Notes for Evading the shadows by Rajesh M Iyer

Notebook for

EVADING THE SHADOWS: A fictional spy thriller set during the Mahabharata

Rajesh M. Iyer

Citation (APA): Iyer, R. M. (2018). EVADING THE SHADOWS: A fictional spy thriller set during the Mahabharata [Kindle Android version]. Retrieved from Amazon.com

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Front Matter

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Ganga explained that the eight sons were vasus cursed to be born on earth and how her action actually freed them.

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Amba refused to accept Vichitraveerya as she was in love with King Shalva. But, adding insult to injury, Shalva rejected Amba, making her swear vengeance upon Bheeshma, for which she would later appear on earth in another form.

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amorous with Madri.

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Yuyutsu must never forget one fact; that he was King Dhritarashtra’s son born to a servant.

1 Arrival of the Spies

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haggling!

2 The Mystery Man

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‘Tie up the weapons to a tree branch. Find a shami tree, bigger than the usual size,’ explained Krishna.

3 Recce and the First Goof Up

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yapping

4 Will Sahadev be Caught?

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brawns.

10 Virat Kingdom at Last

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strange confluence of opulence and simplicity.

11 The Wretched Game of Dice

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Like the gambler mentioned in the Aksha Sukta of the Rig Veda

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the very name of her present condition in Sanskrit was ‘Pushpavati’

15 Danger Zeroes In

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‘arani’ (wooden blocks)

22 Lecherous Keechak

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debauchery,

30 The Beginning

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Draupadi cried to her heart’s content when she hugged her five sons, Prativindhya, Shutasoma, Shruthakeerthi, Shatanika and Shrutasena.

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bonhomie,

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‘When Saturn oppresses Rohini constellation, there is bound to be some upheaval,’

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•Prahar : A unit of day; a traditional Indian subdivision of time; each prahar consists of three hours

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Prosopis Cineraria