mahabharata is an authentic English translation by Arjun Bharadwaj & Hari RaviKumar, life long students of Bharatha & The Bharatha
This is also a reference book for World Mahabharata championship general category candidates.
