Understanding India and Southeast Asia Public

Created by Sean Bala

I lived in India for a number of years and this is a collection of books that have helped me understand the region more deeply. It is a collection of history, sociology, fiction, and non-fiction.

  1. The Mahabharata by 

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    The Mahabharata tells a story of such violence and tragedy that many people in India refuse to keep the full …

    Sean Bala says:

    One of the two foundational mythological epics of Indian civilization (the other is the Ramayana), the Mahabharata is the more complex, ambiguous work. It is the longest epic in world literature, this version is a well-done novelization in less than 200 pages.

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